Results 6,441-6,460 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council identified that sector as being at the greatest risk of overheating in the heat chart it provided in respect of the economy.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will go into more detail on those questions in the second round. In the context of the rainy day fund, can the Minister give us some more detail on what type of fund he is proposing and what discussions he has had with the Commission on its establishment?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: Was it positive in the sense that if we want to access the rainy day fund, there will be no issue?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: What kind of conditions? Are we talking about an event of natural disaster or once-off event following which we could access it? Is it not also true that if we wanted to access money from the rainy day fund over and above the expenditure benchmark, that would be against the fiscal rules?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: In terms of the expenditure benchmark, if we wanted to spend over and above what would be allowed or would be recommended, and we wanted to access the rainy day fund in order to do that, is that permissible under the current fiscal rules?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I have some brief questions. I am unsure if the Minister will be able to answer them because I know he cannot reveal any budget measures. On the Sláintecare report, the Minister is aware that it recommends an additional allocation of €396 million for its implementation next year. Is it the intention of the Government to begin the implementation of Sláintecare? If so, will...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister will appreciate that I have not held this brief for very long and am still learning it. On the underspends in Departments, he indicated that the overspend in health will have to be built into the base if it is determined that it is a recurring cost and that he will try to mitigate that partly from taxes which have exceeded expectations. We know that some are running above what...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: It does not always happen.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: The final question is on taxes and the forecasts. I have not studied this but I am aware from studying the health budget that it is the fourth quarter where we always see significant pressure, perhaps because of recruitment issues. The August 2018 figures for excise duty were €249 million less than predicted. Are these cyclical figures also, such as in a quarterly cycle, or would we...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: The final query is about VAT, in which we are some €80 million behind.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts Data (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual volume in millions of public funds spent on the procurement of goods, services and capital projects for each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40004/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts Data (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts tendered annually to SMEs and businesses of less than 50 employees in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40006/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Data (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of procurement contracts tendered annually in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40005/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in funding required for section 39 organisations for total pay restoration of section 39 workers as per the internal audit report of the HSE. [40017/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 445. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 organisations employed by the Department of Health and-or the HSE to carry out services and functions. [40009/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the difference between section 38 and 39 organisations and their relationship with the public sector. [40013/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (2 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the level of public funding for section 39 workers in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40015/18]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Government should double capital investment.
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: We have gone past that.