Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the review processes that have taken place or he has requested to be undertaken in respect of the budgeting, financial and reporting systems within his Department and agencies; the costs incurred to date; the expected total costs; the deadlines that have been imposed for such reviews; if he will make the reports' findings public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3016/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy may be aware that, on foot of an announcement in the 2008 Budget of an efficiency review of administrative spending across the public service, each Department is required to examine such spending, both within its own ambit and of bodies under its aegis, and to provide proposals for administrative savings to the Department of Finance by March 2008.

The process of conducting the efficiency review is now underway in my Department and in relevant bodies under its aegis. The review is being carried out internally and there are no specific costs arising.

It is anticipated that the question of publication of the outcome of the efficiency review will be considered by Government in due course.