Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023
276. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will provide, in tabular form, by State agency, the compliance with each of the standards and timelines set out in responding to Oireachtas Members’ queries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29480/23]
View answerThe table below sets out the position with regard to the implementation of Circular 25/2016 by each body under the aegis of my Department. As a general point, the Deputy may wish to note that the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies does not apply to the Office of Public Works, the National Shared Services Office, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of the Ombudsman or the State Laboratory. As Civil Service Offices, the Civil Service Corporate Governance Standard for Departments and Offices applies to those bodies.
|
Public Body |
Dedicated email address for Oireachtas Members |
Formal feedback process to obtain feedback from Oireachtas Members |
Meets target deadline for acknowledging queries within 3 working days |
Meets target of providing substantive response to queries within 15 working days |
Designated Person with responsibility for ensuring the timely provision of information to members of the Oireachtas |
Reports Annually in Chairperson's report on compliance with standards in the Circular |
Responses to queries from Oireachtas Members published |
|
National Shared Services Office |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No* |
No |
|
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
N/A (no queries received) |
|
Public Appointments Service |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No* |
No |
|
Office of the Ombudsman** |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No* |
No |
|
State Laboratory |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No* |
No |
|
Office of Public Works |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
* The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies does not apply to the Office of Public Works, the National Shared Services Office, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of the Ombudsman or the State Laboratory. As Civil Service Offices, the Civil Service Corporate Governance Standard for Departments and Offices applies to those bodies.
** The responses reflect that the Office of the Ombudsman includes a number of separate entities under its ambit (the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, the Standards in Public Office Commission, the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information). Correspondence from Oireachtas Members is directed to the individual entities and is not centralised.
