Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Department overview
Formed	6 July 2011
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 53°20′21″N 6°15′13″W / 53.33917°N 6.25361°W / 53.33917; -6.25361
Minister responsible	Brendan Howlin, TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Website
per.gov.ie

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Irish: An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform who is assisted by one Minister of State.

The Department was established in July 2011.^[1] The Department took over the functions of Public Expenditure from the Department of Finance. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for overseeing the reform of the Public Sector.

Departmental team

The headquarters and ministerial offices of the department are in Government Buildings, Merrion Street, Dublin 2. The departmental team consists of the following:

• Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform: Brendan Howlin, TD
  • Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works: Brian Hayes, TD
• Secretary General of the Department: Robert Watt

Overview

The Department took over two of the six divisions within the Department of Finance. They are:

• Public Expenditure Division – to establish and review short-term and medium-term current and capital public expenditure targets
• Organisation, Management and Training Division – has overall responsibility for the management and development of the civil service

See also

• Revenue Commissioners

References

1. ^ "S.I. No. 401/2011 — Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011". 5 July 2011. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/si/0401.html. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 

External links

• Department of Public Expenditure and Reform