Expenditure Review Initiative Overview of completed, current, and proposed expenditure reviews, by Department/Office.
Department/Office
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Year of Review
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Review Title
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Status
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Agriculture & Food
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
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An Bord Bia
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(No. 12)
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|
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An Bord Glas
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(No. 13)
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Teagasc
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(No. 14)
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Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
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Rollover
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Rural environment protection scheme
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Completed (No. 68)
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Rollover
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Operation of Land Commission
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Completed (not submitted to ERCSC)
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2002
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Support for the Potato Sector
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Completed (No. 75)
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2002
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Beef Classification
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Completed (No. 76)
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2002
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Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
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Completed (No. 81)
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2002
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Purchase for Destruction
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Completed (No. 82)
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2002
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Installation Aid
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To be completed 2004
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2003/4 (Rollover)
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Early Retirement Scheme
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For completion 2004
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2003/4
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Farm Waste Management
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For completion 2004
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2003/4
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BSE Eradication
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Confirmed for 2004
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2003/4
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Compensatory Allowances
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Confirmed for 2004
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Arts, Sport & Tourism
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|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Expenditure review of CERT
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(No. 19)
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Sport Capital Programme
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(No. 20)
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|
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Overseas Tourism Marketing Initiative
|
(No. 37)
|
|
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Shannon Development Tourism Activities
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(No. 49)
|
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Bord Fáilte Éireann
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(No. 57)
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Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2002
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Swimming pools programme
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For completion 2004
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2002
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Irish Sports Council
|
For completion 2004
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2002
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Irish Film Board
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For completion 2004
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2003/4
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Sports capital programme (lottery funding)
|
Quality Assessed
|
Communications, Marine & Natural Resources
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Irish Marine Emergency Service
|
(No. 22)
|
|
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Geological Survey of Ireland
|
(No. 56)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
BIM (Ice Plants)
|
Completed (No. 62)
|
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Rollover
|
Fishery Harbours Programme
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Completed (No. 63)
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Rollover
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Coast Protection Programme
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Completed (No. 61)
|
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2003/4
|
Marine Research/RTDI
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
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National Seabed Survey
|
For completion 2005
|
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2003/4
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Energy (Conservation and Alternative)
|
For completion 2005
|
Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Athbhreithniú ar Dheontais faoi Achtanna na dTithe (Gaeltacht) 1929-79
|
(U. 26)
|
|
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Canals Expenditure Review
|
(No. 27)
|
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Operational Programme for Local Urban and Rural Development 94/99
|
(No. 35)
|
|
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
|
(U. 48)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2003/4
|
Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin sa Gaeltacht
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
|
Ciste na hOileáin (alternative topic may be proposed by Joint Steering Committee)
|
For completion 2005
|
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2003/4
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Ciste na Gaeilge (Alternative topic may be proposed by Joint Steering Committee)
|
For completion 2005
|
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2003/4
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Drugs Initiative
|
For completion 2004
|
Courts Service
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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N.A.
|
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Reviews in 2002- 2004 phase
|
2002
|
Courthouse Maintenance costs
|
Quality assessed
|
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2003/4
|
Stenography/Interpreters’ fees
|
Confirmed
|
Defence
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Provision of Medical Services to the Defence Forces
|
(No. 45)
|
|
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Review of the Irish Naval Service & Air Corps
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
|
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Naval Service Implementation Plan
|
Do.
|
|
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Air Corps Implementation Plan
|
Do.
|
|
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White Paper on Defence
|
Do.
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2002
|
Maintenance of Aircraft
|
Quality Assessed
|
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2003/4
|
Defence Forces clothing programme
|
For completion 2005
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Education & Science
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Primary Education
|
(No. 33)
|
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Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann
|
(No. 34)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
Review of the Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme
|
Completed (No. 69)
|
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2002
|
1st & 2nd Level Building Programmes: Minor Works Grant for Primary School
|
For completion 2004
|
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2002
|
Operation of Education Centres
|
At Quality Assessment
|
|
2002
|
Supply Panel for Primary Teaching
|
Quality Assessed
|
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2002
|
Youth Encounter Projects
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
|
1st & 2nd Level Building Programmes: Topic 2
|
Confirmed
|
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2003/4
|
Expenditure on guidance services
|
Confirmed
|
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2003/4
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Schools ICT programmes
|
Confirmed
|
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2003/4
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In career development
|
Confirmed
|
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2003/4
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ICT undergraduate skills programmes
|
Confirmed
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Enterprise, Trade & Employment
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
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IDA Ireland
|
(No. 11)
|
|
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Community Employment Programme
|
(No. 15)
|
|
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Standards-based Apprenticeship System
|
(No. 52)
|
|
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Forfás
|
(No. 60)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
Fás Specific Skills training
|
Completed (No. 64)
|
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CDR
|
Supports for Long Term Unemployed (CDR leader) Phase I
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
|
IDA Ireland Property Programme
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
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Enterprise Ireland Overseas Office Network
|
Completed (No. 79)
|
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2003/4
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Science and Technology Spending
|
For completion 2004/5
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Environment, Heritage & Local Government
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Operational Programme for Environmental Services — Mid-Term Evaluation
|
(No. 3)
|
|
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Exchequer Capital Investment in Fire Service
|
(No. 40)
|
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Charges for Services provided by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
|
(No. 55)
|
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Local Authority Tenant Purchase Scheme
|
(No. 56)
|
|
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Review of the efficiency of County Council operations in the non-national roads area
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
|
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Non-national road pavement condition study
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
Exchequer Financed Water and Sewerage Schemes
|
Completed (No. 65)
|
|
Rollover
|
Voluntary Housing
|
Completed (No. 70)
|
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2003/4
|
Motor tax on line initiative
|
For completion 2004
|
Finance
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Annual Grant-In-Aid to the Economic and Social Research Institute
|
(No. 1)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2002
|
Payments to Promoters of Certain Charities
|
Completed (No.78)
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2002
|
Change Management Fund
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
|
Institute of Public Administration
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
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Information Society
|
To commence 2004
|
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2003/4
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Consultancies
|
To commence 2004
|
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2003/4
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Economic and Social Research Institute
|
To commence 2004
|
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2003/4
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Ordnance Survey Ireland
|
To commence 2004
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Department of Foreign Affairs
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Management of Embassy Properties Abroad
|
(No. 5)
|
|
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Irish Aid to Ethiopia
|
(No. 6)
|
|
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EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation
|
(No. 21)
|
|
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Reaching Out to Communities: Area Based Programmes, 1994-2000 (Ireland Aid)
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2002
|
Synthesis Report on the Expenditure Review of the Development Cooperation Ireland In-Country Micro Projects Scheme
|
Completed (No. 71)
|
|
2002
|
Public Expenditure Review Report on the Inhambane Provincial Development Programme (Mozambique)
|
Completed (No. 72)
|
|
2002
|
Cultural Relations
|
Quality Assessed
|
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2003/4
|
Assistance to Eastern Europe
|
Quality Assessed
|
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2003/4
|
Evaluation of Ireland Aid support for Basic Education in Uganda and Zambia
|
For completion end 2004
|
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2003/4
|
Evaluation of Ireland Aid’s emergency humanitarian assistance in a selected country (Afghanistan)
|
For completion end 2004
|
Health & Children
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Intellectual Disability Programme
|
(No. 29)
|
|
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Dental Treatment Service Schemes
|
(No. 30)
|
|
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Nursing Home Subvention Scheme
|
(No. 51)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
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The ERCSC has accepted that the Department of Health & Children is not in a position to engage in the ERI in 2004 due to the extensive programme of reform it is undergoing at present
|
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Justice, Equality & Law Reform
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Garda Overtime
|
(No. 16)
|
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Garda Compensation Scheme
|
(No. 17)
|
|
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Transportation of Prisoners
|
(No. 18)
|
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Probation and Welfare Service — Grants to Voluntary Bodies
|
(No. 53)
|
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Legal Aid Board
|
(No. 54)
|
|
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Compensation Scheme for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted
|
(No. 59)
|
Reviews in 2002 — 2004 phase
|
2002
|
Prisons healthcare review
|
At Quality Assessment
|
|
2003/4
|
Maintenance of Garda premises
|
Terms of ref. to be agreed
|
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2003/4
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Asylum/immigration
|
Terms of ref. to be agreed
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2003/4
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Prisons capital projects
|
Terms of ref. to be agreed
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Office of Public Works
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Review of Property Management in OPW
|
(No. 4)
|
|
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OPW Arterial Drainage Maintenance Programme — Report on measurement of return on investment
|
(No. 43)
|
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Government Supplies Agency and Furniture Branch
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
|
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Plan for the continuing development of Dublin Zoo, 2001-2005
|
Not submitted to ERCSC
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
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The ERCSC has accepted that the OPW is not in a position to engage in the ERI in 2004 due to the demands of decentralization.
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Oireachtas
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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N.A.
|
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
Parliamentary Information Programme Phase1
|
Quality Assessed
|
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2003/4
|
Parliamentary Information Programme Phase II
|
Review has commenced.
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Revenue Commissioners
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Revenue’s Training Programme
|
(No. 46)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2003/4
|
Use of outsourced service providers to support returns processing
|
To commence mid-2004
|
Social & Family Affairs
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Schemes for Locally-Based Women’s Group and for Locally-Based Men’s Group
|
(No. 7)
|
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Family and Community Resource Centre Programme
|
(No. 8)
|
|
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National and Smokeless Fuel Schemes
|
(No. 9)
|
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Review of the Carers’ Allowance
|
(No. 10)
|
|
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Review of Credited Contributions
|
(No. 23)
|
|
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Actuarial Review of Social Welfare Pensions (IPT Ltd.); Securing Retirement Income — National Pensions Policy Initiative Report of The Pensions Board
|
(No. 24)
|
|
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The Disincentive Effects of Secondary Benefits
|
(No. 28)
|
|
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Back to Work Allowance Scheme
|
(No. 36)
|
|
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Treatment of Married, Cohabiting and One-Parent Families under the Tax and Social Welfare Codes-Working Group Report
|
(No. 38)
|
|
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INDECON Report on Back to Work Allowance and Area Allowance (Enterprise) Schemes
|
(No. 41)
|
|
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Review of the Free Schemes operated by the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs
|
(No. 42)
|
|
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Review of the One-Parent Family Payment
|
(No. 44)
|
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Review of the Qualifying Conditions for the Old Age (Contributory) and Retirement Pension
|
(No. 50)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
Urban & Gaeltacht School meals
|
Completed (No. 66)
|
|
Rollover
|
Review of Social Welfare Payments to Orphans
|
Completed (No. 67)
|
|
Rollover
|
Back to School Footwear and Clothing Allowance
|
Completed (No. 80)
|
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2003/4 Rollover
|
Report of the Working Group on the Review of the Illness and Disability Payment Schemes
|
Completed (No. 73)
|
|
2003/4 Rollover
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
For completion 2004
|
|
2003/4
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Qualifying conditions for OACP/RP Phase 2
|
For completion 2004
|
|
2003/4
|
Back to Education Allowance
|
For completion 2004
|
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2003/4
|
Unemployment Benefit/Assistance for atypical workers
|
For completion 2004/5
|
Taoiseach
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
|
Partnership at Work in Ireland: An Evaluation of Progress under Partnership 2000
|
(No. 47)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
Rollover
|
NESC/NESF/NESDO Rescheduled. Legislation to establish NESDO not yet enacted. Review not now likely to commence until late in 2004
|
See previous column
|
Transport
|
|
|
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Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
|
Operational Programme for Transport — Mid-Term Evaluation
|
(No. 2)
|
|
|
CIE subvention
|
(No. 25)
|
|
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National Road Maintenance
|
(No. 39)
|
Reviews in 2002 -2004 phase
|
2002
|
Airports Public Service Obligation
|
Completed (No. 74)
|
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CDR
|
Road Safety (CDR leader)
|
To be completed ’04
|
Attorney General’s Office
|
2003/4
|
Law Reform Commission
|
|
|
2003/4
|
Attorney General’s Scheme (jointly with Chief State Solicitor’s Office)
|
|
Central Statistics Office
|
|
|
|
Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
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Macro-economic Statistics
|
(No. 32)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2003/4
|
Social & Demographic Statistics Programme
|
|
|
2003/4
|
Business Statistics Programme
|
|
Chief State Solicitor’s Office
|
2003/4
|
Use of Stenographers
|
|
|
2003/4
|
Attorney General’s Scheme (jointly with Attorney General’s Office)
|
|
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2003/4
|
Costs Recovery
|
|
Civil Service & Local Appointments Commission
|
2003/4
|
Support services for a specific initiative (agreed with Recruitment Unit, Dept of Finance)
|
|
Comptroller & Auditor General
|
2003/4
|
Contracting out of audits to private sector accountancy firms
|
|
Director of Public Prosecution
|
2003/4
|
Bail applications before the High Court
|
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Land Registry
|
|
|
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National Gallery
|
|
|
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Ombudsman’s Office
|
2003/4
|
Public awareness & publicity initiatives
|
|
State Laboratory
|
2003/4
|
Capacity of IT to deliver efficiencies
|
|
Valuation Office
|
|
|
|
Reviews completed in earlier phase
|
|
Valuation Office
|
(No. 31)
|
Reviews in 2002-2004 phase
|
2003/4
|
Rating valuation services to local authorities & ratepayers
|
Completed (No. 77)
|
Total Completed Reviews as of 30 September 2004: 93.