The Department of Finance complies with the Regulations on the Re-use of Public Sector Information and we encourage the re-use of the information that we produce.

All of the information featured on our website is the copyright of The Department of Finance unless otherwise indicated. You may re-use the information on this website free of charge in any format.

Re-use includes copying, issuing copies to the public, publishing, broadcasting and translating into other languages. It also covers non-commercial research and study.

Re-use is subject to the following conditions. You must:

• Acknowledge the source and our copyright in cases where you supply the information to others;

• Reproduce the information accurately;

• Not use the information in a misleading way;

• Not use the information for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service.

• Not use the information for or in support of illegal, immoral, fraudulent, or dishonest purposes

The Department of Finance is not liable for any loss or liability associated with the re-use of information and does not certify that the information is up-to-date or error free. The Department of Finance does not authorise any user to have exclusive rights to re-use of its information.

The Department of Finance maintains the following information on its website:

Financial and Economic Information on:

-       The Budget

-          Economic Review

-          Economic Statistics

-          Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

-          Estimates of Public Expenditure

-          Exchequer Statements

-          Finance Accounts

-          Monthly Economic Bulletins

-          Public Financial Procedures

-          Revised Statements

-          Stability Programmes

Information on Policy Areas and Publications:

-          Legislation and related publications

-          National Development Plan 2000 – 2006 (NDP)

-          Political Party Costings

-          Public/Private Partnership (PPP)

-          Public Procurement and Capital Appraisal

-          Reports

-          Tax Strategy Group

-          Working Groups

-          EU Legislation

-          Freedom Of Information (FOI) Documents

-          Guidelines issued by Department on various topics

Civil and Public Service Information on:

-          Public Service Benchmarking Body

-          Circulars setting out practice for Departments

-          Civil and Public Service - General Information

-          Decentralisation

-          Equality in the Civil Service

-          Ethics in Public Office

-          General Council Reports

-          Public Procurement Policy

-          Public Service Pensions

-          Reports on accountability of Secretary Generals

Information about the Department on:

-          How the Department works

-          A career in the Department

-          Strategic Management Initiative

-          History of the Department

-          The organisation of the Department

-          Organisation Chart

-          Operational Costs

-          Staffing

Press Releases

Speeches

Parliamentary Questions

Department of Finance related Internet websites:

-          Government site

-          Centre for Management and Organisation Development - Training [includes Gaelagras, Training & Development, and, Language training]

-          Freedom of Information

-          An Cód Pearsanra or http://www.personnelcode.gov.ie/

-          Office of The Chief Medical Officer

-          Committee for Public Management Research

-          eProcurement Network

-          Public Private Partnership (PPP)

-          Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector

-          Public Sector Information Access and Re-Use

-          Public Service Benchmarking Body

-          Department of Finance Central Decentralisation Unit

The links above are provided to improve public access to information and exist only for the convenience of those who use this website.

For further information on the re-use of information maintained by the Department of Finance please contact:

Contact Person: Rita Meehan

Contact Details: Telephone: 01- 6045536

Email: rita.meehan@finance.gov.ie