Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 January 2022
182. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has reviewed all Departments in the context of the use of reform as a means of creating better efficiency and efficacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2846/22]
View answerAction 20 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan provides for the implementation of a programme of organisational capability reviews, the purpose being:
‘To embed a culture of regular and objective assessments of the capacity and capability of each Department to achieve its objectives and take the necessary action to close any gaps.’
Six reviews have been completed to date:
1) Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
2) Courts Service
3) Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
4) Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
5) Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, and
6) Department of Rural and Community Development
The reports from the above six reviews and the follow-up Action Plans are available on gov.ie, along with a Synthesis Paper which sets out the principal findings from all the reviews and possible lessons for the Civil Service as a whole.
Additionally, an organisational capability review of the Department of Defence is under way at present. Work on the report is at an advanced stage and on its completion, the Department will prepare an action plan to address the recommendations made. The report and action plan will subsequently be submitted to Government and then published.
Regarding the remaining Departments and principal Offices to be reviewed, they will be reviewed in line with a sequence agreed by the Civil Service Management Board.
