Written answers
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Consultation Process
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26466/18]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Details of all public consultations held by my Department, and the bodies under the aegis of my Department, are outlined in the following table.
Department Of Public Expenditure and Reform
Year | Title of Public Consultation: | Responses | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Regulation of Lobbying Bill | 61 | €3,719.83 |
| Comprehensive Review of Expenditure | 1,000+ | Nil | |
| 2012 | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | Review of Public Works Contracts | 12 | Nil |
| 2014 | Comprehensive Review of Expenditure | 62 | Nil |
| Transposition of the EU Public Procurement Directives | 43 | €3,598.42 | |
| Open Government Partnership: Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership | 62 | €25,735.25 | |
| Consultation process on the development of a foundation document for an Open Data Strategy in 2014 | 9 | Nil | |
| Statute Law Revision Bill | 42 | Nil | |
| Data Sharing and Governance policy paper | 26 | Nil | |
| Civil Service Accountability Consultation Process | 39 | €6,714.75 | |
| 2015 | Government Contracts Committee on Construction Information Sessions on the forthcoming amendments to the Public Works Contracts (held in 5 locations nationwide). | N/A – open forum for Q&As | €10,200 |
| Draft Consultation Principles / Guidance for Public Consultation | 50 submissions | Nil | |
| Commissioning for Better Outcomes | 64 submissions | €6,855.15 | |
| Freedom of Information Publication Scheme | 7 | Nil | |
| Guidance for Public Bodies on the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 | 4 | Nil | |
| Draft Corporate Governance Standards for central Government Departments | 31 | €5,036.96 | |
| Statute Law Revision Bill | 0 | Nil | |
| Consultation on Open Data Licencing | 9 | Nil | |
| 2016 | Open Government Partnership
|
| €42,922 |
| First Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 | 31 | €3,548.14 | |
| 2017 | Mid-Term Review of the Capital Plan - Consultative Forum | 166 submissions | €583.74 |
| Employer-Exchequer Investment Mechanism to fund Higher & Further Education (Joint DPER/DES Consultation and Meeting) | 28 submissions | €220 (DPER cost) | |
| Adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on public works projects | 16 | Nil | |
| Our Public Service 2020 | 22 | €6,179 | |
| Draft national Open Data Strategy 2017-2022 | 6 | Nil | |
| 2018 | Dialogue on Effective Prevention and Early Intervention Approaches in Human Services* | 7 March 2018 49 participants 30 May 2018 30 participants | €577.13 €218.49 |
| Public Consultation on the European Directive 2014/55/EU on electronic invoicing in public procurement | 0 | €2,430.81 |
Public Appointments Service
| YEAR | Title of Public Consultation: | Responses: | Cost: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | Irish Language Scheme | 7 | €902.24 |
| 2014 | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | Brand Awareness Survey | 1007 | €23,247 |
| 2016 | Irish Language Scheme | 1 | €430.50 |
| 2017 | None | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | None | N/A | N/A |
Office of Public Works
Please note that the Office of Public Works will respond directly to the Deputy.
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