I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together.
The capital allocation for Vote 11 – Department of Public Expenditure and Reform – is €4.33 million in 2019.
The information requested by the Deputy regarding Vote 11 is set out in the following table:
Subhead
|
Area of Spend / Project
|
Planned Completion Date
|
Allocation
|
Programme A - Public Expenditure and Sectoral Policy
|
A.2
|
Office Equipment
|
End 2019
|
€84,000
|
Programme B - Public Service Management and Reform
|
B.2
|
Office Equipment
|
End 2019
|
€196,000
|
B.2
|
Office Premises
|
End 2019
|
€35,000
|
B.6
|
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
|
End 2019
|
€3,500,000
|
B.10
|
Civil Service Learning and Development Project
|
End Q1, 2019
|
€544,000
|
B.10
|
Civil Service Learning and Development Operations
|
End 2019
|
€56,000
|
|
|
|
€4,331,000
|
The primary purpose of the capital investment undertaken from Vote 11 is to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public Service. The main areas of spend in this regard are the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Civil Service Learning and Development (OneLearning).
The OGCIO is the largest area of capital spend and this supports investment in ICT as part of the implementation of the Public Service ICT Strategy, including the ongoing roll-out of the Build to Share Programme and the eGovernment Strategy. OneLearning is the new Learning and Development Centre for the Civil Service, which is a key element of the Civil Service Renewal Plan. OneLearning is responsible for all core training that is common across the Civil Service and it will be enabled by a new learning and development technology platform.