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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Civil Service employers must and do consider their obligations under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015 to provide reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is about meeting the needs of people with disabilities so that they can have access to and can participate and advance in employment. The intention of the provisions dealing with reasonable accommodation is to create a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (16 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement does not have any framework agreement for the provision of executive coach-hire services.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (16 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Circular 23/2007:- Post Entry Education - Refund of Fees, Study Leave and Examination Leave (attached), sets out the terms a conditions of the refund of fees scheme which applies to the Civil Service. As noted in the circular, the approach of the circular is to maximise the discretion available to Departments/Offices in addressing post-entry education matters in ways that are most relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Allocations to each Vote are decided as part of the Estimates process each year. Following publication of the Summer Economic Statement, the Secretary General of my Department writes to all other Departments requesting proposals for the upcoming Budget, including where they consider additional funding is required. These requests are then assessed as part of preparations for the Budget....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 21, 48, 128 and 149 together. I propose to take PQs 21383, 22077, 22089, 22273 and 22368 together. In 2022, the OPW was asked by Government to develop a pilot programme of an initial 500 rapid build homes on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). That number was subsequently increased to 700 late last...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interest Rates (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In recognition of the impact of high energy prices and the rising costs of living on individuals, households and businesses, Government has provided significant supports over the period since Budget 2022. Most recently, Government announced a €1.3 billion package of measures in February this year. €800 million in taxation measures provided for the extension of the temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform is responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP) is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The NDP delivers total public investment of €165 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Climate Division in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has responsibility for oversight of capital investment policies and advises the Minister and Government on the public expenditure implications of climate action. The Climate Division drives the implementation of the NDP in the context of Project...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I was delighted to chair the inaugural meeting of the reconstituted Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board on May 2nd. I have taken the step of personally chairing this Board to drive project delivery for the National Development Plan (NDP) over its lifetime. The membership of the new Board comprises myself as Chair; Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. Project Ireland 2040 includes the National Planning Framework (NPF), which sets the overarching spatial strategy for the next twenty years and sets out ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) to provide a strategic framework for the selection and development of appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Action Plan (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to thank the Deputy for this question. The Climate Action Plan 2023 is the second annual update to Ireland’s national response to climate change and in it DPENDR have committed to developing and applying definitions to identify and track government spending that may be having a negative impact on climate and environmental outcomes. A staff paper entitled...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I have responsibility for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. In 2023, over €12 billion will be made available from the Exchequer for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The latest position regarding the proposed River Deel Flood Relief Scheme in Crossmolina is unchanged from the update provided to the House on 9th May 2023. The Office of Public Works has sought consent for the scheme in accordance with the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019. An initial round of public consultation was held beginning on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, there is a strict control and accountability framework in place for the use of public monies. The objective of the framework is to ensure that all public monies are expended for the purpose of and in accordance with the laws under which they were approved. The fundamental principle is that there should be transparency and accountability in the management of public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October 2021 provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the outcome of Judicial Review proceedings regarding the consenting of the River Bride (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme, my Department sought supplementary information from the Office of Public Works in February 2022. This request was made under Section 7B(4) of the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019. The OPW submitted supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Objectives such as ensuring value for money for taxpayers, prudent budgetary management, and expenditure and policy reform remain key objectives of public expenditure management throughout all Government Departments. These goals are embedded across the system of Government and are progressed in a number of ways, from the day-to-day management of resources by accounting officers, regular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Service Executive (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has committed medium-term ceilings to the health sector for capital investment to allow for future planning of substantial infrastructure projects and programmes. Currently, the Department of Health have NDP allocations of €1,161 million in 2023 (as per the Revised Estimates for 2023), €1,255 million for 2024 and €1,360 million for 2025. The NDP ceilings...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union and how the measures carried out under the Fund alleviate...