Written answers
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the recommendations contained in the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programme that pertain to the Revenue Commissioners, the Valuations Office, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Office of the Ombudsman; the detail of each of the proposed savings in relation to each body; which of these have been implemented to date; the total savings achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The recommendations contained in the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programme that pertain to the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Valuation Office, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Office of the Ombudsman; the detail of each of the proposed savings in relation to each body; which of these have been implemented to date and the total savings achieved to date as requested by the Deputy are contained in the following table.
| Bodies under the aegis of the Minister for Finance | Implementation Stage | Special Group Report Savings Estimate | Expected Savings in 2010 | Expected Savings in a Full Year | ||
| RECOMMENDATION IN THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GROUP | In Full | Partial | €m | €m | €m | |
| Programme F – Office of the Revenue Commissioners | ||||||
| F.1 Examine scope for further efficiencies | 1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
| F.2 IT Efficiencies | 1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| F.3 Efficient use of consumables | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| F.4 Savings in legal services | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| F.5 Review the number of regional office locations | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Programme F savings | 26.6 | 26.6 | ||||
| Programme J – Valuation Office | ||||||
| J.1 Administrative efficiencies | 1 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.031 | ||
| J.2 Merge the Valuation Office and the Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI) with the Property Registration Authority (PRA) | 1 | 1.5 | ||||
| Programme J savings | 0.85 | 1.031 | ||||
| Programme K – Public Appointments Service | ||||||
| K.1 Reduce Expenditure by 20% | 1 | |||||
| Reduce large volume recruitment | 1 | 2.4 | 1.163 | 1.163 | ||
| Rationalise senior executive recruitment | 1 | 1.6 | 1.116 | 1.116 | ||
| Deferral of selected research projects and staff efficiencies | 1 | 0.5 | 0.142 | 0.142 | ||
| Improve the efficiency of recruitment | 1 | 0.4 | Included in above | Included in above | ||
| K.2 Staff reductions | 1 | 3.0 | 1.972 | 1.972 | ||
| Programme K savings | 4.393 | 4.393 | ||||
| Programme L – Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments | ||||||
| L.1 Potential to merge the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments with the Office of the Ombudsman | 1 | - | ||||
| L.2 Reduce staff numbers | 1 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.3 | ||
| Programme L savings | 0.15 | 0.3 | ||||
| Programme M – Office of the Ombudsman | ||||||
| M.1 Consider undertaking investigative functions at lower grading levels | 1 | - | ||||
| M.2 Amalgamate ombudsmen/regulators offices into the Office of the Ombudsman | 1 | - | ||||
| Programme M savings | ||||||
| Total Programme Savings | 32.0 | 32.3 | ||||
| NOTES | ||||||
| Programme J – Valuation Office | ||||||
| Re J.2. The merger has not taken place to date and consequently there are no associated savings | ||||||
| Programme M – Office of the Ombudsman | ||||||
| M1 - No savings to date | ||||||
| M2 - It is intended that enactment of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill will provide the legislative basis for completing amalgamation with CPSA |
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