What does Frank Feighan do?
- Supports reform of public procurement and how the State buys goods and services.
- Leads assigned work on digitalisation and eGovernment across public services.
Picture it in everyday life
The job in practice
Making an online public service easier to use or improving guidance for public procurement is within this brief.
Where the minister’s powers stop
The Minister of State works within the senior Minister's department; individual public bodies remain responsible for their own procurements and services.
How can you check their work?
Start with a specific decision: a policy, spending commitment or Bill. Check the department’s announcement, then look for the minister’s answer in the Oireachtas record. An announcement describes an intention; a parliamentary answer can clarify timing, funding and responsibility.