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Monthly Archives: March 2014

31 March – 4 April, 2014

Today is Cabinet Committee Day with Minister Howlin, Secretary General Watt and Officials attending a series of Cabinet Committees focusing on Economic Infrastructure; EU Affairs; Mortgage Arrears and Credit […]

March 31st, 2014|This Week in PER

The Green Wall of China!

Do you know when the National Day of Lebanon is? Or Vietnam? Or Russia? Or Romania?

 

No?

 

It is estimated that 70 million global citizens claim Irish heritage and most of […]

March 28th, 2014|As PER Blog
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    Keynote Address by Minister Brendan Howlin, T.D. Department of Public Expenditure and ReformFreedom of Information in the Context of the Government’s Programme for Political Reform in Ireland at a Public Affairs Ireland Conference

Keynote Address by Minister Brendan Howlin, T.D. Department of Public Expenditure and ReformFreedom of Information in the Context of the Government’s Programme for Political Reform in Ireland at a Public Affairs Ireland Conference

Good morning.
 I would like to thank Public Affairs Ireland for the invitation to address today’s conference.

The title suggested by the conference organisers which positions FOI within the broader programme […]

March 27th, 2014|Speeches
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    Howlin meets European Parliament to discuss EU funding for Ireland: Structural Funds to support jobs and growth agenda

Howlin meets European Parliament to discuss EU funding for Ireland: Structural Funds to support jobs and growth agenda

Brendan Howlin TD today (26 March 2014) met a delegation from the European Parliament’s committee on Regional Development to discuss the next round of Structural Funds spending in Ireland.  […]

March 26th, 2014|Press Releases

24 – 28 March, 2014

As part of the Government’s St. Patrick’s Day Promote Ireland Programme, Minister Howlin visited Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing from Tuesday 11 through Wednesday 19 March, 2014. During the […]

March 24th, 2014|This Week in PER

Ireland’s OGP Journey

Economists may argue about the precise mechanisms through which the quality of public governance underpins economic prosperity but organisations like the OECD and the World Bank have long advocated policies […]

March 21st, 2014|As PER Blog

17-21 March 2014

This week began in the first seconds of St Patrick’s Day, as Minister Howlin  led the countdown to the ‘greening’ of the iconic Great Wall of China, which was illuminated […]

March 18th, 2014|This Week in PER
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    Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, ‘Greens’ the Great Wall of China’

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, ‘Greens’ the Great Wall of China’

Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, led the Count Down to the Greening of the  Great Wall of China for the first time to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

Minister […]

March 16th, 2014|Press Releases

Procurement Reform – The ‘No-Brainer’ Programme

Reform is a challenging topic and the decisions involved are usually complex ones that balance the costs and challenges of implementing the changes with the benefits and risks of […]

March 13th, 2014|As PER Blog

New OGP Framework Agreement secures 30% lower prices

The public sector can now purchase notebook and tablet computers at very competitive rates, thanks to a new Office of Government Procurement Framework Agreement announced today by Brian Hayes, […]

March 13th, 2014|Press Releases