Written answers

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

Department of Finance

Value for Money Reviews

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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151. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43314/19]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In the Details Supplied the Deputy refers to the Revised Estimates 2019 which provides for expenditure for the year 2019, in the body of the question the Deputy refers to expenditure made during 2018.

In 2018 the REV provided an allocation of €50,000 in the administration category for consultancy services. Under this heading my Department incurred no costs.

In 2019 the REV provided an allocation of €20,000 in the administration category for consultancy services. To date under this heading my Department has incurred no costs.

However we were provided in both years with an allocation for programme consultancy under separate heading within the years 2018 and 2019 within which we did incur expenditure details of expenditure incurred under this heading are regularly published on my Department's website.

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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152. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/19]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's 'Public Spending Code' sets out the rules and procedures that apply to ensure that value for money standards are upheld across the Irish public service.

No projects were carried out with expenditure levels above the various thresholds as set out in this policy, therefore no value for money and policy reviews were undertaken in the Department of Finance during the time frame in question.

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