Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The National Investment Office (NIO) is part of the Climate Division in my Department and it supports the delivery of the National Development Plan.

There are currently 9 staff working within the NIO - 1 Principal Officer, 3 Assistant Principal Officers, 2 Higher Executive Officers, 2 Administrative Officers and 1 Clerical Officer.

This office is supported in relation to managing capital expenditure by staff in 6 divisions of the Department, in particular the officials working in Vote Sections who are responsible for directly monitoring the expenditure of their relevant Departments.

There is further expertise in my Department who support the delivery of the NDP and public capital projects, with 20 officials in the Construction Policy Unit and the Commercial Skills Academy of the Office of Government Procurement. This includes officials that are qualified Architects, Engineers and Quantity Surveyors.