10th Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards
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From: Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Published on: 3 December 2024
- Last updated on: 9 April 2025
Overview
The 10th Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards launched on 26 November 2024. There are 11 categories for nomination, which are aligned with Better Public Services - Public Service Transformation Strategy. The award ceremony will be held on Thursday, 29 May 2025 in St Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle.
Award categories and list of nominees
DIGITAL FIRST
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Area Monitoring System in Action: a new approach to monitoring CAP compliance
Courts Service and Irish Prison Service
Expanding courtroom video technology and driving increased usage of remote appearances
Department of Social Protection
Illness Benefit Online Project
EMBEDDING INNOVATION
An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the Electoral Commission
“Your Vote is Your Voice” 2024 Voter Registration/Activation Campaign
Department of Justice
The IPO Modernisation Programme: Transforming the Delivery of Protection
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Veterinary Inspection and Audit Programme
WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
Department of Defence
Defence Studies Micro Credential
Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science
Digital Marketing Apprenticeship in the Civil Service
Public Jobs
Civil Service Capability Framework
WORKPLACE AND ORGANISATION OF THE FUTURE
Department of Foreign Affairs
10 Days of GEDI – gender, equality, diversity and inclusion
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Ready for Tomorrow: DETE Innovation Partnership Pilot
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Reform: Establishment of Office of Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick
STRATEGIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science
Tertiary Degree Programmes - Expanding opportunities to study in a unified third level system
Department of Education
Collaboration with Traveller and Roma organisations to develop the first ever Traveller and Roma Education Strategy
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Review of Planning Legislation & Preparation of Planning & Development Act 2024
INSIGHTS-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
An Assessment of the Cumulative Impact of Proposed Measures to Improve Working Conditions in Ireland
Department of Health
Improving Hospital Productivity
Central Statistics Office
National Data Infrastructure – developing data as a national resource
DELIVERING IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
Revenue Commissioners
The Debt Warehousing Scheme
Department of Transport
Transformation of Emergency Management in the Department of Transport
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
P2P – An Innovative Procure to Pay System
EXCELLENCE THROUGH COLLABORATION
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media with the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Tourism Ireland
Zeitgeist Irland 24
Revenue Commissioners
Creation of Ireland’s first Artificial Reef
Department of Transport
Procurement of IRCG (Irish Coast Guard) SAR (Search and Rescue) Aviation Services Contract
CITIZEN IMPACT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
Department of Justice
Transforming Citizenship from end to end
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Supported decision making, a multiagency programme of reform
WORLD CLASS CIVIL SERVICE
Houses of the Oireachtas
Establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office's Policy and Election Proposal Costing Service
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
4th National Biodiversity Action Plan
Department of Social Protection
State Pension Reform
CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Ireland’s National Deposit Return Scheme
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Building a Spatial Analysis toolkit to drive Smart and Sustainable decision making in Public Services for Forestry
Key dates
- Opening date for submissions: 26 November 2024
- Closing date for submissions: 14 February 2025
- Webinar on completing application form: mid December
- Shortlist announced: early April 2025
- Nominee week: late April 2025
- Awards ceremony: 29 May 2025