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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In March 2017 the Department of Justice and Equality wrote to my Department seeking sanction for two retired members of An Garda Síochána and one civilian to support the work of the Disclosures Tribunal. It was the view of the Department of Justice and Equality that these resources were required to support the timely completion of the work of the Tribunal and also to minimise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Staff (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will appreciate that the determination of the allocation of teachers is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, in the first instance. However, based on information provided to my Department by the Department of Education and Skills, I am informed that there is not a teacher shortage but rather a shortage of teachers in some...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware the unwinding of the emergency FEMPI legislation commenced with the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018 and will be completed under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 -2020.  The actual pay increases to be carried out are set out in both agreements and the underpinning legislation. The Deputy will recall being a member of the Government that signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Given the differing purposes and functions of public bodies, each will have its own particular perspective on what constitutes cost-benefit.  In addition, since each Department and agency is a specific legal entity, with its own governance structure and responsibilities, it is therefore the responsibility of that department or agency to undertake a cost benefit analysis in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card (PSC), and its online counterpart MyGovID, is the Government’s standard personal identity verification scheme, and it is core to delivering valuable public services to the people who need them in a secure and efficient manner.  The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is the lead implementation body for the production of the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU legislation and National rules and guidelines. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has responsibility for developing and setting out the overarching policy framework for public procurement in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tribunals of Inquiry (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In March 2017 the Department of Justice and Equality wrote to my Department seeking sanction for two retired members of An Garda Síochána and one civilian to support the work of the Disclosures Tribunal. It was the view of the Department of Justice and Equality that these resources were required to support the timely completion of the work of the Tribunal and also to minimise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Expenditure (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Budgetary allocations in support of both the Lansdowne Road Agreement and the Public Service Stability Agreement have been made to each Department through the estimates process. In the Revised Estimates 2018, some €59.6m was made available to Local Authorities through the Local Government Fund to cover the costs arising from the relevant agreements.       ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As you may be aware, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently finalising the National Development Plan which will act as the cornerstone for the implementation of the new National Planning Framework detailed in the Ireland 2040 plan which sets out a new approach to spatial planning in Ireland. I am confident in saying that these plans will demonstrate that this Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Each year, in accordance with the Disability Act 2005, the Department submits a report highlighting the percentage of staff within the department who have self-declared a disability. This information for all Departments and Offices is collated centrally by the Civil Service HR Policy Division within my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of my Estimates speech on Budget day in 2016, I announced that a spending review would take place on a three-year rolling basis. The first cycle of the Spending Review in 2017, which culminated in the publication of over 20 analytical papers on spending review topics, was successfully completed in October last year following the publication...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Balance (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Each Minister is ultimately responsible for appointments to boards under their aegis and must have regard to the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. Relevant issues relating to the effective operation of each board, including those such as diversity, gender balance and mix of expertise and skill sets are for each Minister to consider. As set out in the Guidelines, compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies.  National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations.  The aim of European and national rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This information  sought in respect of the organisations concerned are matters in the first instance for my colleague, the Minister for Health, to reply to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017 was published on 9 November 2017 and it gives effect to the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was approved by Government in June and was ratified by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) in September. The Act was passed by the Dáil on 7 December 2017 and signed into...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will agree, EU funding has made an enormous contribution to the development of the border region and to cross-border cooperation over the last quarter of a century.  The current PEACE and INTERREG programmes, for which I have Ministerial responsibility, have a combined value of more than half a billion Euro over the period 2014-2020. It is for that reason that I have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, an extensive review of the operation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) framework fed into the development of the FOI Act 2014 which introduced a modernised, consolidated, restructured and more accessible FOI system. The Act, alongside an FOI Code of Practice, seeks to bring about greater efficiency, consistency and promote best practice in the operation of FOI...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sound and sustainable public finances are essential to support growth in the economy. In recent years, Government spending has been managed in a sustainable and prudent manner with public expenditure growing at a lower rate than growth in the economy overall. Steady, incremental progress in public expenditure, and the intensification of reform and innovation across the public service,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ Ref: 53243/17 on the 14th December 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies.  National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations.  Under EU law, public contracts above a certain value must be advertised EU-wide and awarded to the most competitive tender in...