This report was prepared in the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) under the leadership of Marcos Bonturi. It is part of the work programme of the Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, headed by Martin Forst.
The report was drafted by Daniel Acquah, policy analyst at the OECD at the time of drafting, under the strategic direction of Stephane Jacobzone, Head of Unit for evidence, monitoring and policy evaluation. Anne Pauline de Cler contributed some sections and provided highly valuable research assistance. Editorial and production support was provided by Ciara Muller.
The authors are grateful to representatives from Irish government Departments and experts from the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) for their valuable contributions and effort to provide all relevant data and mobilise relevant stakeholders. In particular, the OECD would like to thank Jasmina Behan, Daniel O’Callaghan and her colleagues at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) headed by Secretary General Robert Watt. The Secretariat would like to thank the respondents to questionnaires in 12 government departments, and the participants in the interviews that took place in Dublin in May and June 2019. These in-depth interviews were instrumental in further improving the OECD’s understanding of the IGEES institutional context and governance. The Secretariat also wish to thank Ms. Francoise Maurel, Director of dissemination and regional action of INSEE (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) for her participation as a peer reviewer in the process.
The report received detailed and comprehensive feedback from Irish officials. Inside the Secretariat, the authors wish to acknowledge the feedback and contributions received from Jacob Arturo Rivera Perez, Benjamin Welby, Scherie Nicol, Andrew Blazey, and Bagrat Tunyan in the Public Governance Directorate.