Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2012
237. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all new services across the public service that have been tested for external service delivery since March 2011. [53764/12]
View answerEvaluating the opportunity for the external delivery of some non-core public services is an action in the Public Service Reform Plan agreed by Government in November 2011. Last July, the Government agreed a range of actions aimed at achieving a focused and integrated approach to external service delivery of non-core processes with the objective of reducing costs and focusing staff on priority areas. As part of this approach, the Government has decided that all proposed new services across the Public Service will be tested for external service delivery before any approval to provide the service internally will be granted. External service delivery leads have been appointed in every Department and Sector and, while my Department is overseeing the development and implementation of external service delivery policy for the Public Service, the testing and ultimate decision with regard to the outsourcing of any particular new service is a matter for the individual public bodies concerned in each case.
