Press release
Minister McGrath publishes the second tranche of the Spending Review papers for 2020
From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, today (Thursday 5 November), published the second tranche of Spending Review papers as part of the 2020 Spending Review process.
The spending review is a key platform for generating evidence for policy making across the Civil Service. Supported by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES), the process has become a focal point for the broad range of analysis ongoing across government departments.
Welcoming these reviews, the Minister stated:
“As I set out on Budget day, now more than ever, we need to achieve value for money for Government expenditure. The reports we are publishing today represent in-depth, rigorous assessments of whether various policy programmes are achieving that aim. They cover a diverse range of topics across the areas of health, education, business supports, agriculture and climate action and the evidence they contain will be a vital input into ongoing policy formulation."
The Minister added:
“We have radically changed our approach to evaluating expenditure in recent years, moving away from 'one off' comprehensive reviews to a rolling series of reports covering particular topics and programmes. This is underpinned by the Public Spending Code and investment in technical skills across government departments in recent years, particularly through IGEES. Cumulatively this means that we now have at our disposal the skills to assist Government in driving reform, improving programme delivery and delivering better outcomes for our people."
The 17 papers published today, in addition to the papers published in the last number of years, are available on the Spending Review website.
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Summaries of Spending Review papers:
This document sets out the executive summaries for the second tranche of 2020 spending review papers.
This paper reviews the state-supported loan schemes to clarify their stated objectives, examine the profile of recipients, assess the approaches and data needed for comprehensive evaluation, and to determine the potential implications of scheme design for the incentives of private lending institutions and borrowers.
This review examines the rationale for State funding of funding disruptive technologies and profiles activity to date.
This paper is a cross cutting analysis designed to review the approach to meeting the requirements and policy aims of the EU Work-life Balance Directive.
This paper addresses a number of key questions regarding Tusla’s pay and staffing experiences to date.
This paper examines the evidence available over the past ten years of Government support schemes for undertaking energy efficiency measures for the private household sector in Ireland.
This paper examines the progress of AGRIP towards objectives set and their alignment with sectoral targets as set out in Food Wise 2025.
This paper seeks to evaluate the three Competitive Research Funding Programmes (CRFPs) administered by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) for the period 2010-2017.
This paper examines expenditure on overseas peace support missions.
Assessment of the impact of Brexit and COVID19 on Údarás na Gaeltachta and its client companies
This paper sets out to examine the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on Údarás na Gaeltachta’s client companies.
The paper provides an overview of Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding of public transport services.
The paper describes spending on courtroom technology from 2015 to 2019 and then examines the creation of a Jury Summons Office last year. The paper outlines the rationale behind the initiatives, highlighting some of the potential efficiencies associated with the use of modern technology and the productivity gains that can be achieved by the introduction of a single, specialised unit delivering services previously performed by local offices in each county.
This paper highlights good practice identified in the literature review and employed in other jurisdictions regarding the selection of suitable performance indicators to measure performance.
This paper examines the emerging trends in the office rental market, office accommodation demand in the Civil Service and the potential impact of remote working on demand particularly noting the COVID-19 experience and the commitment to 20% remote working across public service as indicated in the current Programme for Government.
This paper is an assessment based on available information aimed at informing the department’s perspective for future policy developments and resulting expenditure considerations for the expansion of free GP care.
This paper focuses on the build delivery mechanism for social housing.