Forthcoming changes to this webpage: On 21 December 2023 the Department of Public Expenditure, NPD Delivery and Reform published the Infrastructure Guidelines (IGs) setting out the value for money guidelines for the evaluation, planning, and management of public investment projects, including purchase or acquisitions of assets or shareholdings, in Ireland. The Infrastructure Guidelines replace the Public Spending Code. These pages will therefore be updated to reflect the Infrastructure Guidelines over the coming months.

Submission Deadline and Committee and Board Meeting Schedule

 

Submission Deadline and Committee and Board Meeting Schedule

The submission deadline for consideration at CPC/Board is the date of the Board meeting in the preceding month as outlined below (image):

 

The material to be submitted for review is as follows:

• Final version of the relevant IGs deliverable seeking Approval Gate Approval
  • Preliminary Business Case [PBC];
  • Detailed Business Case, Project Execution Plan and Procurement Strategy [DBCPEPPS]; or
  • Final Business Case [FBC].
• Please bear in mind that the review will be conducted only on final versions, and not on Drafts. All legible intended appendices should also be submitted accompanying the full report.
• An executive summary report is required if the full document is greater than 10 pages. As a general guideline, the executive summary report should be no more than 10% in length of the full document.