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Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy Martin Kenny said this is an environment which is designed to allow only big corporations to prosper. Is that how little confidence he has in the ability of Irish companies, big and small, to be able to trade-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and create employment in that environment just as they have been able to do in the Single Market and the European Union? As Deputy Martin Kenny is aware, because he is very knowledgeable on these matters, 90% of all the food, dairy and agricultural produce of this country is exported.

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The agreements offer the opportunity for more of that to be done and it is precisely because I support Irish farmers, workers and companies of all sizes-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: -----that I am confident CETA will offer opportunities to them. Far from this being an attack on democracy, this Dáil will have a vote on the matter.

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy used the phrase that such agreements "look to attack the sovereignty of national parliaments", but of course it has to be voted on by this Parliament.

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The procedure that is in place for the ratification of this agreement will be voted on in-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: -----this Dáil. Far from this being an attack on the role of sovereign parliaments, there is a process in place that recognises the ability of Dáil Éireann to cast a vote on that agreement. It is at that point that Deputy Kenny and Sinn Féin will be able to articulate their views and concerns on CETA. I take a very different view from that outlined by Deputy Kenny....

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: A single person on a trolley is one too many. I had to refer to the improvements and investment under way that aim to address these matters over the medium term and into the long run. The Minister for Health will continually review the winter initiative with the HSE. There is a Cabinet sub-committee on health that will review the status of that plan regularly. That is the plan that has...

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising an issue that I know is of great concern to all Members of the House. This is precisely the reason that, in budget 2017, as the Deputy acknowledged, the Government put in place a very substantial increase in the amount of funding going into our health service. As he will be aware, it now stands at €14.6 billion. It is the highest level of funding that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (17 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In reply to the Deputy's question, I can confirm that there are no semi-State companies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the centralised recruiter for the Civil and Public Service. It is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services. It is the policy of the PAS not to discuss an individual's candidature for a campaign with anyone other than the candidate. In this regard the PAS will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (16 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 135, reference number 33951/16, on 9.11.2016.

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2016: Motion (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That, notwithstanding Standing Order 182(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business or the Resolution of the Dáil of 7th July, 2016, the following Further Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2016, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 15th November, 2016, being a date later...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Intestate Estates (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The following amounts have transferred to the State in respect of persons who have died intestate without next of kin in each of the past three years: - 2013 - €763,830 - 2014 - €1,403,733 - 2015 - €326,233 Where next of kin come forward, the State is no longer entitled to the estate and the entitlement to the benefit of the estate it is passed to the next of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Superannuation Schemes (15 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.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Statute Law Revision Programme (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Statute Law Revision Programme was initiated in 2003. It formerly operated within the auspices of the Office of the Attorney General and is now contained within the Government Reform Unit of my Department. Its purpose is to modernise and simplify the Statute book by removing spent and obsolete pieces of legislation, thereby reducing its size and thus making it more understandable and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question Ref: 33868/16 on the 8th of November 2016 which sets out the position on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Referendum Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: There was no Referendum in 2000. The approximate costings for all referendums since 2001 are set out in the table below with the exception of those held in 2004 and 2011*. The referendums in those years were not taken on their own but were combined and accounted for with European and Local Elections in 2004 and with a Presidential and by-election in 2011. It is not, therefore, possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together. The approximate costings for all by-elections since 2010 are set out in the table below. Four of the by-elections were held on the same day as another Election or Referendum and therefore the by-election costs reflect savings from a sharing of people and facilities (these are marked with an asterisk in the table) i.e. the Dublin West...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (15 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The approximate cost of the General Election 2016 is €26.8m. This figure relates mainly to Returning Officer costs for the conduct of the poll and count, reimbursement of candidate expenses and also postal expenditure for the delivery of candidate election material and polling cards.