Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
1186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the details of such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30876/21]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine participates in the Spending Review Programme, which is an annual process to evaluate programmes and support evidence-based policy making, led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Since January 2019, four papers have been published:
1. Animal Health – TB Eradication (2019)
2. Beef Data Genomics Programme (2019)
3. Teagasc AGRIP Research Programme (2020)
4. DAFM Competitive Research Programme (2020).
The 2019 papers are available at: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/5915ad-spending-review/#agriculture
The 2020 papers are available at: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/daf0c-spending-review-papers-2020/#agriculture
These Reviews are carried out by Department staff, so no external costs were incurred.
