Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
341. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated cost of increasing the IGEES budget by 5, 10 and 20 percent respectively. [35188/23]
View answerThe Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) is a cross-Departmental network of Civil Service economists and policy analysts working directly for their respective Departments. IGEES consists of persons recruited through the IGEES recruitment stream and other Civil Servants in policy analysis roles who through the use of data and analytical work support evidence-informed policy making in the Irish Civil Service.
The IGEES budget is managed by the IGEES Corporate Support Unit (CSU) in the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR).
The IGEES budget, as set out in the DPENDR section of the annually published Revised Estimates, relates to annual allocations to fund the corporate operations of the IGEES network. These activities include recruitment, training (L&D), research funding and other corporate support activities for the network of approximately 200 IGEES analysts across the Civil Service. Decisions in respect of the IGEES budget form part of the Estimates process for DPENDR.
The IGEES CSU budget for 2023 is €253,000.
It is relevant to note that this does not include staff remuneration, as this is accounted for under general staffing costs in respective Departments.
Percent of 2023 IGEES CSU Budget
|
% |
Amount |
|
5% |
€12,650 |
|
10% |
€25,300 |
|
20% |
€50,600 |
