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Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the NTMA that the State Claims Agency (SCA) is mandated by statute to handle claims for compensation or damages for loss of or damage to property, by State-authorised actors, where such loss or damage has been occasioned by an act or omission constituting a cause of action by an affected third party. Thus, in cases where negligence causing damage to property is alleged on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Claims Agency that it is not the practice of the State Claims Agency to seek or introduce non-disclosure agreements in cases handled by it, save in very limited instances where an NDA is expressly requested by a plaintiff in any individual case. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) does not include the systematic capture of information on non-disclosure...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Although earnings statistics have been produced in Ireland for many years, predominantly for the Industrial sector, the focus and means of collecting the data has evolved over time. However changes to methodologies mean that statistics produced are not available or directly comparable over the time horizon outlined in your enquiry. For directly comparable statistics on recent developments in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Croke Park Agreement encompassed all civil and public servants under my Department. No distinction was made between categories of civil servants under the Agreement. The sectoral agreement in relation to the Civil Service and Non-Commercial State-Sponsored Bodies is attached for the Deputy’s information. ">The Sectoral Agreement

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The transfer of deposit accounts from KBC Bank Ireland to Bank of Ireland is part of a transaction which will see Bank of Ireland acquire substantially all of KBC Bank Ireland's performing loan assets and deposits as KBC prepares to exit the Irish market. The decision to acquire or dispose of banking assets and liabilities is a commercial matter for the management of each bank. On 16 April...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, NARPS was created by NAMA to acquire housing units for long term lease to Approved Housing Bodies and Local Authorities. Following a review of NAMA in 2019, as required under Section 227 of the NAMA Act, I directed NAMA to retain NARPS in permanent state ownership. ‘Housing for All’ includes a commitment to agree the process for the transfer of NARPS from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (6 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputies are aware, I committed to a comprehensive review of the DDS as part of a broader review of mobility supports. In order to achieve this objective, Minister O’Gorman agreed in September 2021 that the DDS review should be incorporated into the work of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) Transport Working Group (TWG). The NDIS TWG is tasked, under Action...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand exactly the issues that the Deputy is raising. When I go into Garda stations in my constituency, in the communities that I am lucky and privileged to represent, including Store Street, Bridewell, Mountjoy, and Cabra Garda stations, I see the immense work they do. They are public servants who are out first thing in the morning and last thing at night, frequently putting...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the few things of which I am certain is that regardless of what the Government brings forward, it will not be enough for the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy has already decided when the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Government agree proposals in respect of this matter, they will instantly be condemned by the Deputy as insufficient.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: What the Government------

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I reiterate that the Government knows that regardless of what it brings forward, it will be condemned by the Deputy as being insufficient. The Deputy probably already has the tweet written and ready to go. This is a countrywide issue. Because it is a countrywide issue, we recognise that the number of properties affected is serious. Of course, the Deputies on this side of the House also...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----with a commitment of many billions of euro. The Government absolutely appreciates the trauma and anxiety caused by so many to so many as a result of factors with which the latter had nothing to do. We will shortly bring forward a response to the task force on defects in homes. We will do our very best-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----to make a meaningful difference to those homeowners who have been affected by such a grave difficulty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising the appalling incident in question. My first thoughts go to the cyclist involved. I am sure we all send our hopes and best wishes to the person who was subject to this crime. Our hope is that the person will make a speedy recovery from what looks to have been an appalling incident. The Deputy raised the issue with regard to the commitment of the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I have already answered the Deputy's question. The all-too-real scenario at the heart of the decision the Government contemplated on Tuesday morning is that where a person could be offered a job in either AIB, Bank of Ireland or PTSB, he or she could be looking after the IT systems that are vital to the functioning of our banks. That person will be offered a salary and may even be offered a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and the reality I have to a acknowledge in decisions that are being made by the Government. Of course, I have a duty as to how the harm and grave difficulties of the past can be compensated for so those who were hurt and harmed can be recognised in decisions made and that have been made by the over €200 million of fines that have already been levied on our banking sector to deal...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this particularly serious matter for homeowners who are affected by these fire safety risks. I know the homes to which the Deputy refers and I can only imagine the worry and anxiety many different homeowners are facing. They have a right to be concerned about their safety and the safety of the properties that are their homes. The Government and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Doherty for again raising this matter. His reminder that Harry, at such a young age, has already undergone a hip operation, which is such a large and significant operation for a child to go through, and the other six children in the school of course reminds me why it is so important to make the funding available to the HSE, through the work of the Minister for Health, to put...