Annual Report 2005 - The Office of Public Works

Strategic Review
Key Objectives Performance 2005 Progress Comment
Indicator
1.
To deliver on the
Annual Work
Programme and in
particular, meet the
key Government and
Customer
requirements for
decentralisation
projects.
• Post assessment of
Work Programme
targets.
• Work progressed
satisfactorily
throughout 2005, with
approx. 85% of the
Vote allocation spent
at year end.
The work programme
for 2005 has proceeded
broadly to target, with
all major projects and
programmes generally
on target at the end of
the year.
The shortfall in
expenditure of the
Voted amount was due
to the fact that a
substantial portion of
monies voted for the
purchase of sites for
decentralisation had
not been spent at the
end of the year,
notwithstanding that a
large number of sites
had been identified and
terms agreed.
2.
To deliver successfully
on the
decentralisation of
OPW.
• Advising Minister and
Government of
pertinent
organisational issues
resulting from
Decentralisation.
• Development of a
project
implementation
strategy that
recognises the
importance of
proactive
management of the
HRM dimension of
decentralisation.
• Commencement of
service delivery from
new locations with
voluntarily redeployed
staff.
• The OPW
Decentralisation
Implementation Plan,
incorporating a formal
Risk Analysis, was
redrafted in February
and again at the end
of the year, reflecting
the ongoing
preparations being
made for the move.
• A Decentralisation
Project Manager was
appointed in March to
oversee the critical
implementation of the
project.
• In April, work began
to ensure the
exchange of staff with
other Departments
who had expressed a
preference for the
Trim location under
the CAF process.
• Liaison between the
Project team and both
the formal Personnel
structures and staff
interests was
developed to help
with the
communication of
relevant issues.
At this stage, project
implementation is
concentrating on the
Trim location, which
Government have
decided will be one of
the early movers.
Administrative Grades
only are being dealt
with initially, reflecting
the fact that the
majority of Professional
and Technical staff have
chosen not to
decentralise.
Implementation
therefore in respect of
this group depends on
external factors, most
particularly agreement
between D/Finance and
IMPACT.
The target date for
occupation of the new
building in Trim is late
2008.
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