Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Reviews
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by him; and the details of the person or body that is conducting each study, review and research project in tabular form. [47050/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question 246 on 20 September, 2022, the further information requested by the Deputy for my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement, is set out in the tables below.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
| Purpose of review / research / study | Provider | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| The development of guidance for Departments preparing action plans to address the recommendations of an Organisational Capability Review | Institute of Public Administration | €15,300 |
| Review of the Public Service Innovation Fund | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Review of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 | Internal / IPSOS MRBI | €32,964 |
| Research into the impacts of open data use in Ireland | External Research fellow | Funded by Science Foundation Ireland |
| Well-being and public policy – utilising a well-being perspective to inform public policy | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Well-being and public policy – utilising a well-being perspective to inform the budgetary process | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Spending Reviews 2022 – A key platform for evidence informed policy making across the Civil Service | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Public consultation for views on digital public services and to inform priorities for these services | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| An Analysis of the IDA Regional Property Programme | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| An analysis of Own Resource Income within Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Independent Review Panel established to review Senior Public Service recruitment and pay processes | Panel Members: Dr. Donal de Buitléir, Jenny Smyth and Bryan Andrews | Fees are payable on a pro rata basis to IRP members depending on the time taken to finalise the Review based on an overall annual cost of €44,460 |
| Review of the Process for the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery Funds | Internal with support from Indecon Consultants | €44,280 |
| IGEES Analytical Notes | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Lives of Older People in Ireland – utilising the Well-being Framework for Ireland to describe people’s lives | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
| Report on alignment of Current Budgetary Expenditure with Policy Objectives specifically as it relates to ex ante evaluation of current expenditure. | Internal by staff of the Dept | No additional cost |
Office of Government Procurement
| Purpose of review / research / study | Provider | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Study to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the public procurement processes in Ireland | OECD | €50,000 |
| Review of inflation provisions in contracts published under the Capital Works Management Framework | Ernst & Young | €252,690 |
| Consultant Engagement Review under the Capital Works Management Framework | Internal by staff of the OGP | No additional cost |
| 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 | Internal by staff of the OGP | No additional cost |
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