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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. While it is not immediately clear to me as to which Board(s) the Deputy may be referring to, I will attempt to answer these questions by setting out the rates payable to Chairpersons and Members of State Boards and also the relevant considerations in relation to determining appropriate payment rates. 1. Chairpersons and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: My Department has no such requirement in place for bodies that receive funding from my Department. More generally, as the Deputy may be aware, the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 sets out certain requirements in respect of board terms, specifically:- - No member of a State board should serve more than two full terms of appointment on that board or should hold...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (8 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: My Department has procedures in place for protected disclosures that have been developed in line with the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and agreed by the Management Board.  The Department has a strong commitment to ensuring its culture and working environment encourages, facilitates and supports employees.  This particularly refers to anyone who might...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (9 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.  External reports commissioned in 2021 Title of Report Report received to-date Cost Publication Date Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery Funding No €135,054 Quarter 2, 2022 Civil Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (9 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), is set out in the table below.  2021 reviews, reports and studies Publication Date Title of Publication January 2021 Review of the Environmental Impacts of proposed flood relief works on the River Glashaboy (Glanmire/Sallybrook)...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (9 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The statutory framework governing remuneration for CEO posts in Commercial State Bodies is set out in the relevant legislation governing each post. The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies also provides that the CEO of each Commercial State Body shall hold office subject to the terms and conditions as determined by the Board of the State Body with the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: My Department funded four non-governmental organisations between January 2020 and March 2022, as set out in the table below. Organisation Funding from January 2020 to March 2022 Transparency International Ireland €511,250 Benefacts €2,113,852 Newtown School ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (10 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), is set out in the tables below.  I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not commissioned any reports to date in 2022.  In the case of the OGP, the reports listed below were commissioned for internal purposes and are not for publication.  Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: As recently outlined to the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, I am in the process of establishing an Independent Review Panel to examine and consider the current recruitment and pay determinations processes in place for Senior Public Service posts, in particular arrangements in the Civil Service, and recommendations in relation to same. Adopting this approach...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Welfare Eligibility (10 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I have been advised that the individual concerned worked for a period as a non-established State Employee with the Office of Public Works (OPW) and that following his redundancy from that Office he retained an entitlement to a preserved pension in respect of his service. However, he sadly passed away prior to reaching preserved pension age, when this pension would have become payable. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The invasion of Ukraine has had tragic humanitarian consequences, the full impact of which are continuing to unfold and Ireland, with our EU and other partners, is committed to taking action to help Ukraine and its people. My Department is currently working with other Government Departments in respect of estimating potential resources that may be required to address the refugee crisis and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (10 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: The normal process by which pension increase proposals are advanced involves the parent Government Department under whose aegis responsibility for individual Commercial Semi State Bodies falls considering and approving any changes to pension scheme rules or discretionary benefits. Consideration of the affordability of pension increases is an important matter for review by the key stakeholders...

Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022: Referral to Joint Committee (22 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 11th March, 2022, be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, in accordance with Standing Order 95(5),...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (22 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 187, it be an instruction to the Committee to which the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing provisions of the Bill, in relation to the Building Control Act 2007, in order to make...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am happy to stand in for the Taoiseach in making this statement. The European Council will meet in Brussels later this week, on 24 and 25 March. That meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Euro Summit, which will also be held in Brussels. This will be the third meeting of EU leaders within a month, and since Russia’s brutal and illegal...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: I thank Deputy McDonald for raising the issue of inflation and the cost of living pressures we as a Government acknowledge people are facing at this time. It was highlighted further by the ESRI report the Deputy mentioned in her introductory remarks. People will accept this is a global phenomenon. All developed economies in the world are experiencing a high level of inflation. For our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: Through our actions to date, we have demonstrated that the Government is agile and responsive. The Government is constantly monitoring the evolving situation. We are experiencing an incredible amount of volatility and the Government has responded to date. We will keep the situation under review and consider our options on an ongoing basis. However, we also have to be honest with people...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: It would be disingenuous to suggest that we could.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: We have already taken decisive steps and we will keep the situation under review-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Michael McGrath: -----but we also need consistency from Deputy McDonald. She entered the House yesterday and called for the removal of VAT. On the very same day, Sinn Féin tabled a motion in the Dáil calling for a reduction in VAT. It is fine in opposition to be loose in one's language and suggest that the Government can do things that it cannot, but the Deputy knows well that the Government does...