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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by publicjobs (formerly the Public Appointments Service -PAS-) that it assigned a total of 15 candidates from the Principal Officer 2022 panel between October 10th 2023 and October 10th 2024. I am further advised by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) that the figure for Principal Officer internal competitions from Departments under its remit was 63 appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Public Appointments Service that the budget allocation for Advertising in 2023, 2024 and 2025 is as set out in the table. Subhead 2023 Outturn 2024 Allocation 2025 Allocation (VIII) RECRUITMENT COSTS - ADVERTISING €1,290,000 €1,200,000 €1,200,000

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The current minimum wage is €12.70 per hour. Based on the civil service 35 hour standard net working week, this equates to an annual salary of approximately €23,194. If, as suggested, the minimum wage were to rise by ten cent to €12.80 per hour, this would result in an annual salary of approximately €23,377. Detailed data on civil service staff indicates that no...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Engagements (15 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the formation of the Government, no members of the media have accompanied the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform at international events or engagements as part of the Government delegation.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission is independent in its function and neither I nor my officials have met with the commissioners or senior staff of the Standards In Public Office Commission to discuss the matters raised in this Parliamentary Question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (22 Oct 2024)

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 or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Assemblies (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and this priority is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. This strategic plan includes the National Planning Framework (NPF), which sets the overarching spatial strategy for the next twenty years, along with the revised National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) which was published in 2021. Over the lifetime of the NDP, this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 273 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department plays a key role in developing and monitoring capital expenditure in line with Government objectives and agreed fiscal policy. Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Department. My Department is in regular communication with all Departments to ensure expenditure is managed within the overall fiscal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: To reference countries’ regions for statistical purposes, the EU has developed a classification known as NUTS (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics). NUTS divides each EU Member State into 3 levels: NUTS 1: major socio-economic regions NUTS 2: basic regions (for regional policies) NUTS 3: small regions (for specific diagnoses) The Irish NUTS 3 regions comprise the eight...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Appointments to the civil service through open competition are made subject to the advertised terms of the competition. In general, the terms allow that different conditions may apply to currently serving civil/public servants. There are policies in place which allow currently serving civil/public servants to start above the minimum subject to certain conditions. Examples of such policies...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage (23 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The current living wage, as set out by the Living Wage Technical Group, is €14.75 per hour. In relation to the civil service, for which my Department holds detailed data, €14.75 based on the civil service 35 hour standard net working week equates to an annual salary of approximately €26,938. Detailed data on civil service staff indicates that less than 0.02% of staff in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (23 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: While my Department has responsibility for setting the terms and conditions of various leave types for civil servants, it is a matter for individual employers to implement the provisions of the relevant circulars/policies accordingly. As outlined in , Civil Servants who avail of a Career break are required to comply with sections 31-34 when returning from a Career Break. In particular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (23 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) setting out €165 billion of capital investment was published in 2021. Following the conclusion of more than 30 bilateral meetings which took place from January to March this year with my Ministerial colleagues, the distribution of an additional €2.25 billion from windfall corporate receipts for the period 2024-26 was agreed by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In total, the Public Service Agreement 2024 – 2026 provides for increases of 10.25% over a two and a half year period. In relation to the pay adjustments, the key parameters and percentage increases provided for are: Seven general round increases totalling 9.25%, four of which have minimum increases attached; and A provision for a Local Bargaining mechanism equivalent to 1% of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Hear, hear.