Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of An Taoiseach
Croke Park Agreement
9:00 pm
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 75: To ask the Taoiseach the number of Croke Park Agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis are progressing; if he will list each project by Department in tabular form; the amount to be saved by each project; the number that have been completed since the agreement came into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/11]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).
Under the Croke Park Agreement, the NESDO has undertaken the following projects:
| Project | Benefit (includes savings where quantifiable) | Status |
| Reduction staff numbers | Reduction of 11% in staff numbers since April 2010 resulting in annual savings of €302,000. | Completed |
| Reduction of 30% in the Office's budget between 2010 and 2011 | Savings of €1,007,000. | Completed |
| Publication of majority of future NESC reports in soft copy | Savings of €7,500 per report. | Ongoing |
| Introduction of IT facilities which (i) reduces the frequency with which IT hardware is replaced and (ii) facilitates e-working from outside the office. | (i) Average savings of approximately €2,000 per year.(ii) The enhancement in e-working enables working from outside the office, which will facilitate an ongoing boost in productivity. | Completed |
| Redeployment of staff of the discontinued National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) and National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) into the NationalEconomic and Social Council (NESC) | Wider skills and knowledge base in the NESC Secretariat enabling it to provide an enhanced service to the NESC, the Department of the Taoiseach and the public generally. | Completed |
| Introduction of a more active system of absence management | Enhanced management of sick leave in a fair and consistent manner and a culture of good attendance in the Office. | Completed |
| Extensive review of the Office's PMDS process. | A process that is more appropriate to the organisation and facilitates the development of higher skills and increased performance levels. | Completed |
| Introduction of a Risk Management Register and an IT Risk Management Register | Minimising or avoiding potential costs by identifying, assessing, and prioritising potential risks | Completed |
It should be noted that the Implementation Body for the Agreement is currently considering the progress reported on the implementation of Action Plans under Croke Park in each sector during the period, April to September 2011. The Body is due to publish a summary of the progress reported to it on its website shortly. Once the Body has completed its consideration, the progress reports for this particular reporting period for individual public service bodies, including each state agency, will be published on their organisation's websites.
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