Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Projects
Cathy Bennett (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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302. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by which they expected to be completed; by project; by year; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22947/25]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis.
Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
The total number of such projects for my Department is 14; comprising 2 projects in 2022, 6 in 2023, 3 in 2024 and 3 for 2025 to date. Details of these projects are outlined in the following table.
Bodies under the aegis of the Department
There were no such projects in the State Laboratory, Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery and Office of the Ombudsman of Office of Public Works.
National Shared Services Office (NSSO)
The NSSO had no such projects for 2022, 2024 and to date in 2025 and 1 project in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2023.
| Year | Purpose of the project | Initial estimate to complete project | Total amount expended to date | Total estimated cost to complete | Estimated timeframe to complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Payroll Upgrade - to address aging Application Supportability and aging hardware | €1,350,000 | €1,368,000 | Completed | 13 months (Completed September 2021) |
| 2021 | Peoplesoft Upgrade - To address aging Application Supportability | €4,810,000 | €5,029,000 | Completed | 20 months (Completed May 2023) |
| 2023 | Hardware Refresh - to address aging hardware supportability and also enhance Reporting capability | €3,254,158 | €3,644,977 | €20,170 | 20 Months (Completed April 2025, awaiting final invoice) |
PAS had no such projects for the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive and 1 project so far in 2025.
| Year | Purpose of the project | Initial estimate to complete project | Total amount expended to date | Total estimated cost to complete | Estimated timeframe to be completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project Nova – Replacement of Recruitment System | €3.5m | €2.4m | €3.15m | 2025 |
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