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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is the position that there is no difference in the current pay rate of Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) and Clerical Officers (COs). The pay of TCOs and COs is subject to Government pay policy and is controlled by the relevant circulars issued by my Department including the two most recent circulars 2/2014 and 17/2015 which can be found on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors was the subject of a Labour Court recommendation in 2008. The position is that although the employing bodies concerned are mainly funded by public expenditure programmes, the State does not have any role as an employer in this sector and the employees of such bodies are not public...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: First Stage (3 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: No.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The public service pay commission was set up after a required period of consultation with all the signatories to the Lansdowne Road agreement. The full panel has now been appointed and it is chaired by the former chairman of the Labour Court, Mr. Kevin Duffy. The timing of the report and the material to be included is a matter for the commission now, as it is independent. We have set in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (3 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that the pay of Temporary Clerical Officers "TCO's" and Clerical Officers "CO's" in my Department, which includes the National Shared Services Office, is controlled by the relevant circulars issued by my Department.  As with all civil servants, their pay is subject to Government pay policy and the two most recent circulars, 2/2014 and 17/2015 have been applied.  I am...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (3 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) are generally recruited to cater for short term, seasonal staff absences in Departments, particularly in the Department of Social Protection, the Passport Office and the Revenue Commissioners or where particular roles require additional staff over a limited period. The TCO payscale ranges from €419.29 to €715.62 which is equivalent to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Careers (3 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for recruitment to the Civil Service. All such recruitment is governed by the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. Under the Act, the method of appointment to a permanent Civil and Public Service post is as a result of being successful in a competition run by the...

Order of Business (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I appreciate the opportunity to bring full clarity to this matter. The comments I made yesterday are exactly in line with the statement on budget day. The Government is absolutely committed to the tenure and the role of the Lansdowne Road agreement. As Deputy Martin has correctly said, the agreement will continue up to the final payment date in September 2018. I gave an indication...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors was the subject of a Labour Court recommendation in 2008. The position is that although the employing bodies concerned are mainly funded by public expenditure programmes, the State does not have any role as an employer in this sector and the employees of such bodies are not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The 38th Report of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector in 2000 recommended that the pay of TD's should be linked to the Principal Officer grade in the Civil Service. This recommendation was based on their independent and expert consideration of the level of responsibilities and an appropriate pay analogue. That Review Body report also recommended that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The requirement for additional working hours for public servants was introduced under Section 2.4 of the Public Service Stability Agreement (Haddington Road Agreement) in 2013.  These additional working hours have contributed to the maintenance and enhancement of existing public services during a period of significant constraints on public expenditure and at a time when...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Data (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Under section 7 (f) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is defined as a public service body for the purposes of the Act. In accordance with section 5 (5) (k) of the Act, communications made by a person who is employed by or holds any office or another position in a public service body are exempt, where the person is acting in that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Data (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the Standards in Public Office Commission, an independent body, is responsible for the implementation of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and under section 9 of the Act for the establishment and maintenance of the online Register of Lobbying.  As such, my Department does not have day to day responsibility for the collection, presentation or content of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) ran an open competition to fill the post of Assistant Secretary (Head of Remuneration, Pensions & Industrial Relations) within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The post was advertised on the Public Appointment Service website on Friday, 26 August 2016.  The shortlisting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the amount spent by my Department on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Year Legal Firm Amount 2013 *Consultant R. Humphreys €111,131 *Consultant C. Kennedy €32,263 €143,394 2014 Eversheds Sweden €1,200 *Consultant R. Humphreys €79,364 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced additional recruitment measures recently on Budget Day. This will include an additional 2,400 teaching posts in the Education sector, of which 900 will be resource teachers. In the Justice Sector, there will be an accelerated programme of Garda recruitment, with 800 new Gardaí to be hired and trained in 2017.  There will also be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Capital investment allocations are typically made on a multi-annual basis by the Government, so that Government Departments can undertake proper medium-term planning for the cost-effective delivery of investment projects.  Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules as set out in the Public Spending Code.  The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 2(1) of the Public Service Management Act 1997 and Part I of the Schedule to the Act provide for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to be subject to the Act, subject to the written consent of the office holder - in this case the Director of Public Prosecutions. Any such consent would be binding in respect of any subsequent holder of the office concerned. Section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (27 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 34 on 19 October 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors was the subject of a Labour Court recommendation in 2008. The position is that although the employing bodies concerned are mainly funded by public expenditure programmes, the State does not have any role as an employer in this sector and the employees of such bodies are not...