Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022
307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the bodies that will be migrating to shared financial services in 2022, in tabular form (details supplied); the date they are expected to migrate; if there is a service level agreement now in place; and the cost of bringing each of these to shared financial services. [7980/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Shared Services Office (NSSO) is currently planning to take the first wave of public service bodies live on the new system and into Finance Shared Service by the end of Quarter 1 2022.
This programme is a key enabler for the Financial Reporting Reform programme which is being led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This significant transformation programme will introduce a shared service delivery model and implement a common chart of accounts, supported by a common set of standardised processes and controls, on one single technology platform for central Government Departments and Offices, replacing the 33 different financial management systems and the 31 reporting systems currently in use.
A budget allocation of €115m (including VAT) was sanctioned under a Government decision, for the delivery of this programme, which provides for the provision of the core Oracle eBusiness financial management solution, standardised finance and payment processes, increased automation, and integration with third party systems such as eInvoicing
The following Departments and Offices will be part of the first wave:
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The Department of Finance, including Exchequer |
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The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, including the Superannuation and Secret Service Votes |
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The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General |
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President’s Establishment |
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Office of the Ombudsman |
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Office of Government Procurement |
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Office of the Chief Government Information Officer |
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National Shared Services Office |
A further 15 clients will commence planning for migration during 2022 as part of the second wave. While work is still underway in respect of the Wave 2 migration, I have asked NSSO to
provide the Deputy with the identities of those clients as soon as finalised.
In total, some 50 Central Government Bodies will migrate to Finance Shared Service, on a single standardised system, over the course of full deployment.
A Service Management Agreement, which sets out the scope of the services, is in place.
