About DFP
- About the Department
- Our vision
- Our Departmental objectives
- Our Public Service Agreements
- Organisation structure
DFP is one of 11 Northern Ireland Departments created in December 1999 as part of the Northern Ireland Executive by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
The Minister of Finance and Personnel is Rt. Hon. Peter Robinson MP, MLA. The Department's Permanent Secretary is Bruce Robinson and Leo O'Reilly is the Second Permanent Secretary.
“Leading Reform, Delivering Value and Promoting Sustainability”
- To prioritise the use of resources available to Northern Ireland, ensure that these are used efficiently and secure the reform and modernisation of public services; and
- To deliver efficient and cost effective services to the public in the Department's areas of executive responsibility.
The Public Service Agreements (PSAs) are set out in the Programme for Government agreed by the Ececutive and ednorsed by the Northern Ireland Assembly in January 2008: http://www.pfgbudgetni.gov.uk
The PSAs towards which DFP contributes are:
- PSA 11: Driving investment and sustainable development
- PSA 20: Improving public services
- PSA 21: Enabling efficient government
DFP is managed by the Departmental Board, which is chaired by the Permanent Secretary. The Board comprises twelve executive members and two Independent Board Members. The Department is comprised of four Directorates, two Agencies (Land and Property Services and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and the Departmental Solicitor's Office and employs some 2870 people.
Full details about the Department’s vision, objectives, targets and structure can be found in the DFP Corporate Plan 2008-11 (pdf-683KB).
