Agency Name: | Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform |
Type: | Department |
Formed: | 6 July 2011 |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Ireland |
Headquarters: | Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin |
Coordinates: | 53.3392°N -6.2536°W |
Minister1 Name: | Paschal Donohoe |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform |
Chief1 Name: | David Moloney |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary General |
The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Irish: Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí, Seachadta ar an bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, agus Athchóirithe) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.
The department was established in July 2011,[1] and took over the functions of Public Expenditure from the Department of Finance. The department is also responsible for overseeing the reform of the Public Sector.
The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin. The departmental team consists of the following:
Kieran O'Donnell, TD
Ossian Smyth, TD
The department took over two of the six divisions within the Department of Finance. They are:
The department has 11 divisions:[2]
The department was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 with Brendan Howlin as its first minister.
Date | Effect | |
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4 July 2011 | Establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Transfer of Public expenditure and the public service from the Department of Finance[3] | |
5 August 2011 | Transfer of various functions from the Department of Finance[4] | |
27 September 2011 | Transfer of further functions from the Department of Finance[5] | |
16 December 2011 | Transfer of money laundering and terrorism from the Department of Finance[6] | |
19 December 2013 | Further functions granted to the Minister[7] | |
1 February 2023 | Renamed as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform[8] | |
1 March 2023 | Transfer of Standards in Public Office Commission to the Department of Finance[9] |
Since its establishment, the department has introduced a number of government reform measures:[10]