❓ For each Department and Agency within the Minister’s portfolios, please provide, - (a) a description of each of the initiatives to achieve the relevant Agency’s 3 percent efficiency dividend; (b) a de
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For each Department and Agency within the Minister’s portfolios, please provide, -
(a) a description of each of the initiatives to achieve the relevant Agency’s 3 percent efficiency dividend;
(b) a description of how the original services, provided by the initiatives that were cut in (a) above, have been met by other areas of that Agency;
(c) if services have not been provided to their original level, a description of where the Agency is increasing its level of service to create efficiency; and
(d) for each new service provided by the Agency, a description of the monetary and non-monetary, costs and benefits, attributable to the new service?
(a) a description of each of the initiatives to achieve the relevant Agency’s 3 percent efficiency dividend;
(b) a description of how the original services, provided by the initiatives that were cut in (a) above, have been met by other areas of that Agency;
(c) if services have not been provided to their original level, a description of where the Agency is increasing its level of service to create efficiency; and
(d) for each new service provided by the Agency, a description of the monetary and non-monetary, costs and benefits, attributable to the new service?
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Answered
26 November 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Water
Response time
35 days
The Minister for Water has provided the following response:
Department of Water
(a) 3% Efficiency Savings
The Department of Water (DoW) in delivering on its 3% efficiency saving dividend has focused on five broad categories within DoW's cost activities :
· Administration Costs
Description:
Savings are to be made in the areas of travel, fleet and general administrative expenditure
Impact on Service Delivery:
These savings represent an approximate 10% saving in travel expenditure and 10% saving associated with fleet costs which will be achieved through fleet rationalisation and efficiencies.
· Consultancies
Description:
Savings represents a reduction of approximately 15% associated with the departments consultancy budget.
Impact on Service Delivery:
It is expected that this saving will be achieved through anticipated reduced cost of consultancy in the current economic climate.
· Staff via reduced employment
Description:
It is proposed to not fill seven (7) positions
.
Impact on Service Delivery:
The DoW has an estimated 600 FTE level for 2009-10 and the positions will be identified in areas where efficiencies can best be gained to best minimise impacts on service delivery.
· Program activities in salinity, drainage and waterways; and
Description:
Proposed to reduce $357k in program areas. The majority of this will occur in the area of Salinity ($165k), Management and Drainage Planning ($140k) and Waterways Management ($52k).
Impact on Service Deliver:
Reduction in funding for salinity will mean less on ground work for land owners and tree planting. The reduction in drainage will be achieved through varying the timing of preparation of some drainage and urban water management plans for specific areas, particularly targeting those areas where there has been a slowing of land release.
· Grants in the State Water Strategy program
Description:
Proposed to reduce State Water Grants. These grants were established by the Gallop Government following the State Water Strategy.
Impact on Service Delivery:
The program has been running since 2003 and provides financial assistance to state Government agencies, local governments (conducted by ICLEI), water industry organisations and the community for the implementation of State Water Plan initiatives. It is intended to continue these initiatives which includes the WA Water Campaign with WA local councils (conducted by ICLEI) and has 28 councils participating with funding totalling $200k, however, there will be a reduced level of funding associated with the other areas of the program thus achieving the anticipated saving of $300k .
(b-d) N/A.
Selection of these areas has been based on ensuring that core functions are not impacted.
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Department of Water
(a) 3% Efficiency Savings
The Department of Water (DoW) in delivering on its 3% efficiency saving dividend has focused on five broad categories within DoW's cost activities :
· Administration Costs
Description:
Savings are to be made in the areas of travel, fleet and general administrative expenditure
Impact on Service Delivery:
These savings represent an approximate 10% saving in travel expenditure and 10% saving associated with fleet costs which will be achieved through fleet rationalisation and efficiencies.
· Consultancies
Description:
Savings represents a reduction of approximately 15% associated with the departments consultancy budget.
Impact on Service Delivery:
It is expected that this saving will be achieved through anticipated reduced cost of consultancy in the current economic climate.
· Staff via reduced employment
Description:
It is proposed to not fill seven (7) positions
.
Impact on Service Delivery:
The DoW has an estimated 600 FTE level for 2009-10 and the positions will be identified in areas where efficiencies can best be gained to best minimise impacts on service delivery.
· Program activities in salinity, drainage and waterways; and
Description:
Proposed to reduce $357k in program areas. The majority of this will occur in the area of Salinity ($165k), Management and Drainage Planning ($140k) and Waterways Management ($52k).
Impact on Service Deliver:
Reduction in funding for salinity will mean less on ground work for land owners and tree planting. The reduction in drainage will be achieved through varying the timing of preparation of some drainage and urban water management plans for specific areas, particularly targeting those areas where there has been a slowing of land release.
· Grants in the State Water Strategy program
Description:
Proposed to reduce State Water Grants. These grants were established by the Gallop Government following the State Water Strategy.
Impact on Service Delivery:
The program has been running since 2003 and provides financial assistance to state Government agencies, local governments (conducted by ICLEI), water industry organisations and the community for the implementation of State Water Plan initiatives. It is intended to continue these initiatives which includes the WA Water Campaign with WA local councils (conducted by ICLEI) and has 28 councils participating with funding totalling $200k, however, there will be a reduced level of funding associated with the other areas of the program thus achieving the anticipated saving of $300k .
(b-d) N/A.
Selection of these areas has been based on ensuring that core functions are not impacted.
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