Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Pascal Donohoe TD have today (XX) launched the Public Service Apprenticeship Plan2022-2025. The Plan outlines how to grow the number of annual apprenticeship registrations across the public service, including local authorities, […]
Ministers Donohoe & Harris launch Public Service Apprenticeship Plan
Minister Donohoe publishes Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap
The Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today, (Thursday), published Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap. As digital technologies become increasingly woven into our daily lives, there is a risk that some people could be disadvantaged and therefore left behind. However, much work is progressing across government to achieve digital […]
Exchequer returns remain steady to end-July; – Ministers Donohoe & McGrath
Today’s Exchequer figures show that tax revenues to end-July were €47.8 billion, up by €4.3 billion or 10 per cent on last year. Income tax receipts amounted to €18.2 billion to end-July, up by almost 9 per cent on the same period last year. VAT receipts to end-July were €13.2 billion, up by €1.4 billion […]
Ministers Donohoe and Smyth welcome the publication of an OECD study on procurement in Ireland
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today, Tuesday 25 July, welcomed an OECD report on public procurement in Ireland. The OECD report, ‘Procurement for better value – a case study of Ireland: measuring the impact of centralised purchasing’, was commissioned by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). The report […]
Minister Donohoe publishes Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2023
The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today Wednesday 19 July, published the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2023. Publication of the Mid-Year Expenditure Report (MYER) follows that of the Summer Economic Statement (SES) earlier this month, which set out the economic and fiscal context for Budget 2024 preparations. The […]
President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Brussels
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe T.D., is in Brussels today (Thursday) to chair the July Eurogroup meeting of euro area finance ministers. The July Eurogroup meeting will begin with a discussion on the euro area economy, informed by a presentation from the Chair of […]
Minister Donohoe Welcomes the Publication of the Department’s Annual Report 2022
The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, T.D., has welcomed the publication of his Department’s Annual Report for 2022. The Minister stated that the report sets out “a significant range of activities and achievements by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform during 2022 across a broad range of areas […]
President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to France
President of the Eurogroup and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, will travel to France today. On 6-7 July he will have bilateral meetings in Paris with the OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann, the French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister of State for Europe Laurence […]
Ministers Donohoe & McGrath publish Summer Economic Statement 2023
Budget 2024 will deliver an overall package of €6.4 billion and will be presented to Dáil Éireann on 10thOctober 2023 Additional public spending will amount to €5.2 billion and taxation measures will amount to €1.1 billion Core spending will increase by 6.1% in 2024 An additional €2¼ billion over the period 2024-2026 to boost delivery […]
Ministers Donohoe and Smyth announce package of contract reforms to build confidence in NDP delivery
The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement and eGovernment, Ossian Smyth TD, have announced significant amendments to the Public Works Contract to provide greater certainty with respect to risk in response to continuing challenges in the construction market. The package will […]