Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
232. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how a report (details supplied) will be reflected in budgetary policies in his Department for Budget 2024; what methodologies will be employed to disability proof budgetary policies within his Department for Budget 2024 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn the first instance the cost of disability report should be considered an important element of the evidence base to inform the policies and priorities of relevant Departments for Budget 2024. Thereafter the report should inform the scope and focus of a successor to the national disability inclusion strategy.
The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform is leading the development of a range of initiatives to enhance the level of transparency and accountability about the use of public funds through the use of Performance Budgeting. However it is, additionally, a matter for all Departments to consider all distributional impacts of any proposal being developed in their areas of policy responsibility.
