In 2017, following an OECD review of budget oversight by the Oireachtas and on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) was established. It...
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD speaks to eolas regarding health expenditure, Sláintecare priorities and abortion legislation, as well the challenges of anticipated winter pressures and Brexit. The Taoiseach has...
In recent years, the cycle of controversy which has dogged An Garda Síochána, combined with the ‘dysfunctionality’ of the Department of Justice and Equality, has claimed the scalps of two...
Innovation is a cornerstone of Ireland’s overall economic development policy. Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan...
Innovation is a cornerstone of Ireland’s overall economic development policy. Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan TD, writes....
In the public sector, risk-taking must be balanced with pragmatism. However, that does not preclude public service bodies from being at the forefront of innovation. Dan Sheils, Managing Director of Accenture Ireland’s...
As AI technology proliferates, particularly in relation to autonomous vehicles, we are faced with a challenge of preventing it from simply reifying existing social norms and preferences. The University of Limerick’s Martin...
Within the first four months of 2019 central Government public bodies need to be able to receive and process eInvoices in accordance with the European Directive 2014/55/EU and the national eInvoicing approach....
Senior physics lecturer at UCD Ronan McNulty explores the most significant potential benefits of CERN membership for Ireland in relation to research and networking. CERN was established in 1954, in a Europe...
The health service in Ireland is under pressure to transform, and quickly. James Norman, Healthcare CIO – Europe & Middle East Africa, at Dell EMC, writes. With the total number of citizens...
Queen’s University Belfast visiting professor Birgit Schippers examines the friction between human rights and civil liberties and the utilisation of face recognition technology in the realm of policing and law enforcement. In...
Jean-Christophe Desplat, Director of the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC), outlines ICHEC’s successful public sector Engagement Programme and reflects on the role of High-performance computing in addressing the key challenges in...
A report by independent process auditor Peter Smyth has found that neither former Minister for Communications Denis Naughten nor National Broadband Ireland (NBI) head David McCourt had unduly influenced the National Broadband...
Accenture’s experience of working with a central Government department in the UK to develop scaled software robotic solutions can benefit organisations contemplating the adoption of Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Dan Sheils, Managing...
