The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provides its member governments with much advice over a range of policy areas. As a member of the Paris-based Club, Ireland also benefits from such OECD advice. A recent example relates to…
In the world of procurement, where every decision can impact an organisation’s success, there’s a course that stands out from the rest. We sat down with David Coffey our lead Trainer on the PAI’s Certificate in Public Procurement – 8…
Dr Mary Collins, Chartered Coaching Psychologist Mary is a Chartered Psychologist, Author and Executive Coach who has been working in the Leadership Development/Talent Management field for 20 years. Her current role as Senior Executive Development Specialist with RCSI Centre for…
The recent OECD’s report, entitled “Strengthening Policy Development in the Irish Public Sector in Ireland”, contains many challenges for the Irish Authorities. 6724d155-en.pdf (oecd-ilibrary.org) . The report was funded by the European Union and was completed with the full co-operation…
On June 16th, 2023, The Data Protection Commission (DPC) completed their inquiry into certain aspects of the Department of Health’s processing of personal data in 29 litigation files. The inquiry was commenced following public allegations made in 2021 that the…
All the bruhaha about RTE, has brought the spotlight onto corporate governance. The reality is that all State Sponsored bodies are required to “do” corporate governance. This article list what they are required to “do” by way of corporate governance.…
This is a timely book for policy evaluators, policy makers and politicians. They will want to know how did the policy evaluation process perform during the Covid pandemic? How were evaluation practices and values affected? This blog will give you flavour…
10 May 2023 Tina Kinirons is a business psychologist who has extensive experience as an interview board member and is involved in both shortlisting and interviewing on behalf of several public sector organisations. She trains interview boards members and also…
May 2023 Tina Kinirons is a business psychologist who has extensive experience as an interview board member and is involved in both shortlisting and interviewing on behalf of several public sector organisations. She trains interview boards members and also delivers…
Significant changes were recently announced for the Public Spending Code. And more changes are on the way. Minister Pascal Donohue shared this information in a recent Press Release. More detailed information appeared on an official circular from his department. That…
What is a Data Subject Access Request A Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) is a request made by an individual, known as the data subject, to an organisation or data controller to obtain information about what personal data the organization…
Making public policy has never been easy. And it is getting more difficult. The amount of information to be considered by policy makers can be overwhelming. and ever more complex. Moreover, policy makers are often being pushed to produce ‘early…