Corporate Services Unit

Corporate Services Unit is an internal support service managing resources for the achievement of the department’s strategies, ensuring compliance with a number of governance obligations and improving corporate policies, procedures and outcomes. It also has a co-ordinating role in standardising governance and accountability oversight across the education sector.

What we do

Corporate Governance:

co-ordinate the implementation of corporate governance matters in order to effectively discharge the department’s statutory and policy obligations
provide a point of contact for the Ombudsman, the Ombudsman for Children and the Coimisinéir Teanga

Sectoral Governance:

co-ordinate and develop policies and procedures to implement a standardised approach to governance and accountability of bodies within the education sector

Accommodation and Services / Health and Safety:

provide office accommodation and ancillary services across the department’s offices
promote awareness of health and safety issues and support compliance with health and safety legislative requirements

Procurement Policy / Corporate Expenditure:

develop and promote best practice in procurement in the department
manage specific administrative expenditure in compliance with EU and national financial management and audit requirements

Customer Services:

develop procedures and policies for provision of services to external customers, read more

Contact us

Corporate Services

Address:

Department of Education, Corporate Services, Marlborough Street , Dublin , D01 RC96

Email:

corporate_services@education.gov.ie

Phone number:

(01) 889 6400