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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (3 Nov 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: EU Bodies (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is one of six North South Implementation Bodies established on foot of the Good Friday Agreement in order to facilitate North South cooperation. The SEUPB is headquartered in Belfast, with satellite offices in Omagh and Monaghan, and is co-sponsored by my Department and by the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland. SEUPB's primary responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: Government Departments and Offices have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated public health requirements by introducing new measures of flexibility in working arrangements. Civil Service Departments and Offices have been advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as standard practice across the public service during COVID-19, to consider all forms of flexible...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Public Sector Standards Bill 2015, as with all Bills before the Oireachtas, lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil in January last. This Bill would have consolidated the current legislative framework governing the ethical obligations of public officials and would have given effect to relevant recommendations of the Mahon and Moriarty Tribunals. The Programme for Government contains...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Public Service Sick Leave Scheme was introduced in 2014. The Scheme standardised paid sick leave arrangements across the generality of the Public Service and includes a provision for extended leave in the case of critical illness or injury. A review of the operation of the Scheme was carried out in 2016 and the issue of a phased return to work was one of the issues considered. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Prison Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy may be aware, the previous Government approved the current pension increase policy for the pre-existing public service pension schemes (i.e. all pension schemes apart from the Single Public Service Pension Scheme) as part of its commitments under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA). Under this policy, which applies for the duration of the PSSA, pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: During this exceptional time, whereby a significant number of public servants are required to work from home, in line with public health advice, my Department has published central guidance on working arrangements during COVID-19 for the Civil and Public Service. This guidance is available at: www.gov.ie/en/publication/0cfe6-update-24th-august-2020-to-g...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table. I wish to advise the Deputy that the procurement processes for these contracts were carried out in accordance with the Office of Government Procurement’s (OGP) Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services which aim to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that my own Department has not had any projects with a capital spend in excess of €20 million since 2016. The details of the capital spend for the Office of Public Works (OPW), which is an Office under the aegis of my Department, are set out in the following table. Project Name Dept. / Body Responsible County NUTS3...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: Managing the delivery of public services within allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and Department. There are important measures in place at all times to ensure that our budgetary targets are being met. This relates to Covid-19 related expenditure as it does to all other expenditure in the normal course of events. My Department is in regular contact with all other Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that the matter of community employment schemes falls within the policy remit of my colleague the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection. I have however a strong appreciation of the role of Community Employment Schemes in communities right across the country and I know this role could not be fulfilled without the leadership of the Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: My Department's operations are financed by three distinct Votes to fund the Department itself (Vote 11) and the two Offices which are also part of the Department - the Office of Government Procurement (Vote 39) and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Vote 43). The 2020 allocation for these Votes is set out in the following table. Gross - €m ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: In line with the commitments made in the Public Service Stability Agreement, public service salaries have been restored for public servants earning up to approx. €70,000 (over 90% of public servants).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has a data breach management policy in place to ensure that any data breaches are dealt with as required under Articles 33-34 of the GDPR. In line with this policy, the Department identified and recorded seven data breaches during 2019. None of the breaches identified in the Department in 2019 required formal notification to the Data...

Estimates for Public Services 2020: Referral to Select Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 215 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business the following Further Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2020, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 4th November, 2020, being a date later than that prescribed for the presentation of Estimates and be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: Pensions for established civil servants who are not members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme (SPSPS) were provided for under Section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1859 (as amended by section 2 of the Superannuation Act 1909). The Act provides for payment of an annual pension equivalent to one eightieth of salary for each year of service capped at forty years’ service. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (10 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) is the designated Managing Authority for the Border, Midland and Western Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020 in the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Managing Authorities are responsible for managing expenditure and claims to the EU in relation to the ERDF. To support Managing Authorities in this work, Technical Assistance is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (10 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338, 339, 340 and 341 together. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has provided grant funding to Benefacts, a not-for-profit organisation, for a pathfinder project in the area of data on the non-profit sector. This grant funding agreement ceases on 31stDecember 2020. During the period of the grant agreement, my Department commissioned an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: On an ongoing basis there are significant dealings between my Department and the Department of Health on a number of fronts and in particular this has been intensified in 2020. My Department also meets with the HSE in conjunction with the Department - usually in the format of the regular meetings of the Health Budget Oversight Group (HBOG). In the course of these ongoing contacts there has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Michael McGrath: The table below provides the details requested by the Deputy on roles filled through Open Competition, Inter Departmental Competition, Confined Competition and Mobility on an annual basis from 2016 to 2020 (to date). I wish to advise the Deputy that an estimated salary cost to the exchequer has been provided and, as clarified by the Deputy, details for generalist grades only. All posts...