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, 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 of public expenditure management and public service transformation."

The Minister added that:

“following the challenges posed by Brexit and COVID-19 in recent years, the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine last year presented further challenges in driving higher levels of inflation and cost of living pressures. My department once again played a key role in the whole of government response to these issues."

The Minister drew attention to a number of key contributions by the department:

managing the impact on the public finances of measures introduced to support our people and businesses in the face of cost of living pressures
supporting the implementation of Project Ireland 2040 including strengthening the guidance for public investment and external assurance for major projects
driving the digital transformation agenda across the Civil and Public Service
designing and delivering innovative and sustainable HR policies and frameworks
delivering the programme of Public Procurement Reform

Minister Donohoe thanked the staff of the department for their work throughout 2022. Turning to the future, the Minister stated that:

“I look forward to continuing to work closely with Ministers of State Ossian Smyth and Patrick O’Donovan and all of the staff of the department to deliver on our new Statement of Strategy 2023-2025, which sets out a programme of work critical to the future of our country.”

Minister of State Smyth, who has responsibility for eGovernment and Public Procurement at the department, stated that:

“the report sets out further progress on the digital delivery of public services and ongoing reform of public procurement, both of which contribute to the greater efficiency and effectiveness of our Public Service in delivering for the people of Ireland."