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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In 2013 the Government reviewed the position on the payment of performance related reward schemes or bonuses for Chief Executive Officers in Commercial State Companies and agreed to continue with the policy which it introduced in 2011 of requesting the State Companies concerned not to award such bonus payments in light of the serious state of the public finances. Furthermore the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that no performance-related awards were given to any Semi-State companies under my remit in 2013 and 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I assume the Deputy is referring to funding for the Courts Service, which in the first instance, is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality. The Chief Justice has informed me that she is giving consideration to potential funding models for the service. Any proposals that arise will be subject to the normal estimates process between my Department and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Responsibility for identifying appropriate measures to address flood risk at Incherea, Glenbeigh rests with Kerry County Council in the first instance. While it is open to the Council to utilise its own resources, or to avail of funding that might be available from other sources to deal with the issue, subject to the Office of Public Works' (OPW) overall availability of funding for flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The opening and closing dates of Skellig Michael for visitors in 2015 will be 15th May and 30th September. Previous attempts to remain open later in the season have inevitably led to a curtailment at short notice due to adverse weather conditions. Accordingly it is not proposed to extend the season into October in 2015. As is normal, the effective operational date for the Monument is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: My Department commenced a review of the public capital programme in April of last year in parallel with the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure. The purpose of the review is to assess all areas of public capital investment and to refresh the existing investment strategy and multi-annual envelopes to ensure that they are in line with emerging Government priorities and that our...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 82 together. Recruitment to the Civil Service and a range of other public bodies is handled under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 which established a central recruitment agency, the Public Appointments Service (PAS), for this purpose. The PAS operates under licence from the Commission for Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question all details regarding meetings of the Management Advisory Council in my Department since 2011 are currently available on our website at: .  Both Mr. Ronan O'Brien, my Special Adviser, and I have been present at meetings, on occasion. The Agenda and minutes taken at each meeting are also available on our Website which include those that attended. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Leader's Allowance (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Parliamentary Activities Allowance (formerly known as the Party Leader's Allowance) is provided for in the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938 as amended, most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices)(Amendment) Act 2014. The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the payments made to each independent Member in the years 2001 to 2012 are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The table sets out the amount spent on special advisors employed by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform since its establishment in July 2011. Salary Cost Employer PRSI Other (Allowances etc) Total Cost 2011 (July-Dec.) 98,327 9621 0 107,948 2012 199,215 19,507 0 218,722 2013 196,684 19,364 0 216,048 2014 190,925 18,837 0 209,762 Total 685,151 67,329 0 752,480The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the cost of Ministerial drivers and associated travel expenses in my Department since its inception in 2011: Ministerial Drivers Costs and associated travel expenses for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since 2011 - 2011 € 2012 € 2013 € 2014 € Minister's Drivers Travel &...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will be aware that in September 2014 the Government agreed to introduce a new system for State Board Appointments. The Decision, building on the earlier 2011 Decision, required my Department to prepare Guidelines on a new process to be agreed by Government. The Guidelines were approved by Government in November 2014 and seek to provide good practice rules around the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Early Retirement Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 44305 of 18 November 2014. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: My Department is responsible for setting the overall allocations (both capital and current) across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. Within the overall allocations set by my Department, individual Ministers and their Departments allocate funds across various projects and programmes and monitor performance in line with their Department's priorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Dividends (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Under the NewERA initiative (whereby NewERA provides financial and commercial advisory services to relevant Ministers on the activities of certain commercial State companies) the Government has reformed the manner in which it manages its relationship with the Commercial State Sector. As part of the reform, NewERA has developed, in conjunction with the relevant Government Departments, a...

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome the opportunity to come to the House today to set out the details of the Government's recently revised arrangements for ministerial appointments to State boards and to report on the progress we have made in implementing the new arrangements. The revised model for State board appointments that was agreed last September is one of a number of measures that have been adopted or are...

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: It is a good job I was not deciding.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I would not quite put it like that, Senator.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: That is why we changed it.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Senator believe that membership of or association with a political party should bar a person from being appointed to a State board?