Written answers
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Reports
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current number of live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [45960/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The tables below outline the studies, reviews and research being conducted at present by my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement which is part of my Department.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
| Purpose of review / research / study | Expected completion date |
|---|---|
| The development of guidance for Departments preparing action plans to address the recommendations of an Organisational Capability Review | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Review of the Public Service Innovation Fund | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Research into the impacts of open data use in Ireland | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Well-being and public policy – utilising a well-being perspective to inform public policy | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Well-being and public policy – utilising a well-being perspective to inform the budgetary process | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Spending Reviews 2022 – A key platform for evidence informed policy making across the Civil Service | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Public consultation for views on digital public services and to inform priorities for these services | Quarter 4 2022 |
| An Analysis of the IDA Regional Property Programme | Quarter 4 2022 |
| An analysis of Own Resource Income within Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Independent Review Panel established to review Senior Public Service recruitment and pay processes | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Review of the Process for the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery Funds | Quarter 4 2022 |
| IGEES Analytical Notes | Quarter 4 2022 |
| Lives of Older People in Ireland – utilising the Well-being Framework for Ireland to describe people’s lives | Quarter 1 2023 |
| Report on alignment of Current Budgetary Expenditure with Policy Objectives specifically as it relates to ex ante evaluation of current expenditure. | Quarter 1 2023 |
Office of Government Procurement
| Purpose of review / research / study | Expected completion date |
|---|---|
| Study to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the public procurement processes in Ireland | Quarter 1 2023 |
| Review of inflation provisions in contracts published under the Capital Works Management Framework | Quarter 2 2023 |
| Consultant Engagement Review under the Capital Works Management Framework | Quarter 1 2023 |
| Review of the operation of the roles of the Standing Conciliator and Project Board (introduced by the OGP in 2016), relative to dispute resolution procedures in the public works contracts | Quarter 4 2023 |
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