Jerry Buttimer
Question:243. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings generated to date by PeoplePoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19611/14]
View answerWednesday, 30 April 2014
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The 2012 financial appraisal underpinning the decision to proceed with this project estimated that, when fully operational, savings of €12.5m per annum and a reduction of 149 full time equivalents (FTEs) could be made in the resources assigned to delivering transactional (i.e. administrative) HR and pensions services to the Civil Service. PeoplePoint is also intended to yield important non-financial benefits, including improved efficiency, consistency and service delivery. Carrying out a detailed financial appraisal for any project of the scale of PeoplePoint is an essential element of project governance and accountability.
A key driver of savings in this project is a reduction in the number of staff providing transactional HR and pension services. My Department has been engaged in tracking and reviewing the progress achieved to date in securing reductions in the number of staff providing transactional HR and pensions services from HR Units to the Civil Service on a tranche by tranche basis with a view to reporting to Government on progress. The Deputy may wish to note that the projected reductions in FTEs set out in the financial appraisal would only be expected to be achieved once PeoplePoint is stable and fully operational.