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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union and the United Kingdom share the objective of avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland. Concrete commitments with a view to achieving this objective were agreed and set out in the Joint Report on Progress in December 2017 and have since been transposed into legal terms in the draft Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is an integral part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the definition of a first-time purchaser for the purposes of the Help to Buy (HTB) scheme is “an individual who, at the time of a claim for HTBhas not, either individually or jointly with any other person, previously purchased or previously built, directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf a dwelling”. It is not clear what the Deputy means when...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: For properties valued over €1 million, Local Property Tax (LPT) is assessed at 0.18% on the first €1 million and 0.25% on the portion valued above €1 million. I am informed by Revenue that such properties yielded approximately €10 million in LPT receipts in 2017. I am further advised by Revenue that the LPT yield, from increasing the current 0.25% rate on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. Data on asset purchases from Irish financial institutions as part of the ECB Asset Purchase Programme (APP) is not available publicly. The market value of Irish government bonds held on the Central Bank of Ireland balance sheet at the end of 2017 was €21,813 million (Source: Central Bank Annual Report 2017, p.193, available: ) The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It has not been necessary to consult with the European Commission in relation to the statistical treatment of the Rainy Day Fund, as no decision is required from them. The Commission is well aware of, and supportive of, our plans to establish a Rainy Day Fund. They were updated on progress on establishing the Fund in the Stability Programme Update in April and at bilateral meetings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that as of 11th June 2018, the figures below show cost recoveries and third party payments for clinical claims finalised from 2010 to 2018 year to date. Table 1 is correct as of 11/06/2018, whereby recoveries refer to money recouped by the SCA from from the “Medical Protection Society” or the “Medical Defence Unit”. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent statutory recruitment body for the Civil Service and they have advised me that they do not comment on individual cases to third parties. Each application is treated as strictly confidential. PAS has advised me that the individual concerned should contact them directly at the following email address:...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am engaged in regular and ongoing dialogue with my EU ministerial counterparts both at EU meetings and on a bilateral basis. Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan represented Ireland at both of the recent General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meetings, in November of 2017 and April 2018. On both occasions he also took the opportunity to arrange bilateral Ministerial meetings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: All public works projects that are delivered under the Exchequer-funded element of the Government's capital plan must be procured in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF). The CWMF is mandated by circular and was developed to assist contracting authorities in meeting their ongoing procurement requirements. It provides an integrated set of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my responses to PQ 54985/17 of 16 January 2018, and to PQ 13684/18 of 27 March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) are established in accordance with the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (the Act). An SEO imposes minimum rates of pay and conditions of employment for specified categories of workers. Employers employing the specified categories of workers must comply with the provisions of an SEO covering the sector in which they are operating. Registered...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectoral authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the pension entitlements of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectoral authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the pension entitlements of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 275 together. As the Deputies are aware, on 5 December 2017, the Government agreed that the compulsory retirement age of most public servants recruited before 1 April 2004 should be increased to age 70. Primary legislation is required for this change to be implemented. The Government has approved the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy may wish to note that the latest Annual Report on the implementation of the Programme for Partnership Government will be published by the Department of the Taoiseach shortly. This will provide comprehensive detail on the latest position on the implementation of the programme across the whole of Government. In terms of my own Department, some areas of particular focus include the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 to 272, inclusive, together. I am advised that in July 2017 the Commissioners of Public Works approved funding of €36,000 to Clare County Council (CCC) under the Office of Public Works (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection scheme for the engagement of engineering consultants to progress the detailed design of a project at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectorial authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of projected retiree numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectorial authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the number of retirees in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm for the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has not paid EU fines in any of the years 2015 to 2017. I understand that this question has also been forwarded to other Government Departments. They will reply to the Deputy separately in respect of their own remit.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no sections or Parts of any legislation brought forward by my Department in the past four years that have yet to be commenced.