Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

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Department of
Public Expenditure and Reform
Irish Department of Public Expenditure and Reform logo.png
Department overview
Formed6 July 2011
JurisdictionIreland
HeadquartersGovernment Buildings,
Merrion Street,
Dublin 2, D02 R583
53°20′21″N 6°15′13″W / 53.33917°N 6.25361°W / 53.33917; -6.25361
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • David Moloney (acting),
    Secretary General
WebsiteDepartment of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Irish: An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform who is assisted by two Ministers of State.

The department was established in July 2011.[1] The department took over the functions of Public Expenditure from the Department of Finance. The department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for overseeing the reform of the Public Sector. The Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012–14 set a spending ceiling for the department of €837 million for the year 2013, and €826 million for the year 2014.[2]

Departmental team[]

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2. The departmental team consists of the following:

Overview[]

Government Buildings, where the department is headquartered

The department took over two of the six divisions within the Department of Finance. They are:

  • Public Expenditure Division – to establish and review short-term and medium-term current and capital public expenditure targets
  • Organisation, Management and Training Division – has overall responsibility for the management and development of the civil service

The department has 11 divisions:[3]

  • Civil Service Human Resources Division
  • Corporate Office
  • Expenditure Policy and Reporting Division
  • Expenditure Management EU Policy and Audit Division
  • Human Resources Strategy Unit
  • Labour Market and Enterprise Policy Division
  • Public Service Pay and Pensions Division
  • Office of Government Procurement
  • Office of the Chief Medical Officer
  • Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
  • Reform Division

History[]

The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 with Brendan Howlin as its first minister.

Date Effect
4 July 2011 Establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Transfer of Public expenditure and the public service from the Department of Finance[4]
5 August 2011 Transfer of various functions from the Department of Finance[5]
27 September 2011 Transfer of further functions from the Department of Finance[6]
16 December 2011 Transfer of money laundering and terrorism from the Department of Finance[7]
23 July 2013 Further functions granted to the Minister[8]

Government reform legislation[]

Since its establishment the Department has introduced a number of government reform measures, as follows:[9]

  • Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 which brought approximately 200 additional public bodies under the scrutiny of the Ombudsman.
  • Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013, to provide for Oireachtas inquiries.
  • Protected Disclosures Act 2014, protecting whistleblowers.
  • Freedom of Information Act 2014, expanding the remit of FOI
  • Registration of Lobbyists Act 2015 providing for a new registration system and
  • Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 to update legislation on ethics in government.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "S.I. No. 401/2011 – Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011". Irish Statute Book. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Expenditure Report 2013" (PDF). Department of Finance.
  3. ^ "Sections of the Department". Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10). 4 July 2011. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 June 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  5. ^ Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418). 5 August 2011. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 30 June 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  6. ^ Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 480). 27 September 2011. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 30 June 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  7. ^ Public Expenditure and Reform (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 647). 16 December 2011. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 30 June 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  8. ^ Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 29). 23 July 2013. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 30 June 2021, Irish Statute Book.
  9. ^ "– Government Reform". www.per.gov.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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