Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Management Board Meeting
15 June 2015 – 11.00am
South Block – Secretary General’s Room
Agenda
1. Minutes of Meeting held on 8 June 2015
2. Key Policy Issues/Events of the week
3. Memoranda update
4. Financial Reports
5. Accommodation Update
6. AOB
7. Corporate Issues – Allocation and Management of Human Resources
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Management Board Meeting 15 June 2015
Attendance
Secretary General, Mr Moloney, Ms. Comerford, Ms O’Donohue, Ms. Hanlon, Mr. Quinn,
Mr. O’Leary, Mr O’Brien, Mr. Beausang, Dr Quinn, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Austin, Ms. Martinez, Ms
Codd
Apologies - Ms Coleman, Ms. Murphy-Fagan, Ms. Buckley
1.
Minutes of meeting held on 8 June 2015 – the minutes were agreed.
2.
Key Policy Issues/Events of the week – the Minister’s diary, Government Agenda, Dáil
and Seanad Schedules for the week were discussed. The Government Meeting will
take place on Tuesday morning while the EMC meeting has been cancelled this week.
On Wednesday, a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event will take place in the Ramada Plaza Hotel,
Belfast. On Thursday, Second Stage of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments
to certain Offices) Bill 2014 will commence in the Dáil. The next Town Hall meeting
for the Civil Service Renewal Plan will be held on Thursday, 18 June from 2.30pm to
4.30pm in Trinity College Dublin. This meeting will be hosted by the Department of
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. On Friday, Minister Howlin will
perform the official opening of Doolin Pier. Also on Friday the Department’s Annual
Management Conference will take place in Farmleigh House. Amongst the issues to
be discussed will be Civil Service Renewal and the development of the Department.
Mr Quinn updated the board for the Office of Government Procurement including the
ongoing work on the Heads of Bill that are near completion and discussions with
D/ECLG on the possible reformation of the Green Procurement Group. Meet the
Buyer event in Belfast on Wednesday will be attended by OGP staff. The first meeting
of the Health Steering Group to take place on Thursday
Ms Hanlon provided an update for the Expenditure Policy, Management and
Evaluation Division including an update on the progress of the capital review and the
Fiscal dialogue.
Ms O’Donohue updated the Board on the Office of the Government Chief Information
Office including the progress on the move to Spencer Dock, the ICT Strategy and the
responses from Departments regarding the Digital First call for proposals which were
then discussed by the board.
Mr Moloney provided an update for the Labour Market and Enterprise Policy Division
including the Health Reform Plan, the Pathways to Work scheme and the new codes
of practice for State Bodies.
In Ms Coleman’s absence Ms Austin provided an update for the board on Expenditure
Management, EU Policy and Audit Division including the Second Stage of the Houses
of the Oireachtas (Appointments to certain Offices) Bill 2014 will commence in the
Dáil on Thursday.
Mr Beausang updated the board for the Government Reform Unit including the Data
Sharing and Governance Bill, the Statute Law Revision Act, 2015, the extension of
Ombudsman’s remit to include private nursing homes, the Regulation of Lobbying Act,
2015, the proposal to amend the Public Service Management Act & Civil Service
Regulations Act and the Open Data Strategy Event due to be held on 30 June 2015.
Dr Quinn updated the Board for the Reform and Delivery Office including the
implementation of CSR and the progress report to Government on 7 July 2015.
3.
Memoranda Update – the list of memos was discussed by the Board.
4.
Monthly Financial Reports – Noted.
5.
Accommodation Update – Deferred to 22 June 2015.
6.
AOB
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Annual Management Conference, Friday 19 June 2015.
Next meeting Monday 22 June 2015