Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's €1.515 million Reform Agenda Budget 2012 allocation. [36583/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The table below details the information requested by the Deputy with regard to a breakdown of the 1.730m Reform Agenda budget 2012 allocation in relation to my Department.

The Reform Agenda Fund is used to support the cost of implementing initiatives related to the reform of the Public Service, and specifically the implementation of the Government's Public Service Reform Plan, which was published last November.

The Reform Agenda Fund 2012 is supporting the Reform and Delivery Office and related areas of my Department in the delivery of the reform programme across the Public Service. It is also being used to support the work of the Public Service Agreement Implementation Body and the Senior Public Service.

There is sometimes a need to invest in change, in order to support increased efficiency and effectiveness, and to reduce costs in the medium to longer term, and that is the purpose of this funding.

There is sometimes a need to invest in change, in order to support increased efficiency and effectiveness, and to reduce costs in the medium to longer term, and that is the purpose of this funding.