Evaluation Network member - Ireland

Evaluation and Audit Unit
Irish Aid

Irish Aid Headquaters

Department of Foreign Affairs

Riverstone House, 23-27 Henry Street

Limerick

Tel: + 353 1 408 2000
Fax: + 353 1 408 2880
Email:   irishaid@dfa.ie

Website: Evaluation Unit site

Department background

• Ireland's Evaluation Profile

The Evaluation and Audit Section of Irish Aid is charged to identify evaluation topics; plan, co-ordinate and manage evaluation activities (including "Value for Money'' exercises); provide quality assurance of evaluations; actively disseminate key findings and publish reports; ensure that key findings feed into the appropriate policy, strategy, planning and appraisal cycles; and, manage a database of reports and recommendations.  The Section also spends about 20% of its time providing guidance, training and support to evaluations undertaken by business units, Irish Embassies, and other partners.  These evaluations are funded directly from programme costs.

The Section's mandate covers evaluation of ODA funds administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs but not expenditure administrated by other Departments.

Multilateral assistance is covered by multilaterals' own systems and through joint evaluations as possible.

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