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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the number of farmers in receipt of the single farm payment on a county basis where the payment per hectare is based in the following ranges under €100, between €100 and €200, between €200 and €300, between €300 and €400, between €400 and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is it not standard practice to recognise the service of a person moving from one public body to another?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I will discuss them with the Minister's officials at the end of the meeting.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: In looking at public service bodies, we have been talking about An Garda Síochána, local authorities, the HSE and education committees. Most of those can appoint their own chief executive officers. They do not have to go through TLAC, so why would the Oireachtas, which is a separate body, have to do so?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Can that appointment be filled pending the legislation?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I might raise this matter on Report Stage.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 48 and 49, to insert the following:“(2) Any employee who is subject to compulsory redeployment, following the expiration of the Haddington Road Agreement, shall have a right of appeal of such redeployment to a designated officer of the Public Appointments Commission.”.Perhaps the Minister can respond to this amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will the Minister explain the difference between the procedure that has been operated for the past two and a half years under the Croke Park agreement and the new one under the Haddington Road agreement? What is the difference?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Unchanged.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I wish to withdraw the amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“(3) Employees who are subject to redeployment shall be afforded the right to obtain appropriate training for his or her new role within six months of the employee’s redeployment, and the completion of such training shall be verified by the Public Appointments Commission.”.I would like the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: We will give that service a fair chance so I am withdrawing the amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I have taken note of that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“(5) The Minister shall, within 6 months of the enactment of this Act, bring forward a report on the feasibility of the Public Appointments Commission establishing a process whereby employees who wish to voluntarily transfer to a new role within the public service may be matched up with another employee...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I understand that, too. The second question concerns people who want to transfer to the new shared services. I am thinking in particular of local authorities. Fortunately, Laois was granted the shared services for all local authority payrolls. I have already been contacted by people working in other local authorities who want to transfer in due course when the system gets up and running....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: They will drop a grade to get home.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is there a mechanism in place within the local authorities? There was a central applications facility. Is there a system in place to which people can apply? How does a person set about trying to get there?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: There is no central applications facility.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: My last question concerns people transferring from one body to another. I can think of a particular case where they are not being given credit for their years in the previous public sector body. Is that happening much? I am told the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is holding up some of these issues.