Written answers
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Department of Finance
Expenditure Reviews
5:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of value for money reviews being undertaken by Departments at his request in relation to the value for money reviews of public expenditure, cited in the OECD's 2008 Economic Survey of Ireland; the Departments concerned; the reviews that have been completed; when the remaining reviews will be completed; when these reviews will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15609/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In June 2006 the Government approved some 90 formal Value for Money Reviews to be carried out for the period 2006-2008. This programme of reviews focuses on significant areas of expenditure and major policy issues. To date 37 Reviews have been completed. Details of the reviews by Department including those completed and the original scheduled completion dates of remaining reviews are set out in the table below. Responsibility for carrying out each of the reviews, publishing them and submitting them to the Houses of the Oireachtas and the relevant Dáil Select Committees rests with the individual Departments and Offices and details of any individual review should be sought from the relevant Minister. In respect of the reviews under my own Department and the Offices for which I have responsibility the following is the position:
| Department of Finance reviews under the 2006-2008 round | |
| Review | Status |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Completed July 2006 |
| Information Society Fund | Completed August 2006 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | Completed April 2007 |
| Civil Service Child care Initiative | Expected completion date end May 2008 |
| Construction Procurement Reform Initiative | Expected completion date end May 2008 |
| Procurement Management within the Department | Scheduled for completion by end 2008 |
| Office of Public Works reviews under the 2006-2008 round | |
| Review | Status |
| Provision of Flood Relief Schemes | Completed and will be published shortly |
| Property Management | Scheduled for completion end 2008 |
| Office of the Revenue Commissioners reviews under the 2006-2008 round | |
| Review | Status |
| Revenue's Data Capture Outsourcing Programme | Completed October 2006 |
| Information Technology Consultancy expenditure | Completed March 2008 |
| Department or Office | No. | Title of review | Scheduled completion date |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 1 | Installation Aid | End September 2006 |
| 2 | Farm Waste Management | Completed | |
| 3 | Laboratory Facilities (plant health, crops, Research & Development grants) | Completed | |
| 4 | Aquaculture programme | Completed | |
| 5 | Dairy Hygiene | Completed | |
| 6 | FIRM (Food Research & Development Grants) | Completed | |
| 7 | Bovine TB Scheme | End December 2007 | |
| 8 | Meat Hygiene — Temporary Veterinary Inspectors | End December 2007 | |
| 9 | Cattle Movement Monitoring Systems/Animal Identification | End December 2008 | |
| 10 | Fallen Animals Scheme | End December 2008 | |
| 11 | Forestry NDP Capital Scheme | End December 2008 | |
| 12 | Marketing and Processing Scheme | End December 2008 | |
| 13 | BIM (non-decommissioning/non-aquaculture) Marine support Programme | End December 2008 | |
| Arts, Sport & Tourism | 14 | Swimming pools programme | End September 2006 |
| 15 | Irish Sports Council | End September 2006 | |
| 16 | Irish Film Board | End September 2006 | |
| 17 | Arts & Cultural Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) | End December 2006 | |
| 18 | Review of the Arts Council | End December 2007 | |
| 19 | The Horse & Greyhound Fund | End December 2008 | |
| Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | 20 | Energy (Conservation and Alternative) | Completed |
| 21 | Broadband Infrastructure (MANs) | End December 2007 | |
| 22 | The Group Broadband Scheme | Completed | |
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 23 | Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Gaeltacht | Completed |
| 24 | Capital expenditure on the off-shore islands, 2000-2004 | Completed | |
| 25 | Ciste na Gaeilge | End September 2006 | |
| 26 | Drugs Initiative | Completed | |
| 27 | Local Development Social Inclusion Programmes | End December 2007 | |
| 28 | Area Based Rural Development Initiative and LEADER + — Not proceeding with agreement of CSC (Replaced by) Review of CLÁR & RAPID leveraged Funding Schemes | End December 2008 | |
| Defence | 29 | Maintenance of Aircraft | Completed |
| 30 | Defence Forces clothing programme | Completed | |
| 31 | Review of Naval Service Vessel Maintenance (originally 2008 review, move agreed by CSC) | End December 2007 | |
| 32 | Review of Usage of Military Training Land (originally 2007 review, move agreed by CSC) | End December 2008 | |
| Education & Science | 33 | Supply Panel for Primary Teaching | Completed |
| 34 | Youth Encounter Projects | End September 2006 | |
| 35 | 1st & 2nd Level Building Programmes: Topic 2 (Devolved initiatives) | Completed | |
| 36 | Schools Information Communication Technology programmes | End September 2006 | |
| 37 | Information Communication Technology undergraduate skills programmes | Completed | |
| 38 | Teacher Education & Development | Completed | |
| 39 | Youthreach/Traveller Education | Completed | |
| 40 | Insurance arrangements for schools | End December 2007 | |
| 41 | Summer Works Scheme (Primary and Post-Primary School Buildings) (originally 2008 review, move agreed by CSC) | End December 2007 | |
| 42 | Special Needs Assistants | End December 2008 | |
| 43 | Grants to 1st and 2nd Level Schools | End December 2008 | |
| 44 | Expenditure on the education of persons who do not have English or Irish as a first language. (originally 2007 review, move agreed by CSC) | End December 2008 | |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 45 | Science and Technology Spending | Completed |
| 46 | Science Foundation Ireland | End December 2007 | |
| 47 | Fás Competency Development Programme | End December 2007 | |
| Environment Heritage & Local Government | 48 | Preliminary Review of the Rental Accommodation Scheme | End December 2006 |
| 49 | Rural Water Programme | Completed | |
| 50 | Ex-post review of the ERDF element of the Water Services Infrastructure Provision of the Economic and Social Infrastructure OP. | End December 2008 | |
| 51 | Rental Accommodation Scheme — follow-up on preliminary review | End December 2008 | |
| Finance | 52 | Information Society | Completed |
| 53 | Economic and Social Research Institute | Completed | |
| 54 | Ordinance Survey Ireland | Completed | |
| 55 | Civil Service Child care Initiative | End December 2007 | |
| 56 | Construction Procurement Reform Initiative | End December 2007 | |
| 57 | Departmental Procurement | End December 2008 | |
| Foreign Affairs | 58 | Support for Irish Immigrant Groups | Completed |
| 59 | Evaluation of Development Cooperation Ireland's Emergency Humanitarian Assistance for a selected disaster (Tsunami) | Completed | |
| 60 | Automated Passport Project | End December 2007 | |
| 61 | Development Aid to Mozambique | Completed | |
| 62 | The HIV/Aids budget line | End December 2008 | |
| Health & Children | 63 | Allocation and utilisation of funds for Acute Hospitals | End December 2007 |
| 64 | Equal Opportunities Child care Programme | Completed | |
| 65 | Mental Health Services — Review of efficiency and effectiveness of Long Stay Residential Care for Adults | End December 2008 | |
| Justice, Equality & Law Reform | 66 | Maintenance of Garda premises | End September 2006 |
| 67 | Asylum/immigration | Completed | |
| 68 | Prisons capital projects | Completed | |
| 69 | Staff training and development in the Courts Service | End September 2006 | |
| 70 | Probation & Welfare service — Assistance to Voluntary Bodies | End December 2007 | |
| 71 | IT infrastructure & systems in the Courts Service | End December 2008 | |
| Office of Public Works | 72 | Provision of Flood Relief Schemes | End December 2007 |
| 73 | Property Management | End December 2008 | |
| Houses of the Oireachtas | 74 | Parliamentary Information Programme Phase II | Not proceeding with the agreement of the CSC |
| 75 | Provision of a Service Level Agreement for Information Communication Technology services to members | Completed | |
| 76 | Printing of a publication programme for the Oireachtas | End December 2007 | |
| 77 | Debates Office | End December 2008 | |
| Revenue | 78 | Use of outsourced service providers to support returns processing | Completed |
| 79 | Information Technology Consultancy Expenditure | Completed | |
| Social & Family Affairs | 8 | Supplementary Welfare Allowance phase 2 | Completed |
| 81 | Unemployment Benefit/Assistance for atypical workers | Completed | |
| 82 | Review of One-Parent Family Payments | Completed | |
| 83 | Review of Social Welfare Payments to Carers | End December 2006 | |
| 84 | Review of the Medical Review and Assessment Service | Completed | |
| 85 | Review of the Disability Allowance Scheme | End December 2007 | |
| 86 | Review of information services provided to customers | End December 2008 | |
| Taoiseach | 87 | National Economic & Social Council/National Economic & Social Forum/National Economic & Social Development Office | End September 2006 |
| Transport | 88 | Motor Tax On line Initiative | Completed |
| 89 | CIE Subvention | Completed | |
| 90 | Capital spend by Dublin Transport Office | End December 2007 | |
| 91 | Non-National Roads | End December 2007 | |
| 92 | Rail safety | End December 2008 |
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