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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I very much take the Deputy's point. Through my membership of the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change and in my role as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I want to support a lot of the work that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has on the way. As Deputy Leddin is aware, there are some very positive signs. We know that electric car sales rose 81% year...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I take the Deputy's point. I know how hugely important these workers are to our society. However, as I said, it is an area that is fundamental to the work that the Department of Health does. If any proposals are shared with me that look at the matter that the Deputy has raised, I will certainly keep in mind his observations. I look forward to updating him on any progress that is made on it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 provides the regulatory framework for recruitment and selection that all civil and public service employers are required to adhere to. It provided for the establishment of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, CPSA, as the independent regulator for appointments made under the Act; the Public Appointments Service,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I certainly will check it out. I have seen so many good examples of mobility within the Civil Service in recent years and I know of the positive role that it can play. I would certainly be interested in understanding any limitations or issues regarding its operation. As I said to the Deputy in answering his question, I am not aware of any concerns at the moment, nor have they been raised...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is responsible for the allocation of public funds across each area of government spending and seeks to ensure that expenditure is managed by Departments in line with these allocations. Those allocations are laid out in the NDP. To answer the Deputy's questions, the Fiscal Monitor for December 2022 recorded gross capital expenditure of more than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: They are options I am willing to look at. We have capital carryovers in place every year. I take the Deputy's point that when the need for new homes and Garda stations to be built and more investment is so great, it is frustrating for Deputies to see significant capital underspends in Departments. The Deputy has asked for the overall figures. The vast majority of Departments have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I cannot give an indication that I will agree to more projects coming into the pipeline because that would be an overall Government decision of significance. I am not yet confident that our capital ceilings for the year will allow that to happen but I will look at it in relation to the other two issues the Deputy raised. There are issues with public procurement and the public spending code...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not in a position to come in front of the House this afternoon, but I am going to come in front of the House at the earliest possible opportunity. I gave an indication in the Dáil, under repeated questioning this morning, that I did want to come back and update the House. I have looked to fulfil my commitments to this House as well as I can. I am committed to continuing to do so.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It may be clear, but it is completely and utterly unacceptable.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121, 145, 216, 217 and 218 together. My Department works to serve the country, its people and the Government by delivering well managed and well-targeted public spending, delivered through modernised, effective and accountable public services. My Department develops major initiatives in collaboration with Government Departments and public service sectors and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to inform the Deputy that the review to which his question refers has been completed and the Review Report was submitted to Government by my predecessor Minister McGrath in December. The Government approved the Report‘s publication and agreed to the preparation of a General Legislative Scheme informed by the Review's outcome. On foot of this, my Department will prepare a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The delivery of the Sláintecare policy is the responsibility of the Minister for Health...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for the question. Ireland was allocated a total of €395.7 million in European Regional Development Funding (ERDF). The Northern and Western region - a Region in Transition - was initially allocated €110.2 million while the Southern and the Eastern and Midland Regions (designated as more developed regions) were allocated €285.5 million. Noting the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Equality (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the publication of my Department’s Gender Pay Gap Report 2022 on the Gov.ie website on 22 December 2022. The gender pay gap is the difference in the average hourly wage of men and women across a workforce. This includes basic pay, allowances and overtime. The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 requires organizations to report on their hourly gender pay gap across a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to inform the Deputy that my Department has just completed a review of ethics legislation and a report on the Review was submitted to Government by my predecessor Minister McGrath in December. The Government approved the report‘s publication and agreed to the preparation of a General Legislative Scheme to reform the legislation informed by the Review's outcome. On foot of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In the interest of safeguarding public projects that are already under construction and to mitigate the risks of significant losses being sustained by contractors, in May 2022 the then Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced details of the “Inflation Co-operation Framework" (the Framework) for those parties engaged under a public works contract. The Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 163 together. DoH and DCEDIY are responsible for progressing this transfer. My Department has been engaging with both Departments as appropriate on an ongoing basis. The roles and responsibilities related to transfers of function are set out in the published Transfer of Functions Guidelines. This transfer has significant complexities given the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October 2021 provides...