IMF Staff Country Reports

Ireland : Technical Assistance Report-Public Investment Management Assessment

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publication Date:

November 10, 2017

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This Technical Assistance Report presents a public investment management assessment (PIMA) in Ireland. Improving public investment would enable Ireland to bring the efficiency of its infrastructure closer to the frontier of best practice in advanced countries. The report’s recommendations, which the government is in the process of implementing, include strengthening the linkages between the national planning framework, the 10-year capital plan, and the budget; tightening financial rules on PPPs; increasing spending on maintenance; setting up a “project tracker” database; publishing more ex post reviews and audits of capital projects; and establishing a central register of infrastructure assets.

Series:

Country Report No. 17/333

Subject:

Fiscal policy Infrastructure Ireland Public investment Technical Assistance Technical Assistance Reports