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Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: With respect, I do not think it is fair to say that because the Deputy has a concern about the process it is automatically, to use the Deputy's phrase, "a flawed one".

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that this process was to select a group of people that would be representative of our country overall. The Deputy has raised the fair point on the exclusion of particular counties from the panel.

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes; I heard the Deputy. I will raise the matter with the Department overseeing the process and will ask it to respond directly to the Deputy on the point. As I stated earlier, I believe this process can work. The reason for a process such as this one is that we have seen how it worked on other matters.

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy comes into this House seeking a debate on the matter and I am delighted to answer his questions, but every time I give an answer that Deputy McGrath is not happy with-----

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: -----he challenges it.

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I wanted to respond to the Deputy on the matters he has raised in a reasonable way and I have done so. I will also-----

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I will ensure the Deputy receives an answer in respect of those matters on which I cannot give an answer now.

Topical Issue Debate: Citizens Assembly (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy McGrath for raising this matter. I wish to begin by saying that the text that will be circulated to him deals with the general issue of consultation on Government-sponsored forums. The Deputy raised a specific matter, namely the Constitutional assembly and its role in the consideration of matters such as the status of the Eighth amendment of the Constitution. As opposed...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2016: Leave to Introduce (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2016:– Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 22 — Courts Service (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education and Skills (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 28 — Foreign...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2016: Referral to Select Committee (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2016, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following Select Committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(c) and 182(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 8th December:- Vote 20 — Garda...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016: Financial Resolution (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:THAT Section 125A of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 (No. 31 of 1999) be amended to provide for the specified rate of stamp duty in respect of an insured person in respect of relevant contracts renewed or entered into on or after 1 January 2017 and on or before 31 March 2017 and on or after 1 April 2017 in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In June 2015, Government approved proposals for a significant adjustment of the public service pension reductions (PSPR) which had been applied to all public service pensions above specified thresholds under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation. The approved proposals, which subsequently were enacted through the FEMPI...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Company Registration (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The primary purpose of section 28 of the State Property Act, 1954 is to ensure that there is no gap in legal ownership of the assets of a dissolved company. Once a company is struck off, then its assets vest in the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The vesting is automatic and does not require any intervention from the Minister. As a result, the Minister is not aware of assets...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, all public servants on annualised salaries of less than €65,000 per annum will receive an additional €1,000 on their gross salary from 1st September 2017. The estimated cost of this measure in 2017 for 4 months is €101m. 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out on page 31 of the Expenditure Report 2017, €317 million is included in 2018 in respect of Lansdowne Road Agreement related costs.  The Estimates 2017 documentation does not include additional amounts for future years for increases in public service pay rates in respect of the cost of any successor agreement to Lansdowne...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Data (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Table A.7 in the Department of Finance's Budget 2017 publication includes a calculation of net fiscal space for the period to 2021.  It should be noted that the key variables underpinning this calculation are subject to revision and the figures published in the Budget documentation, therefore, represent an estimate of projected fiscal space for that period.  The amount...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in my answer to the previous parliamentary question to which the Deputy refers, the Estimates for 2017 include an estimated carryover impact into 2018 of approximately €½ billion arising from increases in Departmental allocations.  The final cost of the carryover impact will be assessed and updated on an ongoing basis in line with updated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: While the award of injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts is ultimately decided by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the cost is a charge on the Superannuation Vote, the process is always initiated in the officer's parent Department; accordingly the records with respect to rejected claims are maintained by each individual Department. Department records indicate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is a joint initiative of the EIB Group and the European Commission, aimed at mobilising private financing for strategic investments, mainly through loan funding.  In Ireland's case, the main potential beneficiaries of EFSI are commercial investment projects (including PPPs), as there is little scope to use EFSI for increased...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (22 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Guide to the Statistical Treatment of PPPs published jointly by Eurostat and the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) in September has brought considerable clarity and certainty in relation to how PPP contracts will be assessed by Eurostat for classification purposes and is very helpful in planning future PPPs. The Guide also clarifies the position in relation to the key concerns that...