Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 May 2013
123. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the future expansion of the banking shared service project is it intended to include local authorities, the Health Service Executive and universities in third level institutions in this project and if the will provide a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe baseline report on banking services administered by the Civil Service has yet to be submitted to the Programme Board overseeing the project and thus, the scope remains unchanged from that set out at the start of the project.
The banking processes in scope include Treasury Management, Payment File Processing, Lodgements, Payable Orders, Receipts and Reconciliations.
The bodies in scope include all Government Departments and Offices whose annual budget is the total amount allocated in a Vote in the Annual Estimates of Public Expenditure and who, together with any associated Offices and Agencies, use Central Government Finance and Banking transaction processing systems. Organisations specifically outside the scope of the baseline phase include those in the local government sector, the education sector (other than the Department of Education and Skills) and the health sector (other than the Department of Health and Department of Children and Youth Affairs) along with State agencies who use finance and banking systems that operate independently of the Central Government system. In total there are 48 PSBs in scope for the baseline phase.
