Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 September 2012
54. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a progress report on the seven organisations currently being reviewed under the Organisational Review Programme. [39883/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Third Report of the Organisational Review Programme (ORP) was published on 26th January 2012. That report contains the findings of reviews of four Departments as well as comprehensive follow-up action plans prepared by each of these organisations and by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. A Progress Report on Implementation, covering the seven organisations reviewed in the first and second rounds of the ORP, was also published on 26th January 2012. A table outlining the organisations reviewed in the course of the three rounds is below. Each of the eleven organisations will progress implementation of their own action plans within the context of their ongoing reform programmes.
The Organisational Review Programme has been paused for 18 months with effect from 26th January in order to allow resources to be prioritized on key elements of the Public Service Reform Plan.
Departments and Offices reviewed under the Organisational Review Programme
First round
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (now Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (now Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)
Department of Transport (now Transport, Tourism and Sport)
Composite report including action plans published in November 2008
Second round
Department of Health and Children (now two separate Departments)
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Central Statistics Office
Property Registration Authority
Composite report including action plans published in September 2010
Third round
Department of the Taoiseach
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Education and Skills
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Composite report including action plans published in January 2012
