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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Submissions (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The employer submission to the Pay Commission, as was the case in similar submissions,  was made on a collaborative basis between the management side parties and included extensive inputs from the Department of Defence and the Military Authorities. It is longstanding practice that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (and before it the Department of Finance) represents the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cyber Security Protocols (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department implements a multi-layered approach to cyber security and to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures, and services. My Department implements a defence-in-depth security strategy which is achieved through the effective combination of People, Processes, and Technology to support the implementation of appropriate security measures and provisions. With the threat...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commencement of Legislation (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, on 5 December 2017, the Government made the decision to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70, for public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004.  Primary legislation was necessary in order to bring that change into effect.  It was made clear at the time that until such legislation was enacted, the compulsory retirement age of 65, which applied...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 Administration (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has now transitioned its material to Gov.ie. Project Ireland 2040 information is available at gov.ie/2040. The specific link to the Investment Projects and Programmes Tracker is now The Investment Projects and Programmes tracker is currently being revised and updated. This updated version will be published in autumn 2019. Drawing on the material from the tracker, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the National Minimum Wage is a statutory entitlement and has a legislative basis. The Low Pay Commission annually assesses the appropriate level of the National Minimum Wage. The current national minimum hourly rate of pay, since 1 January 2019, is €9.80 per hour, as set out in the National Minimum Wage Order 2018.  The Living Wage has no legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A High Level Plan to implement the Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on recruitment and retention issues in the Permanent Defence Forces has been published by Government. The Plan extracts the recommendations made in the third Report of the Public Service Pay Commission and translates them into discrete actions. Furthermore the Plan  categorises the actions, proposes a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Carbon Budget (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Facing challenging and legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, it is imperative that the assessment of public investment projects include an appropriate valuation of the cost that society will bear in dealing with the increased greenhouse gas emissions a project might give rise to.  Under the National Mitigation Plan, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 Administration (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The selection criteria for the Project Ireland Funds are a matter for the four Departments running the Project Ireland 2040 competitive funds, namely:  - the Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation for the Disruptive Technologies Fund,  - the Minister for Communications, Climate Action & the Environment for the Climate Action Fund,  - the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to the nature of their roles, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis have annual income streams from sources similar to motor tax, directly paid by persons to them.  The Office of Public Works will respond directly to the Deputy in line with Standing Order 42A.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the ongoing reform of Ireland’s capital management systems, the Office of Government Procurement is conducting a review of construction procurement and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is reviewing the Public Spending Code. The purpose of these reviews is to strengthen the existing guidance to better align with the realities of project delivery and with a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237, 239 and 240 together. Due to the nature of their roles, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis, with the exception of the Office of Public Works, have projects under Project Ireland 2040. The main purpose of the capital investment undertaken by my Department is to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Current estimates of certain demographic pressures in the areas of Health, Social Protection and Education were set out in Expenditure Report 2019 and included in the pre-committed current expenditure baseline for the period to 2021. These costs are set out again on an aggregate level in the recently published Summer Economic Statement.  The amounts allocated for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Supplementary Estimates by Vote for each of the last five years, on a net voted expenditure basis are available at the following link: The tables for each year reflect the Vote structure that was in place in that year. In a number of cases, a negative amount has been included for either current or capital expenditure. These negative figures represent amounts that were...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure Report 2014 was the first in which multi-annual Ministerial Expenditure Ceilings were published, setting out baseline gross voted current, capital and total expenditure for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Ministerial Expenditure Ceilings as published in each Expenditure Report from Budget 2014 to Budget 2019 are available at the following link: This spreadsheet also sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: HSE Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Health Vote is in regular contact with the Department of Health regarding expenditure management. Each month, the drawdown of funds from the Exchequer is reported on against published expenditure profiles in the Fiscal Monitor, published by the Department of Finance. In addition, the HSE monthly Management Data Reports which include the information outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. My Department has not previously had any capital projects over the value indicated by the Deputy’s office (€5 million). Similarly, the Department has no capital investment planned in projects over this value. Due to the nature of its role, my Department does not have any major capital projects. The main purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The percentage growth in gross voted current, capital and total expenditure from 2000 to 2019 is available at the following link: . These expenditure figures are available on . In a number of years, there are technical changes which impact on the year-on-year increases. This includes the disestablishment of the HSE Vote in 2014, with expenditure of the HSE now met by way of a grant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: All Government Departments and public bodies in receipt of public funding must comply, as appropriate, with the relevant requirements of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) Circulars, Public Financial Procedures, Public Spending Code, the Civil Service Corporate Governance Standard or Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, and Government Procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department and I are committed to making a strong contribution to the collective efforts that we all need to make in respect of climate action.  For this reason, latest developments in respect of climate action are regularly discussed at the Department’s weekly Management Board meetings.  I attend these meetings once a quarter and the matter also features then. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As advised in the replies to Questions No.53934/18 of 18/12/2018 and No.17264/19 of 16/04/2019, an applicant may express a preference for mobility for up to 3 out of 46 Zones with an option to apply for any, or all organisations in Zone 1 to Zone 45, and up to 5 organisations in Zone 46 (Dublin). Staff members can apply for mobility within their current zone as well as other zones. A number...