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Spending Review 2023
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Ó: An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe; Department of Finance
- Foilsithe: 21 Meán Fómhair 2023
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 12 Aibreán 2025
- Executive Summaries
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Department of Transport
- Joint Paper between Department of Transport & Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Joint Paper between Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications & Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
- Health
The Spending Review process aims to facilitate the development of policy analysis and evaluation in support of the service-wide agenda of evidence-informed policy making.
Executive Summaries
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Spending Review: Review of Capital Expenditure in the Enterprise Sector
This paper thematically analyses the Capital Expenditure in the Enterprise Sector over the period 2013 to 2022.
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Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Spending Review: Market Access for Irish Agri-Food Exports
This paper indicatively estimates the level of resources associated with efforts to establish, maintain and improve market access for Irish agri-food exports; evaluates their impact by analysing export trends; and assesses their continued relevance, with recommendations identified for future work.
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Department of Transport
Spending Review: Adopting a Well-being Approach to Assessing Climate Action in the Transport Sector
The paper considers the current set of performance indicators monitored by the Department of Transport in relation to climate policy and makes recommendations on how they could be amended to place a greater focus on well-being.
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Slides: Adopting a Well-being Approach to Assessing Climate Action in the Transport Sector
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Joint Paper between Department of Transport & Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Spending Review: Public Service Obligation (PSO) for Public Transport Funding - Expenditure Drivers & Impact of New Fare Initiatives
This paper analyses the impact of the fare initiatives introduced in recent years for Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, assessing the initiatives’ impact on passenger numbers, fare revenue, and average fares for the four main public transport operators, whilst also considering the wider issues facing the PSO in this context to aid future policy decisions.
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Joint Paper between Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications & Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Spending Review 2023: A Review of Electricity Prices and Supports in the Context of the Energy Crisis
This Spending Review sought to provide policy makers with a better understanding of the relationship between wholesale energy prices and household bills, and the extent to which Government interventions mitigated the impact of energy price increases on households since the onset of the energy crisis.
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Slides: A Review of Electricity Prices and Supports in the Context of the Energy Crisis
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Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Spending Review 2023: Expenditure Review of the Nursing Home Support Scheme and the impacts of Covid-19
The objective of this paper is to review the change in expenditure and activity from a pre Covid-19 period in 2019 to 2023 in light of the increased budget allocation and to analyse the impacts of Covid-19 on the NHSS and the Government supports provided to nursing homes during this period.
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Spending Review 2023: Expenditure Review of the Nursing Home Support Scheme and the impacts of Covid-19
The objective of this paper is to review the change in expenditure and activity from a pre Covid-19 period in 2019 to 2023 in light of the increased budget allocation and to analyse the impacts of Covid-19 on the NHSS and the Government supports provided to nursing homes during this period.
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Slides: Expenditure Review of the Nursing Home Support Scheme and the impacts of Covid-19
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Spending Review: An Analysis of Cost Forecasting in Major Capital Projects & Programmes
This paper assesses the causes of cost underestimations in major capital projects from international research and examines measures that can be taken to more accurately account for risk in cost estimations.
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Slides: An Analysis of Cost Forecasting in Major Capital Projects & Programmes
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Spending Review: Funding Innovation and Review of the Public Service Innovation Fund
Since its introduction the Public Service Innovation Fund has helped to guide efforts in fostering and sustaining innovation across the Public Service. This paper examines how the fund operated between 2019 and 2021, analyses PSIF outputs and trends and considers potential future funding options for the initiative.
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Slides: Funding Innovation and Review of the Public Service Innovation Fund
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Spending Review: An Assessment of the Disability Allowance Scheme Trends and Characteristics
The number of Disability Allowance (DA) recipients grew by 55% in the decade to 2022. The aim of this Spending Review is to further build on the scheme's established evidence base by using the latest available data to analyse the underlying causes of this growth as well as to develop insights from an in-depth examination of DA recipients' that may be used to shape future policy direction and discussion in this area.
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Slides: An Assessment of the Disability Allowance Scheme Trends and Characteristics
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Spending Review: The Structure and Usage of the Public Employment Service
This Spending Review sets out the structure of the Public Employment Service (PES) as it is currently organised, using the latest available data to present a snapshot of PES users across the services and schemes as at December 2022/January 2023, and considers available evidence from the literature on the effectiveness of employment supports.
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Health
Unscheduled Care: An Analysis of National and Hospital Level Trends
This paper provides an analysis of patient level Unscheduled Care data recorded in the Patient Experience Time dataset over the period 2017-2022. It provides numerous insights into patient characteristics and outcomes in Unscheduled Care environments, including in relation to their age, admission probability, clinical need, mode of arrival and whether they have a referral. The findings of the paper either have overt or indirect implications for strategic policy development for Unscheduled Care in Ireland.
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Slides: Unscheduled Care: An Analysis of National and Hospital Level Trends
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