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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Agreements (PSAs) provide for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the civil service and in other parts of the public service. Redeployment is primarily a mechanism for the transfer of surplus staff to areas where appropriate vacancies exist. My Department is responsible for redeployment in the civil service and non-commercial state...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (27 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question no. 54985/17 answered on 16 January 2018.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: He was only asking.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Tánaiste was not making any accusations.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: We have our work cut out for us to maintain what we have agreed. Considerable effort had to go into ensuring that the commitments made up to 2020 were met. It would be of great help to our efforts if the institutions of Northern Ireland were in place to assist us in this work. We are working directly with the special EU programmes body, SEUPB, which oversees the implementation of these...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As already discussed, I submitted a report examining the remaining salary scale issues in respect of post 2011 new entrants on Friday last. While I have outlined the proposed next steps on foot of the report, I would like to take this opportunity to share some of the findings in that report. The Deputy asks about low pay and whether this is resulting in staff shortages, particularly in...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: What the Deputy does not take account of is the fact that there have been significant increases in recruitment, including in frontline services since 2011. He referred to a recruitment crisis. I point to the fact that over €60,000 more public servants have been recruited. In response to his concerns about salary levels and retention he does not take account of the fact that we...

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can quote all the figures I want, to quote the Deputy, because these are the figures. These are the changes, these are facts.

Other Questions: Public Sector Pay (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This is what has happened. The report takes account of change that has happened as people exit. 12 o’clock However, when I put facts to the Deputy he dismisses them if they do not fit into his narrative. We recognise the contribution our public servants have made and the concerns that exist, in particular in regard to our health service where we now have a specific module of work...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 14, 15 and 17 together. Ireland has been a significant beneficiary of Structural Funds throughout the 45 years of our EU membership. Of particular significance in the context of Brexit is the financial support there has been for the Border region of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with almost €2.4 billion of EU funding having been provided...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The way the questions were grouped probably did not do justice to Deputy Joan Burton's question about the general application of EU funds, with particular reference to ports. Our colleagues asked questions about PEACE and INTERREG programmes funding. They relate to different matters. To respond to the first question Deputy Joan Burton put to me about a focus on ports, the Ireland 2040...

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The public services card, and its online counterpart MyGovID, is the Government’s standard personal identity verification scheme, and it is core to delivering public services to people in a secure and efficient manner. My Department works closely with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which is the lead implementation body for the production of the PSC,...

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to reiterate to the House that we have the highest level of protection in place to ensure that citizens' information and private data are safe, secure and stored and regulated in accordance with data protection law. I am aware of the issues of concern that were raised in the second half of last year. That is why we have published the document I referred to a moment ago on the website...

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This is a Government of substance, contrary to what the Deputy has said. I look forward to seeing the latest round of changes to people's social welfare payments being made next week. It will assist people-----

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: -----who are in need of support-----

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and who deserve it. Only this morning-----

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: -----the Central Bank of Ireland published the latest report on the progress that has been made in mortgage arrears. Contrary to what the Deputy said a moment ago, in many different areas we are making progress, but of course we always have to make more progress and have to deliver more. I am committed to playing my part in so doing. I appreciate the support the Deputy has offered, on...

Other Questions: National Development Plan (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: An interdepartmental agency group was established in 2017 to review Ireland's experie nce of PPPs and to make recommendations on their future role in the context of the new ten-year national development plan, NDP. The NDP summarises the key findings and recommendations agreed as part of the PPP review, the detailed...

Other Questions: National Development Plan (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the things that occurs to me as I answer these parliamentary questions is that nobody is asking me about the national development plan.

Other Questions: National Development Plan (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy Burton asked me about capital investment.