Today is Cabinet Committee Day and Minister Howlin, Secretary General Watt and Officials are attending a series of Cabinet Committees focusing on Economic Structures; Social Policy; Health; Climate Change; Sub-Committees […]
Data Everywhere
Open data, big data, data journalism – in recent years we have been hearing a lot about data. Whether it’s Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog, or the G8’s Open Data […]
23 – 27 June 2014
This week, Minister Howlin is in Korea participating in the UN Public Service Forum and Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea this week, where he will discuss Ireland’s ongoing […]
Who is contacting whom about what?
Tip O’Neill famously said that all politics is local. In a country like ours, it’s not just politics that is local – it’s everything. Everywhere I go from Beijing […]
Mr Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform attends the UN Public Service Forum and Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea.
Mr Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is participating in the UN Public Service Forum and Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea this week, where […]
Minister Howlin announces publication of Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin T.D. today published the Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014.
The purpose of this Bill is to establish a web based […]
16 – 20 June 2014
This evening, the Minister will attend a dinner in honour of Mr Liu Yunshan, hosted by the Tánaiste. Mr Liu Yunshan is a member of the Communist Party Politburo […]
Strengthening Accountability and Performance in the Civil Service
Ireland does not feature a great deal in international studies of civil service reform. Even a recent UK report that reviewed civil service reforms in similar Westminster-type governmental systems […]
Minister Howlin publishes report of Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Brendan Howlin T.D., today published the report of the Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance.
The Independent Panel was established […]
9 – 13 June 2014
The Department is engaged in an ambitious reform programme of the procurement function across the public service, and today the Minister announced the establishment of Social Clauses Project Group. […]






