Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Construction Costs
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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712. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by her Department in the 18 months to September 2017 in respect of construction projects; the way in which she monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms her Department employs to establish this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38020/17]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department's capital expenditure is largely concentrated on enterprise supports, refurbishment projects in the National Cultural Institutions, National Parks, Waterways network and various other capital grant schemes. Inflation measures are of more value in the management of multi-annual construction programmes.
My Department seeks at all times to ensure value for money in the delivery of its individual capital supports. Where appropriate, my Department is sanctioning authority for certain projects as set out under the Public Spending Code and ensures value for money through a range of measures including ensuring compliance with public procurement procedures in partnership with the relevant contracting authorities and the Office of Government Procurement. Capital supports are provided in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Circular 13/2014 on the Management of and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds, which provides guidance to Government Departments on ensuring that all Exchequer funds, regardless of the method of distribution, are accounted for and properly managed.
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