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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The flow going in the direction of the public service is a significant help to us. I am eager to look at how we can deepen that. Getting private sector people, who are at a point in their careers where they want to work in a different environment, is helpful to us in the context of certain specialised roles.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: No, not in the terms of the provision of public services. Where it has come up is in the duplication of providing information. While it is not the key issue, it is up there near the top in terms of citizens asking why they have to provide all their information, for example, for a SUSI application when the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has it already. That is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not bring my phone in with me anymore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On procurement, first, I believe anybody who wins a contract through the public procurement process should do so according to terms and conditions that enable people who work for them, either directly or indirectly, to be paid, and to be paid in accordance with the law in terms of the minimum wage and protecting people in the workplace. For any contract that is awarded on that basis I would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not intend that anyone would be a permanent member of TLAC. As with any appointment I make, it is for a specific period of time. If we have made any appointment that creates the impression that somebody has been a permanent member of TLAC I will follow up on that because that is not my intention. I believe the membership should change. I will see if we can get the information for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a great project. It is funded mainly by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I launch its annual report each year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I cannot say. I will find out for the Deputy. I do not have that information now, but I imagine that my Department is a significant funder of it. Benefacts pulls together into a single dataset all of the information available about how public bodies and charities are funded. I have looked at its website. If one wants to find out form where an organisation receives State funding, it will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I have just been told that Benefacts was previously funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, but my Department is now the main funder.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I imagine it is for 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The average tax wedge is used by the OECD to measure the extent to which taxes on labour income discourage employment. The tax wedge is defined as the ratio between the amount of taxes paid by an average single worker without children (i.e. a worker on 100% of average earnings) and the corresponding total labour costs for the employer including employer social insurance costs. Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: To qualify for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a primary medical certificate (PMC). I have no function in relation to the issuing of PMCs. A Senior Medical Officer for the relevant local Health Service Executive administrative area makes a professional clinical determination as to whether an applicant satisfies the medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Proposals for tax harmonisation at EU level are not new. The Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base has been discussed for a number of years and was first formally proposed in 2011. In line with the Programme for Partnership Government, Ireland is constructively engaging in the debate on the CCCTB proposal while critically analysing the extent to which the proposal impacts Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am conscious of the difficulties that the absence or withdrawal of flood insurance cover can cause to homeowners and businesses, and that is one of the reasons the Government has been prioritising investment in flood defences over the last number of years. However, you should be aware that the provision of insurance is a commercial matter for insurance companies, which has to be based...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume the Deputy is referring to the tax credit available through the Succession Farm Partnership scheme. This scheme is a joint initiative between my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, designed to encourage an older farmer to form a partnership with a young trained farmer, with a view to transferring management of the farm and ultimately ownership of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to provide an estimated cost of increasing the age limit to qualify for the Stamp Duty exemption on the transfer of farm land. This is because from the tax return and other data available to Revenue, it is not possible to identify the numbers of cases that could be affected or predict changes to their tax liability.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Communications Unit (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has engaged with the Strategic Communication’s Unit (SCU), Department of the Taoiseach, on an ongoing basis and one senior official is a member of the Assistant Secretary Delivery Team. This team meet on a bi-monthly basis to advance the work of the reform of Government strategic communications. Discussion on the following specific actions to be implemented are taking...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Remit (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware theFinancial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 which commenced on 01 January 2018 established the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO). Firstly, I must point out that the Ombudsman is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of the office. I would consider that the Ombudsman could...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The costs incurred by my Department on photography are set out in the following table. Please note that; Of the seventeen bodies under the aegis of my Department, The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal (DDMBA) is the only one that is fully funded by my Department. Since 1 January 2016 the DDMBA have not incurred any expenditure on photography, public relations or communications advice....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Officials from my Department that a response to this letter issued to the Deputy's office on 12th February 2018. From the information received, it appears that the person concerned was engaged in contract negotiations for the purchase of non-residential land at the time of the restoration of the 6% stamp duty rate on non-residential land. However, from the correspondence,...