Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016
164. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the reports commissioned by his Department since 2006 which while completed or in final draft form have not been published; the reason they have not been published; the expected publication date; the cost to date of each such report; if tenders were invited; if it is not intended to publish any such report the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to reports commissioned by my Department from external parties which were completed but not published is set out in tabular form in the table.
As the Deputy is aware, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in 2011 and assumed certain functions previously held by the Department of Finance; therefore reports which relate to the transferred areas do not feature in the table.
The Deputy may wish to note that the response does not capture expert witness statements/evidence/reports which were commissioned for the purposes of providing evidence to the courts and would never have been intended for publication but would instead be exhibited to the courts.
Reports Commissioned From External Parties Which Have Not Been Published: -
|
Year |
Details of unpublished commissioned report |
Expected publication date |
Cost to date (€) |
Tenders invited |
Reason not published to date/ intended to publish |
|
2011 |
Report commissioned to feed into Government strategy to deal with mortgage arrears ARAM International Partners |
N/A |
€100,000 |
No |
It informed the deliberations of the Keane Group and fed into the Keane Report on Mortgage Arrears. |
|
2013 |
Assistance and Analysis in the Preparation of the Medium-Term Economic Strategy (MTES) 2014-2020 PMCA Economic Consulting |
N/A |
€49,043 |
Yes |
Final report submitted to the Department of Finance in December 2013. It was not published because it was commissioned to provide evidence-based economic analysis as an input to the MTES. This analysis is reflected in the text of the MTES |
|
2013 |
Spatial Development Patterns - Implications for the Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) ESRI |
N/A |
€4,624 |
No |
Used as input to the MTES and analysis is reflected within the MTES. |
|
2015 |
Assessment of special regeneration areas for the Living City Initiative John Martin |
N/A |
€2,500 |
Yes |
The details of these areas were published when the Living City Initiative was launched |
The Deputy may also wish to note that the list does not include research outputs under the joint Macro-economy and Taxation research programme between the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
Finally, in order to comply with the Department's Safety, Health and Welfare at Work statutory obligations, the Department also commissioned a number of assessments/audits over the period which are not listed and these details can be made available to the Deputy if required.
