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Spending Review 2017


Introduction

The Spending Review process aims to improve how public expenditure is allocated across all areas of Government. 2017 was the first year of the current three year process. 21 papers were published covering topics ranging from enterprise supports to the State’s contribution to the funding of public transport. In some instances, these papers laid the foundation for further analysis in 2018 and 2019.

Agriculture

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II
The aim of this paper is to set out an analytical overview of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme. The paper highlights the purpose and objectives of the schemes and details the level and composition of expenditure and grant approvals.
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Health

Acute Hospital Expenditure Review
The objectives of this paper are to systematically examine the baseline expenditure in the acute hospital sector in Ireland and identify trends and drivers in the hospitals expenditure.
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Future Sustainability of Pharmaceutical Expenditure
The objectives of this paper are to provide an overview of the composition of pharmaceutical spend in Ireland, set out the key trends in the pharmaceutical area, summarise the future trends in the pharmaceutical sector in terms of expenditure pressures and set out components of the reform agenda to manage growth in spend on pharmaceuticals in the future.
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Education

Disability and Special Education Related Expenditure
Given the significant expenditure associated with disability, illness and special education supports, the aim of this paper is to provide comprehensive overview of this investment across the three sectors.
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Special Educational Needs Provision
The paper examines the evolution and drivers of the components of special education expenditure. It reflects on recent reforms and ongoing initiatives, in particular in relation to the new special education teaching allocation model.
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Analysis of Further Education and Training Expenditure by Education Training Boards
This paper focuses on the expenditure outlay for Further Education and Training provision delivered by SOLAS and 16 education and training boards.
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Evaluating Further Education and Training Expenditure: Strategic Pilot Initiative Report
This paper evaluates Further Education and Training expenditure through the Strategic Pilot Initiative.
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Social Protection

Disability Allowance Expenditure Drivers
The aim of this paper is to identify and quantify the expenditure drivers underpinning the Disability Allowance scheme.
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Review of Social Protection Employment Supports
This paper assesses the range of Active Labour Market Policies provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in terms of expenditure trends, recipient profiles, and so on. The analysis also considers the impact of the labour market and economic context on this policy area.
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Enterprise Supports

An Assessment of the Rationale, Efficiency and Targeting of Supports in Enterprise Ireland
This paper assesses the rationale for enterprise policy in Ireland, the targeting of supports in Enterprise Ireland and the efficiency of spend by Enterprise Ireland in recent years. Important policy issues such as Brexit and climate change are also considered in the context of enterprise policy and the future work of the Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation, and Enterprise Ireland.
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Review of Capital Expenditure on Research, Development and Innovation (2000 - 2016)
This paper reviews capital expenditure on supports for Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) by tracing expenditure, through a logic model approach, from objectives to inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts, over the period 2000 to 2016.
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Housing

Current Expenditure on Housing Supports
This paper focuses on the four main housing support schemes delivered through current expenditure. The analysis aims to generate an understanding of the nature of the schemes, detail the objectives and rationale, and assess cost developments within the schemes.
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Transport

Public Service Obligation Funding for Public Transport
This paper provides an overview of state funding of public transport. It focuses on the Public Service Obligation services delivered by the three main operators – Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann.
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Climate Change and the Environment

Climate Change Related Research and Funding in Ireland, 2010 – 2015
This paper reviews the level and breadth of climate change related research funded in Ireland between 2010 and 2015. It outlines climate change related research priority setting by a number of government departments and provides recommendations on how links between researchers and policy makers can be further enhanced.
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Environment Fund
This paper provides a review of the Environment Fund, which was established in 2001 as a means of encouraging behaviour that improves the quality of the environment.
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Defence

Defence Expenditure
This paper provides a summary overview of Ireland’s defence sector, including a comparison with New Zealand’s defence establishment.
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Crime and Policing

Challenges to Investment in Policing: A Public Expenditure Perspective
This paper is the first of a series of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform papers on policing. It analyses recent trends in expenditure, the current trajectory of investment in policing, presents the current progress of Garda reform and explores alternatives to the current model of resource allocation.
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Courts Service Reform
This report considers the rationale, sustainability, impact and efficiency of selected Court Service reforms. It also assesses plans for further reforms.
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Tracking Trends in Public Spending
This paper provides an overview of developments in public expenditure, focusing in particular on how expenditure has developed over the last two decades, the main expenditure drivers and the quantifiable results that have been achieved.
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The Central Votes: Spending Trends and Key Drivers
This paper identifies the current state of play for 17 Votes in terms of expenditure. It examines where pressures are emerging and their potential impact on the sustainability of expenditure and attempts to ‘signpost’ areas where further analysis may be useful.
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The Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES): Selection of IGEES Output
This paper provides a summary of Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service output across a range of government departments. While not exhaustive, the review attempts to capture a large selection of Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service output across a range of expenditure areas.
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