AQW 13103/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 12219/22-27, to detail (i) the expenditure of the Executive Insight and Strategy Unit; and (ii) the areas of research which have been explored.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 7 June 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 7 June 2024
- Answer due by
- 24 June 2024
- Answered
- 19 June 202412 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
In the 2023/24 financial year the Executive Insight and Strategy Unit (EISU) spent approximately £215k on staffing (one Director, 1 DP Economist and 0.5 FTE admin support), including employee costs and travel and subsistence.
The areas of research that have been explored include:
Measuring the Missions (People, Planet, Prosperity & Peace);
NI Economic progress; and
Other ad hoc research to support Ministerial and Head of Civil service engagements, such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.