The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, today Friday November 19th, published the sixth tranche of Spending Review papers as part of the 2021 Spending Review process.
The spending review is a key platform for evidence informed policy making across the Civil Service. Supported by Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) staff now working directly in all Departments, the process has become a focal point for the broad range of analysis ongoing across the Civil Service.
The papers published today relate to the areas of social protection; education, transport and enterprise supports.
Welcoming the publication of the reviews, the Minister stated: “These spending review papers provide valuable insights across the policy areas in question, including Covid-19. Government invested significantly to protect jobs and businesses throughout the pandemic and it is important to review the impact of the decisions taken so that we can inform our future policy responses.”
A further tranche of spending review papers will be released next week, reflecting a significant amount of ongoing work across departments. The papers published today, in addition to spending review papers published previously, are available on the gov.ie website.
Summaries of Spending Review papers:
IntroductionExecutive Summaries – Tranche 6 Publications This document sets out the executive summaries for the sixth tranche of 2021 spending review papers. Transport
The Protection and Renewal Expenditure on Ireland's Road and Rail Networks This paper, produced by staff in the Department of Transport, examines investment in protection and renewal of Ireland's road and rail network from 2007 - 2020, the process for delivering maintenance, the relationship between current and capital investment, and the associate outcomes of completing essential maintenance.
An Examination of the Cycle to Work Scheme This paper, produced by staff in the Department of Transport, is an examination of the Cycle to Work tax incentive scheme, an initiative that aims to increase the number of people travelling to work by bicycle.
Examination of State Funding to the Aviation Sector during the Covid-19 crisis This paper, produced by staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, examines the scale and scope of supports put in place to support the aviation sector during Covid-19, provides an assessment of how these interventions compare internationally and discusses the future outlook of the sector.
Social ProtectionDisability and Special Education Expenditure – Lifecycle of Supports This paper was produced by staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Given the significant expenditure associated with disability and special education supports, the aim of this review is to provide an overview of this expenditure and the type of supports available across the public sector. Enterprise Supports
Evaluating the State-Supported Loan Schemes - a Framework This paper, produced by staff in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, provides a common framework for the evaluation of the State-supported loan schemes available to firms and currently operating in Ireland. The study is based on the existing international practice and attempts to apply the evaluation model to the Irish case.
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