Written answers
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature, by payee, in tabular form. [34475/23]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
| Supplier | Report Title / Purpose | Amount Paid |
|---|---|---|
| CAAS Ltd | Environmental Consultancy | €30,565 |
| Institute of Public Administration | Review of organisational capacity for climate action within the Civil Service | €15,000 |
| OECD | Study to examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the public procurement processes in Ireland | €50,000 |
| EY Ireland | Review of inflation provisions in contracts published under the Capital Works Management Framework | Nil to-date (€9,500 to be paid before the end of the year) |
| Sonas | Analysis and design of data, processes and systems allowing the identification of Data Models / Schema Definitions for the current Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Public Works Contracts | €62,730 |
| Great Place to Work Ireland | Surveying and reporting qualitative and quantitative data in relation to employee engagement in the Office of Government Procurement as part of the Great Place to Work Programme | €24,108 |
| KHSK | Preparation of report relating to legal proceedings | €5,314 |
| Storm Technology | External Assessment of the capabilities and effectiveness of the eDocs document and records management solution | €30,000 |
| IPSOS | Customer satisfaction survey in the context of the FOI review | €9,889 |
| Mazars | e-cohesion information security audit | €13,591 |
| Mazars | e-cohesion information security audit follow up | €6,150 |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Research / Consultancy on the Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery Funding | €90,774 |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Report relating to the open data strategy | €28,044 |
| Gerry Finn Consultant | Preparation of Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 (Cohesion Funds) document, including chairing of workshop and producing a Final Moderators Report | €2,250 |
| Institute of Public Administration | Research to inform the development of guidance for Departments preparing action plans to address the recommendations of an Organisational Capability Review | €15,300 |
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the €750 million in non-core expenditure listed as "other" in the summer economic statement (details supplied); and the monetary value of funding from that non-core expenditure which will be set aside for the temporary business energy support scheme. [34510/23]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The 2023 Summer Economic Statement (SES) was published on 4 July 4. The SES sets out the Government’s medium-term budgetary strategy and outlines the fiscal parameters within which discussions will take place ahead of Budget 2024. In planning the fiscal and budgetary response for 2024, Government will continue a balanced approach of supporting society while seeking to ensure fiscal sustainability.
In addition to additional core expenditure package of €5.2 billion, bringing core spending to €91.2 billion, Budget 2024 will also provide for non-core spending of €4 billion.
This non-core funding will continue Government's support for measures towards mitigating the temporary challenges our society is facing. This overall amount includes €2½ billion to provide humanitarian supports for arrivals to Ireland from Ukraine, €¾ billion for areas experiencing legacy impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic and an indicative €¾ billion for other non-core challenges.
This ‘other’ provision will provide for areas including necessary project funding to address the impact of Brexit, implementation of existing projects under our National Recovery and Resilience Plan and funding for RePowerEU projects. Exact allocations for each of these categories and other areas where there are expected to be temporary funding needs will be determined as part of the 2024 Estimates process.
The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) was put in place to support businesses with increasing energy costs. €650 million was made available in 2022 with a further €650 million provided for eligible claims in 2023. At this point no provision has been made for the scheme under the 2024 ceiling. As such the reference to the TBESS in the footnote of the table referenced only applies to 2023.
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