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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...received in response to this invitation. Following assessment of the applications on the basis of the criteria specified in the invitation, Davy Corporate Finance was awarded the contract for a fee of €615.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...date in 2012. Every effort is made to minimize costs in this area but, from time to time, certain specialist skills and expertise are required. Year Name of consultancy company Nature of work Fees to each consultant Advertised 2012 The Innovation Value Institute N.U.I Maynooth IT Consultancy € 12,500 ex vat No 2012 Davy Corporate Finance Financial Consultancy €615 in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (17 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...any legal advice sought from 2008 to December 2010 is covered by material provided by the Department of Finance. In respect of 2011 and to date in 2012 the following is the position: Year Name Fees paid Nature of the work If Advertised 2012 Richard Humphries, Senior Counsel 43,404.55 Legal Consultancy Yes 2012 Ciara Kennedy, Junior Counsel 8,058.40 Legal Consultancy. Yes The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Fees (16 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy may wish to note that the average search and retrieval charge in 2011 for a non-personal Freedom of Information request was €7.42, just over one third of the hourly rate of €20.95, a fee which has been unchanged since the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act 1997. The Deputy may be aware that in the statement I issued on 11 July 2012 communicating the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Banking (16 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The following table shows the details of the bank account used by my Department: List of Accounts Purpose of each account Financial Institution Total Interest Charged/Fees Incurred 2011 (bank fees) Total Interest Charged/ Fees anticipated for 2012 % of payments issued electronically Any special arrangement regarding bank charges/fees Current Account For payment of invoices to suppliers...

Other Questions: Freedom of Information Legislation (10 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...to release Government records within five years where they relate, for example, to factual information already in the public domain; prioritising the reduction of very high levels of internal review and appeal fees for non-personal requests; and the liberalisation of the mandatory class exemption put in place in 2003. I have submitted the general scheme of the freedom of information Bill...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: .... The Senator is an expert on that area and I readily acknowledge that. One could not state objectively, if there is an aviation regulator who determines on balance an increase in landing fees at Dublin Airport, or a taxi regulator determining what taxi charges should be, that it could possibly be appropriate for the Ombudsman to state that it is an appropriate or an inappropriate fee or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (2 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...interviewers and assessors. At any given time, PAS would have approx 60 active on their database who may be used from time to time for short periods. For this work, retired members are paid on a fee-per-day basis and are subject to tax and other relevant deductions. The fees are linked to pre-retirement grades and take account of the principal of pension’s abatement. The...

Seanad: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (26 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...the interaction of State agencies who have statutory roles to perform and the general public to ensure every citizen is dealt with fairly, well and in a timely fashion. That is not saying landing fees are too high at Dublin Airport or that there should be different bus routes or that the tolling regime is wrong or too expensive. The Committee of Public Accounts and a variety of other...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The annual saving to the Exchequer if all board member fees paid to agencies under the aegis of my Department were cut by 25%, 35% and 50% would be €8,763.75, €12,269.25 and €17,527.50 respectively.

Seanad: Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...in terms of fairness. During the Second Stage debate in the House last week I indicated that where people are employed on a contract basis the abatement will be applied to the actual contract fee, where they are re-employed on a longer-term basis it will be applied to the pension but the abatement will apply in each circumstance.

Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...or her pension is, where necessary, abated - that is, reduced. Such pensioners may never earn more than they would have received if they had continued working. Where a person is re-engaged on a fee-paying basis, the abatement is applied to the fee itself. While this Act does not apply to the wider public service, it has been the norm that similar conditions apply there. Furthermore, I...

Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As far as I am aware, it applies in all circumstances. Where a person is contracted on a fee-paying basis, it is the fee rather than the pension that is reduced.

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (3 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...the State's law offices, which are critically involved in the engagement of legal services, with a view to pursuing reductions in overall costs and increasing competitive forces. Reductions in fee levels are being achieved through a number of different measures. In accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 and the Government decision of 3 February...

Re-employment of Retired Public Servants (13 Jun 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...the public service in a non-established capacity, the pension is abated. Such pensioners may never earn more than they would have if they had continued working. Where a person is re-engaged on a fee-paid basis, the abatement is applied to the fee itself, not the pension.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (22 May 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy may wish to note that no application, internal review or appeal fees are payable in respect of Freedom of Information requests for personal records. Therefore if a person who has suffered from the condition referred to in the Deputy's question requests their medical records no application fee should apply for personal requests. A reduced application fee structure applies to persons...

Written Answers — Election Costs: Election Costs (1 May 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...to the by-election. However, I have been informed that some €92,000 in costs were incurred by the Returning Officer purely as a result of the by-election. This includes Returning Officer fees, fees for one additional Poll Clerk per ballot box, count staff, clerical and administration costs. In addition, some €274,707 was incurred for the free-postage scheme for candidates and some...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...on these boards. The Office of the Attorney General has advised that people working for the State are entitled to be indemnified for such work. The indemnification would cover any reasonable legal fees and/or damages incurred where people are sued for undertaking their duties on behalf of the State provided they acted in good faith and in a bona fide manner. The State carries its own...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the members of the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) Board do not receive fees. While Board members do not travel on official business as members of the Institute, they are entitled to claim travel and subsistence for their attendance at Board and subcommittee meetings. Details in relation to travel and subsistence claims are published in the...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (6 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Section 47 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997, inter alia, provides for the charging of a fee by a public body and for payment by the requester in respect of the grant of a Freedom of Information request of an amount equal to — (a) the estimated cost of the search for and retrieval of the record concerned, and (b) the estimated cost of any copy of the record made by the public body...