These publications have been prepared by members of IGEES and do not necessarily represent the policy positions of the relevant Department, Minister or the Government.
Budget 2021
The following papers have been completed by IGEES staff and are being published alongside Budget 2021. These include the latest papers completed as part of the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) series. In addition, a number of papers have been published under the Prevention and Early Intervention Unit’s Focused Policy Assessment Series. This series of descriptive reports is intended to provide the evidential base for a later thematic consideration of prevention and early interventions in Ireland.
Social Impact Assessment Series
SIA – Student Grant Scheme (SUSI Grants)
Social Impact Assessment – SEAI Programmes Targeting Energy Poverty
Spending Review 2020
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. The Spending Review in 2020 resulted in 25 published papers. To make this work more accessible, two documents containing the executive summaries of the 2020 papers have also been published.
Executive Summaries – Tranche 1 Publications
Executive Summaries – Tranche 2 Publications
A number of the topic papers were undertaken, or supported, by IGEES staff based across the various Government departments and as such, the papers prepared for the Spending Review cover a wide range of policy areas and account for a significant proportion of current expenditure. While the majority of this work was undertaken by staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, IGEES staff across the network undertake and input into papers.
- Teacher Allocation Model
- The Composition of Employment in Small and Large Firms
- State-Supported Loan Schemes
- Review of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund
- Assessment of the impact of Brexit and COVID19 on Údarás na Gaeltachta and its client companies
- Job Churn in the Public Service – A trend analysis of the workforce dynamics during the years 2006-2018
- Civil Service Overview, New Joiners and Temporary Clerical Officers
- The Single Scheme – Improving the Sustainability of Public Service Pensions
- Focused Policy Assessment: Paid Parent’s Leave Scheme
- The Ethiopia Country Strategy 2014 -2019
- Tusla Residential Care Costs
- Tusla: Staffing and Workforce Planning
- SEAI Energy Efficiency Grant Schemes
- Teagasc: Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme
- DAFM Competitive Research Programmes
- Expenditure on Overseas Peace Support Missions
- Analysis of PSO Public Transport Programme and Performance
- Toward Digitally-Enabled Court Services: Review of Investment in Courtroom Technology and the Creation of a Centralised Jury Summons Unit
- Designing Performance Metrics in Policing
- Analysis of Covid Impacts on Commercial Office Market – Potential Implications for State Leases
- Private Expenditure on GP Care in Ireland
- Analysis of Social Housing Build Programme
- Trends in Public Expenditure 2009-2019
Budget 2020
The following analytical papers have been completed by IGEES staff and are being published alongside Budget 2020. These include the latest papers completed as part of the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) series. In addition, a number of papers have been published under the Prevention and Early Intervention Unit’s Focused Policy Assessment Series. This series of descriptive reports is intended to provide the evidential base for a later thematic consideration of prevention and early interventions in Ireland.
Budget 2020 – Analytical Papers
Analysis of Live Register Expenditure
Housing Assistance Payment (2014 – 2019)
Quality of Employment Indicators and Trends
The Inactive Working Age Population A Comparison of Cohort Links to the Labour Market
Social Impact Assessment Series
SIA – Acute Mental Health Services
SIA – Assessment of Living Standards Results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions
SIA – Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA)
SIA – Equality Budgeting – Relevant Findings from Ex Post Evaluation
SIA – Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS)
SIA – Public Service Obligation (PSO) Funding for Public Transport
Prevention and Early Intervention Unit (PEIU) – FPA Series
PEIU FPA Series – Family Services Supporting Children and their Families
PEIU FPA Series – PEI Supporting Health and Well being in older age
PEIU FPA Series – Programmatic Interventions for Children Young People and their Parents
Spending Review 2019
The 2019 Spending Review is the third in a series of rolling, selective reviews, which intend to cover the totality of Government spending over a three year period. this process commenced in 2017 and was completed in 2019. The papers below were published, in part, alongside the Mid-Year Expenditure Report and also alongside Budget 2020 . The objective of this review, is to ensure that all Government expenditure is considered with regard to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact.
A number of the topic papers were undertaken, or supported, by IGEES staff based across the various Government departments and as such, the papers prepared for the Spending Review cover a wide range of policy areas and account for a significant proportion of current expenditure. While the majority of this work was undertaken by staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, papers that were prepared elsewhere, are marked appropriately.
- A Review of the Regional Airports Programme
- Analysis of Science Foundation Ireland Research Grants
- Animal Health – TB Eradication
- Beef Data Genomics Programme
- Civil Defence Expenditure
- Costing Framework for the Expansion of GP Care
- Cyclicality of Public Expenditure
- Direct Provision Overview of Current Accommodation Expenditure
- Emergency Department Trends 2014-2017
- Focused Policy Assessment of Capital Employment and Training Supports 2006-2018
- Health Workforce Consultant Pay and Skills Mix 2012-2017
- Incentives for Personal Electric Vehicle Purchase
- Lone Parents and In-Work Supports for Families with Children
- Monitoring Inputs Outputs and Outcomes in Special Education Needs Provision
- Overview of the Dublin North East Inner City Initiative
- Post Project Review of the Pálás Cinema Project
- Review of Participation and Costs of Apprenticeships
- Review of Carers Supports
- Review of the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme (ACCESS II)
- School Transport Expenditure
- The Green, Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme
- Towards a Framework for Multi-Annual Budgeting Considerations for An Garda Síochána
- Tusla – Assessment of Performance Measurement
- 2016 Heritage Council Review – Assessment of Implementation
- Analysis of Social Housing Acquisitions
- Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics from 2020 – 2030
- Public Service Employment Modelling
The final three papers listed, could be not be uploaded to the IGEES website because of restrictions placed on file sizes. However, these papers can be accessed here.
Budget 2019
The following analytical papers have been completed by IGEES staff and are being published alongside Budget 2019. These include the latest papers completed as part of the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) series. In addition, a number of papers have been published under the Prevention and Early Intervention Unit’s Focused Policy Assessment Series. This series of descriptive reports is intended to provide the evidential base for a later thematic consideration of prevention and early interventions in Ireland.
Budget 2019 – Analytical Papers
Analysis of Live Register Related Expenditure
Evaluation of Budget 2017 Compliance Measures
Government Expenditure on General Practice in Ireland
Health Budget Oversight and Management – Alignment of Health Budget and Natioanl Service Plan
Small Advanced Open Economies – A Comparative Analysis
State Supported Loan Schemes – A Preliminary Analysis
Trends in General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme
Social Impact Assessment Series
SIA – Female Labour Force Participation
SIA Series – Targeted Childcare Programmes
SIA Series – Social Housing Supports
SIA – Assessment of Living Standards in Recovery Period
Prevention and Early Intervention Unit (PEIU) FPA Series
PEIU FPA Series – Immunisation
PEIU FPA Series Diabetic RetinaScreen
Spending Review 2018
The 2018 Spending Review is the second in a series of rolling, selective reviews, which will cover the totality of Government spending over a three year period up to 2019. The 2018 Spending Review follows on from the one carried out in 2017 as it is also published alongside the Mid-Year Expenditure Report. The objective of this review, is to ensure that all Government expenditure is considered with regard to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact.
A number of the topic papers were undertaken, or supported, by IGEES staff based across the various Government departments and as such, the papers prepared for the Spending Review cover a wide range of policy areas and account for a significant proportion of current expenditure. While the majority of this work was undertaken by staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, papers that were prepared elsewhere, are marked appropriately.
1. Revenue Digitalisation Efficiency Effectiveness and Insights
2. Management of the Exchequer Pay Bill Key Issues
4. Policing Civilianisation in Ireland Lessons from International Practice
5. Overtime Spending in An Garda Síochána
6. Pay Expenditure Drivers at Primary and Secondary Level
7. Understanding the funding needs of Higher Education
8. Trend in services for older persons
9. Public Service Occupational Pensions in Ireland Cashflow Analysis
10. Review of Criminal Legal Aid (Department of Justice & Equality)
11. Analysis of Low Income Supports
12. Public Employment Services
13. An Analysis of Replacement Rates
14. Trend Analysis of IDA Ireland Expenditure
15. Analysis of Enterprise Supports and the Labour Market
16. Focused Policy Assessment of Start up and Entrepreneurship Supports
18. Public Service Obligation PSO Funding for Public Transport Analysis of Performance Measurement
19. Current and Capital Expenditure on Social Housing Delivery
21. Subsidised Ferry Services to the Offshore Islands
22. VFM Recommendations in DTTAS sector
23. Arts Council Recommendations Review
24. Comparative Levels and Efficiency of Public Expenditure
25. Hospital Inputs and Outputs
26. Nursing and Midwifery Expenditure
Spending Review 2017
The 2017 Spending Review is the first in a series of rolling, selective reviews, which will cover the totality of Government spending over a three year period to 2019. The results of the first year of this new approach are published with the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2017. The objective of the review is to ensure that all Government expenditure is considered with regard to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact.
The output for the 2017 Spending Review has two main elements with key sectoral trend analyses and individual topic papers.
The individual topic papers were selected to reflect key strategic/priority areas of expenditure, both in terms of the quantum of expenditure and the significance of the emerging policy challenges. The published output of the Spending Review is intended to contribute to a robust evidence base to inform policy making in the short and medium term.
The Spending Review framework and approach taken is in keeping with a range of other reform measures put in place to embed and improve the use of evidence in policy making across the public service, including the establishment of the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service, the development of the performance budgeting initiative and the Public Spending Code.
A number of the topic papers were undertaken, or supported, by IGEES staff and include papers on IGEES output, housing supports, climate change related research, acute hospital spending, pharmaceutical expenditure, the Environment Fund, special educational needs provision, further education and training and employment supports, enterprise supports, police expenditure, and funding for public transport. As such, the papers prepared for the Spending Review cover a wide range of policy areas and account for a significant proportion of current expenditure.
Estimating the Value of Additional Hours Worked – HRA and CPA
Analysis of Jobseekers and Related Expenditure
Disability Allowance Expenditure Drivers
Disability and Special Education Related Expenditure
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II
Staff Paper 2017 Nursing Homes Support Scheme – Trends and Figures
Primary Care Reimbursement Service – Trend Analysis
Central Votes Spending Trends and Key Drivers
Analysis of Current Expenditure on Housing Supports
Tracking Trends in Public-Spending-2017
The Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service_Selection of IGEES Output
Climate Change Related Research and Funding in Ireland
Acute Hospital Spending Review
Future Sustainability of Pharmaceutical Expenditure
Special Educational Needs Provision
Further Education and Training and Employment Supports Overview Paper
Analysis of Further Education & Training Expenditure by Education Training Boards
An Assessment of the Rationale, Efficiency and Targeting of Enterprise Supports in Ireland
Challenges for Investment in Police Expenditure_ A Public Expenditure Perspective
Public Service Obligation (PSO) Funding for Public Transport
Review of Social Protection Employment Supports Expenditure
Budget 2017
IGEES prepares a number of papers to inform the Budgetary process each year. The papers below informed budget 2017:
Budgetary Impact of Changing Demographics 2017-2027
Spending Reviews in Ireland – Lessons for the Future
Budget 2015 and the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Expenditure
Multi-annual expenditure reviews are part of Ireland’s reformed budgetary process. A new Comprehensive Review of Expenditure was announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin in the 2014 Budget. The Review has been carried out and was published on 14 October 2014.
The Review informs expenditure allocations for the 2015 – 2017 period. IGEES members in Government Departments contributed to the work of the Review.
As part of the CRE process, a small number of evaluations/policy analysis papers were carried out by members of the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service (IGEES) in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These papers can be found at the links below:
Future Expenditure Risks associated with Climate Change Climate Finance
The Cost of the Public Service
Expenditure Report 2013
Part III of the Expenditure Report 2013 comprised analytical papers prepared by the CEEU (now part of IGEES):
- Climate Change – Expenditure Impacts
- Primary and Post-Primary Education: 2015 – 2030 – Projected Expenditure Implications of Demographic Change
- Reducing Public Expenditure on Legal Services: Avoid, Minimise, Recover
2011 Comprehensive Review of Expenditure
The CEEU (now part of IGEES) completed the following series of thematic evaluations which fed into the 2011 Comprehensive Review of Expenditure and were published on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s website along with the submissions which were received from each Department:
- Enterprise Supports
- Labour Market Activation and Training
- Overview of ‘Legacy’ Expenditure Programmes and Policy Reforms including opportunities for rationalising State Agencies
- Publically-Funded Local Transport Schemes
- Rationalising Multiple Sources of Funding to Not-for-Profit Sector
- Social Housing Supports
Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure
The CEEU also assisted the Special Group on Public Service numbers and Expenditure which was established in late 2008 to examine the current expenditure programmes in each Government Department and to make recommendations for reducing public service numbers. The report of the Special Group is published on the Department of Finance’s website here.
The following cross-cutting analyses informed the work of the Group:
- Cross Cutting Issues – Activation Measures
- Cross Cutting Issues – Enterprise Supports
- Cross Cutting Issues – Regulators and Ombudsman Offices
- Cross Cutting Issues in Relation to Expenditure of Science, Technology and Innovation