The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform ( ga, An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe) is a

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Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform ( ga, An tAire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The current Minister for Public ...

. The department was established in July 2011. The department took over the functions of Public Expenditure from the Department of Finance. The department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for overseeing the reform of the Public Sector. The Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012–14 set a spending ceiling for the department of €837 million for the year 2013, and €826 million for the year 2014.

Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in

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, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following: *

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, TD ** Minister of State for Office of Public Works:

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, TD ** Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment:

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, TD *Secretary General of the Department: David Moloney

Overview

The department took over two of the six divisions within the Department of Finance. They are: *Public Expenditure Division – to establish and review short-term and medium-term current and capital public expenditure targets *Organisation, Management and Training Division – has overall responsibility for the management and development of the civil service The department has 11 divisions: * Civil Service Human Resources Division * Corporate Office * Expenditure Policy and Reporting Division * Expenditure Management EU Policy and Audit Division * Human Resources Strategy Unit * Labour Market and Enterprise Policy Division * Public Service Pay and Pensions Division * Office of Government Procurement * Office of the Chief Medical Officer * Office of the Government Chief Information Officer * Reform Division

History

The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 with

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as its first minister.

Government reform legislation

Since its establishment, the department has introduced a number of government reform measures: * Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012, which brought approximately 200 additional public bodies under the scrutiny of the Ombudsman; * Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013, to provide for Oireachtas inquiries; * Protected Disclosures Act 2014, protecting whistleblowers; * Freedom of Information Act 2014, expanding the remit of FOI; * Registration of Lobbyists Act 2015 providing for a new registration system; and * Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 to update legislation on ethics in government.

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