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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the assessment included in the briefing document referred to in the Deputy's question refers to the capital funding position for Third Level rather than capital funding for schools. I am advised by my Department that the basis to the statement is that existing capital funding for third level is already committed to certain projects which is interpreted in the briefing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government commits that the Government will establish a Public Service Pay Commission to examine pay levels across the public service. The precise structure of such a commission and the technical aspects as to how it would operate have yet to be decided upon and would require broad consultation, including engagement with staff representatives as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service is the independent, centralised recruitment agency for the civil and public service and conducts Temporary Clerical Officer competitions to fill vacancies which may arise during the year in various departments and locations around the country. I understand from the Public Appointments Service that the 2016 competition attracted over 11,500 applications....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Under section 12 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2013, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is required to review the necessity of FEMPI legislation annually and cause a written report of the findings to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. In that context the most recent report made under the 2013 Act was laid before both Houses of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my earlier answer on the matter of the Pay Commission (PQ 12978/16); the precise parameters for which have yet to be decided. The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances Payments (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question Marriage Gratuity relates to Civil Servants who joined the Civil Service before 1974. An officer appointed from a recruitment competition advertised prior to 1 February 1974 (or an officer serving in a temporary capacity before that date who, without a break in service, subsequently became established) who has at least 5 years' actual reckonable service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The data sought by the Deputy are not available to my Department. The closest data currently available within the Department to that sought by the Deputy are in the estimated breakdown of employee numbers on a whole time equivalent basis by salary range within the public service from 2012 to 2015 and is set out in the following table. - 2012 2013 2014 2015 € WTE* WTE* WTE* WTE* 0...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 547 together. I can confirm that I have requested the Chief Whip to arrange to have the Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 restored to the Seanad Order Paper. The Statute Law Revision Bill 2016 is one of series of legislative measures to repeal spent and obsolete primary and secondary legislation. It expressly repeals 42% of in force Acts enacted by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that Unions representing CE Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors have sought the provision of Exchequer funding to implement a Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme dating back to 2008. In this regard the position has been that it is not possible for the State to provide funding for such a scheme to employees of private companies even if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commencement of Legislation (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, Section 11 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 provides that pay scales will be introduced for members of the judiciary. The intention of this provision is that those judges appointed after January 1 2012, and hence subject to reduced remuneration, may gradually achieve parity with their peers. This is consistent with measures applying...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As referred to in the Deputy's question, a detailed letter outlining serious concerns at the proposed new approach being taken by Eurostat to the balance sheet classification of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) was sent to the European Commission on the 3rd of May last. To date I have not received a response from the Commission to this letter. The Deputy will, however, wish to note...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Recruitment to the civil service is undertaken under the terms of the Public Service Management (Recruitment Appointments) Acts 2004-2014, and is subject to the Code of Practice set down by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) and is open to audit by them if they see fit. Though Departments may obtain a recruitment licence from the CPSA and conduct their own recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Public service pensions which are affected by the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) are simply reduced in pay-out value, and as such there is no imposition of a levy, deduction or other stoppage for which a centralised collection system is required. However, based on available data sets and making reasonable projections as to future retirements and mortality rates, and factoring in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the annual cost of advertising in my Department from March 2011 to February, 2016. Department of Public Expenditure and ReformMedia Advertising from 2011 to 2016 Year Name of Media Organisation used Purpose of Advertising Amount€ - - - - 2014 Emergency Services Ltd Procurement Advertisement in Emergency Services...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have overarching responsibility for the terms and conditions of public servants. However, specific policies relating to disciplinary procedures are dealt with by the appropriate responsible Minister in each of the sectors. Broadly speaking, in an employment context, there are two types of suspension. The first is often referred to as a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Information around the numbers of Full-Time Equivalents who are on continuous long-term sick leave across the Public Service is collected, where available, by my Department on an annual basis. Figures relating to long-term sick leave are not available in the Health Sector currently. Long-term sick leave for the purposes of these figures are defined as 'continuous sick leave of over 28...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Table 4 on page 31 of Expenditure Report 2016, published by my Department in October 2015, sets out the current expenditure ceilings across Government Departments for the three year period 2016 to 2018. Excluding the impact of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, the gross current expenditure ceilings increase by €0.4 billion in 2017 and €0.3 billion in 2018. These increases take...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policy Reviews (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Service Reform was a central element of the response to the challenges of recent years and remains an essential part of building for the future. Since the first Public Service Reform Plan was published in 2011, a comprehensive programme of reform has been implemented and this continues to be a key priority. This is important as the performance of the Public Service has major...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567, 568, 570 and 572 together. The key focus of fiscal policy over the last number of years has been to reduce the General Government Deficit in line with the targets set under the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The management of public expenditure by Government Departments has played an important role in ensuring that these key fiscal targets have been...