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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, on the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rdDáil are currently awaiting Government approval. Appointments to the position of Special Adviser are made in accordance with Section 11 of the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The table sets out details of the Special Advisers appointed to Ministers and Ministers of State for the 32nd Dáil and the annual salary of each special adviser. Special Advisers 32nd Dail Department Minister/Minister of State Adviser Appointed Sanctioned Pay Rate Relevant Payscale Information Aine...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The table sets out details of the Special Advisers appointed to Ministers and Ministers of State for the 31st Dáil. List of Special Advisers - 31st Dáil Department Minister/Minister of State Name of Adviser Sanctioned Pay Rate Relevant Payscale Simon Coveney Aine Kilroy €80,051 PO ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The table sets out details of the Special Advisers appointed to Ministers and Ministers of State for the 30th Dáil. List of Special Advisors as at October 2010 Department Minister/Minister of States' Name Name of Special Adviser Salary Details € Salary Scale and Point Educ & Sc Mary Coughlan Dermot...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Standards in Public Office Commission (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Standards in Public Office Commission is comprised of six members, and is supported by a Secretariat. The roles of Chairperson and Ordinary Member are currently vacant, and will be filled in due course in accordance with the process outlined in the Standards in Public Office Act 2001. The Commission is responsible for the oversight and administration of the Ethics in Public Office Act...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The payments made by my Department to the named company for the period requested are outlined in the table. Service Provided Cost 2019 Catering Service €658.30 2020 Catering Service €571.76

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Remuneration (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Government has decided that Members of the Government and Ministers of State will gift 10% of their salary to the Exchequer and not benefit from future pay restorations (2% in October).  There is a one point salary scale applicable to all Ministers. This rate is €79,510 as of 1 September 2019 and is in addition to their TD salary.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: No Ministers have sought approval from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to commencement of Ministerial staff on higher points of scale.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: My Department has published central guidance on working arrangements and leave associated with COVID-19 for the Civil and Public Service. These guidelines were necessitated by an exceptional time, whereby a significant number of public servants were required to work from home, in line with public health advice. In line with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and the Return to Work...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The advertising costs for policy and programmes implemented by my Department for the period specified by the Deputy are set out in the table below. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Year Advertising Campaign Advertising Cost 2018 MyGovID Media Campaign (Creative) €22,720.56 MyGovID Media...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Remuneration (30 Jul 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Minister has not been notified of any requests by any Minister or Minster of State, in relation to  waiving of, restoration of or increase in salary.  The Government has decided that Members of the Government and Ministers of State will gift 10% of their salary to the Exchequer and not benefit from future pay restorations (2% in October).  There is a one point...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Suicide Incidence (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: In response to the Deputy’s question, Sick Leave Statistics for the Public Service are published on an annual basis by my Department. The published statistics show the overall lost time rate owing to sickness absence, the average number of days lost per full time equivalent and the overall cost of sick leave broken down by certified and self-certified sick leave cost. Data on nature...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: Built on the performance budgeting framework that has been progressively embedded into the budget cycle, Equality Budgeting in Ireland has been developed over recent years with a view to enhancing the role of resource allocation policies in advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening economic and social rights. The National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 also contains a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. PAS advertised an open and interdepartmental EO competition for the Civil Service in July 2020 and over 15,000 applications were received for same. Vacancies will be filled by PAS, as and when required by employing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Offices (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform currently has one vacant desk available for occupation in Civil Service accommodation outside of Dublin. This vacant desk is in a shared office space located in Tullamore. The Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department, has a number of offices outside of its headquarters in Dublin....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: I wish to inform the Deputy that Ministerial appointments in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are made in line with the approved Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments for the 33rd Dáil. This document includes “Guidelines on staffing of Ministerial offices” issued by my Department in July 2020. The details requested by the Deputy on Special Advisers in my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: The horizontal and sectoral supports which the Government has put in place as part of the initial response to COVID-19 and the July Stimulus package provide a large level of support for enterprises in terms of assisting them with wage costs (wage subsidy schemes), defraying fixed costs (commercial rates waver and tax warehousing), direct grants (Restart Grant scheme, Tourism Adaptation Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (8 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: Special Advisers are appointed under Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. Under Section 11(1)(a) of this Act a Minister of the Government may appoint a maximum of two Special Advisers. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste may have more than two Special Advisers. I have appointed 1 Special Adviser with a second due to start later this month.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy may be aware, the Single Public Service Pension Scheme introduced for new entrants to the public service from 1 January 2013 onwards is a career average pension scheme which provides that both the referable amounts that are accrued by serving staff while in employment, as well as pensions in payment, are uprated in line with changes in the consumer price index. As regards the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (9 Sep 2020)

Michael McGrath: Total Gross voted expenditure to end-August 2020 amounted to €52,076 million. This is €10,060 million (23.9%) ahead of the same period in 2019 and €7,827million (17.7%) ahead of the profile for 2020. Of this, gross voted current expenditure of €47,946 million is €9,293 million (24.0%) ahead on the same period last year and €7,561 million (18.7%)...