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This is a report to ascertain and evaluate the actions taken and the procedures put in place to provide for the taking of the 2001 census of population, to examine and evaluate the specific procedures followed in placing contracts for goods and services, in reacting to unforeseen events and in protecting the State’s interest and to ascertain the cost of the project and evaluate the efficacy of the financial controls in operation.

The examination set out to review training and development activity across the civil service with a view to assessing how it could be improved in terms of its organisation, management and overall effectiveness.

This examination aimed primarily to establish how efficiently and effectively the fines system operates in relation to cases within the jurisdiction of the District Court.

This examination was concerned with the techniques used to determine the accuracy of weather forecasts and with the arrangements between Met Éireann and the Department for the management of the performance of the service.

This value for money examination was concerned with aspects of the economy and efficiency of the provision of the driver testing service.

This value for money report is concerned with the operation during the period 1994 - 1999 of local development initiatives provided through County Enterprise Boards (CEBs), Area-Based Partnership Companies (Partnerships) and LEADER groups. The value for money examination looked at specific issues relating to the administrative and operational efficiency of the three types of bodies, the arrangements for co-ordination between the bodies and approaches to evaluation of their impact.

This report examines the systems and procedures employed by Teagasc to evaluate its own effectiveness. Teagasc was formed to provide services for the agriculture and food sectors in three distinct services areas – research, advisory services and training. Teagasc 2000 is a comprehensive plan for the future delivery of services which was published in the middle of 1998. Management systems including those associated with the determination of effectiveness are being developed in light of proposals in Teagasc 2000.

This examination was undertaken to establish the extent to which the emergency ambulance services are provided efficiently and economically.

This is a report covering the excess spending on Consultancy pertaining to the evaluation of applicants for the second operator licence of the global system of mobile telephony (GSM) in Ireland.

The study focused on the quality of service provided by the OS to its customers, the financial performance of the OS, the age profile of the map data, the impact of changes to the operating environment of the OS.