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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Centres (27 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department uses a number of data centres which are ISO 27001 certified and are located across Dublin City, the greater Dublin area, Kildare and Cork. These data centres are a combination of private and Government owned facilities. To ensure the continued integrity and security of the services provided by my Department and across the Public Service, the exact locations of these data...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by PAS that there are currently no plans to advertise Administrative Officer or Assistant Principal with Fluency in Irish competitions in Q2 2024. However, PAS have included an option for candidates to opt in for an Irish Language Stream in the Administrative Officer general and specialist stream competitions. Candidates who expressed an interest in Irish-speaking positions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Much has been done to tackle operational carbon in a building’s lifecycle, however, the carbon emitted in the production and transportation of materials (embodied carbon) used in construction along with excavation and demolition material is more challenging to address. The current Building Regulations apply Nearly Zero-Energy Building standards (NZEB) to new buildings, whereas...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (29 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department's role regarding EU funding in the 2021-2027 period is as set out below. The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) is the designated body for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. DPENDR also includes the implementing body for Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Programme (NRRP) and the Certifying Authority for Ireland’s European...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Bus Services (5 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Freedom of Information Act 2014 provides a very broad definition of public bodies at Section 6(1) and further provides that all new public bodies comprehended by this definition will automatically come under freedom of information (FOI) legislation, unless specifically exempted by order. This reversed the system under previous legislation whereby new bodies would have to be brought into...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (5 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department had expenditure of €54,910 (including VAT) on advertising in 2023. There has been no such expenditure to-date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The general policy and practice for the duration of terms for Chief Executives of State Bodies under the aegis of Government Departments is as follows: Non-Commercial State Bodies: CEOs are generally appointed for a term of five years. Where re-appointment is agreed, it is for one further and final term of 5 years (with total duration of 10 years). Commercial State Bodies: CEOs are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (5 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there were no ground rents payable by my Department in the period specified. This is also the position with regard to all but one of the bodies under the aegis of my Department. The position with regard to the Office of Public Works will be conveyed directly to the Deputy by that Office shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (6 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, I have overall policy responsibility in relation to public service occupational pension schemes payable to retired public servants. For all new entrants to the public service (including members of HSE) on or after 6 April 1995 (the date of introduction of full social insurance for public servants who now pay Class A PRSI) and before 1 January 2013 (the date of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis. In the period since 2018, the total amount paid by my Department in this regard was €50,705 and by the Office of Public Works was €36,621. These amounts have been aggregated in order not to identify the amounts paid to any individual person. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been no such instances in my Department or the bodies under its aegis since 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy. Year Role Basis 2016 Ministerial staff (4 staff members) Severance arrangements are in place for Ministerial personal staff 2019 Assistant Principal Officer Section 7(b) of the Superannuation and Pension Act 1963 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Statutory Instruments (7 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for public service pension policy, including in relation to pension increases in the public service. As the Deputy is aware, the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964 provided for ministerial discretion on the application of pension increase policy for public servants, without a prescribed methodology for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has found it necessary to contact An Garda Síochána in the context specified in her Question. I would emphasise that such instances tend to be very isolated but the health, safety and welfare of those working in the Department to provide a public service is a key priority and, therefore, any such instances are treated with the utmost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Single Public Service Pension Scheme is a statutory Public Service Career-Average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, established on 1 January 2013 under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. The Single Scheme was established to place publicly-funded retirement benefits on a more sustainable footing in the context of longer life expectancies. All new...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Referendum Campaigns (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It is estimated that the cost to the Exchequer of holding the two Constitutional referendums on 8 March 2024 will be approximately €21m. It is estimated that about 80% of this cost would be made up of payments to Returning Officers, with a further 16% to An Post and the remainder made up of smaller payments in respect of costs incurred by the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, I and my Department have responsibility for providing and maintaining rules and guidance on severance terms in the civil and public service as per Circular 09/2018. Under Circular 09/2018: Consolidation of arrangements for the offer of severance terms in the civil and public service, Government Departments may seek sanction to pay severance to an individual by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: At present there are no plans to make an order under section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act in respect of any organisation. However, a comprehensive review of the Freedom of Information Act has been undertaken. Among the themes identified as requiring examination in the consultation process were the mechanisms for designating a body as one to which FOI applies. This issue is being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: International Protection (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 and 288 together. In the first instance it should be noted that this is a matter for the Minister for Children as it relates to expenditure of that Department. Budget 2024 provides an allocation of €1.9 billion by DCEDIY for the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection and international protection applicants. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (20 Mar 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you for raising this important matter. I recognise that in an increasingly digital society there are those who are unable to avail of digital opportunities for whatever reason. That is why In August 2023, my Department, following collaboration with a number of Departments and external representative organisations, published Digital for Good: Ireland's Digital Inclusion Roadmap. The...