Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 June 2013
71. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out the value for money reports and the focused policy assessments carried out within his Department since March 2011; the actions that have been taken to implement such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28175/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is committed to assessing its work and performance, including the conduct of Value for Money and Policy Reviews (VFM) in keeping with the spirit of the Public Spending Code. Under the current round of Value for Money and Policy Reviews, 2012-2014, two studies have been planned. The first, a VFM Review of Bilateral Diplomatic Missions in the EU, is coming to completion and the other, a VFM Review of Irish Aid’s support to the Haiti earthquake disaster, has just commenced. Both of these studies will be made public and action will be taken in relation to recommendations. In order to ensure that such action is appropriate and timely, a system has been put in place by my Department to track and follow-up on recommendations from VFMs and other evaluations that are regularly undertaken. A whole of Government comprehensive review of expenditure was conducted in 2011. My Department made a submission to that review in July 2011. That submission, with other Departmental submissions, was published on the DPER website in December 2011.
No other Value for Money Reviews or Focused Policy Assessments have been undertaken by my Department since March 2011.
