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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (17 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at a Departmental level. Decisions on how and where those allocations are invested by Departments are a matter, in the first instance, for my ministerial colleagues. The role of my Department is in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I should first explain that as Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform I am responsible for setting the overall multi-annual capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group as set out in the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040. My Department is also responsible for maintaining the national frameworks within which Departments operate to ensure appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. In the period from 2014, prior to the impact of Covid-19, the overall fiscal strategy adopted by the Government greatly improved the monetary position of the State with the deficit at the end of 2014 of €7.1 billion or 3.6% of GDP moving to a surplus of 0.5% of GDP at the end of 2019. The position regarding gross general...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 238 together. It is important that Ireland’s statutory National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage concept are not confused. The Living Wage has no legislative basis and is therefore not a statutory entitlement. It currently stands at €12.30 per hour according to the Living Wage Technical Group document 2020. The National Minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The information Deputy Mairéad Farrell has sought in PQ 32862/21 is set out in the following table. TD Salary effective from 01/10/2020: €98,113 €98,113 €98,113 Reduced Salary: €75,000 €80,000 €85,000 Value of reduction per TD: €23,113 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The information Deputy Mairéad Farrell has sought is set out in the table below: Senator Salary effective from 01/10/20: €69,474 €69,474 €69,474 Reduced salary: €55,000 €60,000 €65,000 Reduction per Senator: €14,474 €9,474 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I refer the Deputy to the table provided at TAB A (below).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has ensured that Circular 20/19: Promoting the use of Environmental and Social Considerations in Public Procurement has featured at multiple events, conferences and meetings since it was launched on 21 October 2019 by the then Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD; the Minister for Communications, Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: A Preliminary Business Case, Detailed Project Brief and Procurement Strategy document, and other supporting documents for the development referred to by the Deputy were first received by my Department on 17 May 2021. On receipt of these documents, and based on further communication with the responsible Department, which is the Approving Authority for the project, some further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Civil Service Occupational Health service provides advice on work related health issues to HR sections, line management, health & safety officers and employee assistance officers for the Civil Service. There are appeal mechanisms in relation to the medical advice of the Office of the Civil Service Chief Medical Officer (CMO), which incorporates the Civil Service Occupational...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Government’s Resilience and Recovery Plan provides for home working to continue where possible, within a Framework of five levels. Employers in the Civil Service have had regard to the changes that have been required at each level of the Framework and based on current Government advice. Home working and work premise attendance has been balanced with the requirement to continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Office of the Civil Service Chief Medical Officer (CMO) conducts COVID -19 risk assessments when requested by the Civil Service employing organisation. This includes referrals where the employer is advised whether the employee is at normal risk/ higher risk / very high risk from COVID-19. This COVID -19 risk assessment follows the risk categorisation guidance developed by the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Office of the Civil Service CMO/ Civil Service Occupational Health Department staff have been present in the workplace throughout the pandemic. Staff have worked partially from home and partially onsite as service needs require. Consultations that require “face to face” contact such as for example statutory immunisations and statutory audiogram hearing tests have proceeded...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The State Laboratory have informed me of two current vacancies, details of which are set out in the following tabular format. Grade Number Full Year Cost Chemist III 1 €32,321.00 Head Laboratory Attendant 1 €6,101.00* *This post will be filled via an internal promotion. The full...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that the only body under the aegis of my Department that falls into this category is the Office of the National Lottery Regulator (ORNL). Since the commencement of the National Lottery licence, the ORNL has been charged interest of €1,320,118 for the National Lottery Fund, which is managed and controlled by the National Lottery Regulator. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that based on the Civil Service 37 hour standard net working week, no staff of my Department or the Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department, earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour. This is also the position for the bodies under the aegis of my Department, with the exception of the bodies listed in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform does not have data on the specific work locations of public servants. However, many staff involved in delivering key services to the public in sectors such as Health, Education, An Garda Síochána, Defence and Prisons are not primarily office based. Providing an allowance of this nature to administrative staff who are not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Question Heading for question(s) 99 (23 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below. Funding Envelopes Details National Recovery and Resilience Plan Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan includes a set of sixteen investment projects and nine reform measures, to a total value of around €1 billion, to be supported by grants from the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (24 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: From the outset, I wish to welcome the Deputy's ongoing interest in the Freedom of Information Act and related issues. Since the last questions she asked on this topic, having considered the issues, I have directed my Officials to commence work on a comprehensive review of the FOI legislation. My view remains that the FOI system as it stands is robust and functioning well. This puts...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (24 Jun 2021)

Michael McGrath: From the outset, I wish to welcome the Deputy's ongoing interest in the Freedom of Information Act and related issues. Since the last questions she asked on this topic, having considered the issues, I have directed my Officials to commence work on a comprehensive review of the FOI legislation. In relation to the costing of FOI, the position remains as stated in my previous response to a...