Departmental Bodies Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Questions (412)

Gerald Nash

Question:

412. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under his aegis which are non-commercial State agencies that have an annual budget expenditure of €5 million or greater and annual ICT expenditure of €100,000 or greater as per circular 02/2016; if any of these bodies are not compliant with their obligations under the circular; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since 2016 no retrospective approval for expenditure for ICT over €25,000 was granted by his Department and that no incomplete or draft documentation was accepted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16856/21]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I wish to advise the Deputy that I am aware of the provisions set out in Circular 02/2016, which was issued by my Department, including those pertaining to completeness of documentation and approval in retrospect.

The information requested by the Deputy regarding the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the table below

Body	Annual budget expenditure of €5 million or greater	Annual ICT expenditure of €100,000 or greater as per circular 02/2016	Compliance with circular 02/2016
Office of Public Works	Yes	Yes	Yes
National Shared Services Office	Yes	Yes	Yes
Public Appointments Service	Yes	Yes	Yes
Office of the Ombudsman	Yes	Yes	Yes
State Laboratory	Yes	Yes	Yes
Regulator of the National Lottery	No	No	Not applicable