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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2025 (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 243 together. The budgetary approach taken in recent years has ensured that this Government could build on and improve day to day public services and key infrastructure requirements whilst also responding to economic shocks such as the global pandemic and the spike in inflation in order to minimise the fall-out for households and businesses. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Summer Economic Statement (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In drafting the Summer Economic Statement (SES) my Department and the Department of Finance evaluate the economic landscape and assess the overall revenue and expenditure position in terms of adequacy and sustainability over the short to medium-term. On an ongoing basis, departmental profiles of expenditure are examined every month as part of the Exchequer issues and returns process while...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials from my Department do not currently use the application, or any other AI, to conduct official business. If/when the application’s use is being considered it will be discussed and a risk assessment conducted as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Equipment (9 Jul 2024)

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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 254 together. The 2020 Programme for Government committed to “reform and consolidate the Ethics in Public Office Legislation” and, as the Deputy notes, my Department undertook a comprehensive review of the statutory framework as the first step in meeting this commitment. The Government subsequently agreed to the preparation of draft...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out below in detail, an occupational supplementary pension may be payable in circumstances where the Social Insurance benefit payable does not equate to the full rate of State Pension Contributory (SPC) or there is no social insurance benefit payable, subject to an individual meeting certain eligibility criteria. For all new entrants to the public service on or after 6 April 1995...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy. I believe that the information sought by the Deputy will be collated by the State Claims Agency that is within the remit of the National Treasury Management Agency for my colleague the Minister of Finance.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware a blended working policy for staff in my Department was published on 31 August 2022. This policy provides for staff to work remotely for up to two days per week. Employees availing of blended working are provided with equipment as outlined in the policy document and there has been no changes to this policy since it's publication. Please see the link below to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the Civil Service Mobility offers an opportunity for staff members to apply for Mobility (i.e. transfer) through a list-based and advertisement-based system. It is an open and transparent scheme offering equal opportunities for Mobility to all general service staff members. The List Based Mobility Scheme is open to permanent Civil Servants (Clerical Officer,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: While matters relating to Foreign Direct Investment and enterprise support for indigenous industry are, in the first instance, for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. We are continuing to deliver and improve infrastructure in all regions in areas such as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. The Office of the Ombudsman that it consists of six separate statutory functions, funded via one vote. The statutory functions share office space, ICT staff and systems, legal and HR support as well as procurement and finance staff. This approach gives the Office functional independence across core work areas, but allows it to realise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242, 244 to 247, inclusive, and 251 together. My Department regularly reviews budgetary and expenditure monitoring processes to ensure the adequate tracking of Government spending and provides best practice guidance and approaches to assessing the impact of public expenditure investment. In implementing further reforms, my Department will look to build on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that significant achievements have been made right across Government Departments, Offices and Agencies in terms of reform and carrying out their functions, many of which involve front-line public service delivery. My Department published the Public Service Performance Report (available at gov.ie/en/publication/c5258-public-service-performance-repor t-2023/) last month. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government committed €165 billion towards capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-30 published in 2021. An additional €2.25 billion from the windfall tax receipts was made available to capital expenditure over the period 2024-26 in the Summer Economic Statement (SES) last year. This was to facilitate the progression of important projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no centralised forecasts of public service staffing over the period to 2030 conducted by my Department. Public service staffing is largely managed through a policy of delegated sanction, which been in place since 2015. Under this delegated sanction framework, Departments are permitted to fill vacancies through recruitment and/or promotion, in grades up to and including Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform does not operate a public helpline intended to answer general queries from the public. The department's press office is open to queries from the public but this is not a helpline. Two other areas within my department have a phone line which can be contacted by members of the public.The Open Data unit in my department operates a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Public expenditure management and achieving value for money, within agreed Ceilings voted by Dáil Éireann, is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. Expenditure profiles for 2024 were completed by all Votes in February and submitted to my Department. Performance against these profiles is used in-year to monitor the expenditure position and details are published...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Last year, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) published an information note on Apprenticeships and Public Procurement which can be accessed via the below link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/8b008-apprenticeships-and-public-p rocurement/. This information note, developed in collaboration with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, provides...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil and Public Service is comprised of numerous different employers across Government Departments and bodies under their aegis. Overall, there are over 400,000 people are employed in these organisations and there is no central repository of employee data for these people. As Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform I am responsible for the...