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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants, including issues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Costs (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In recent years, with a view to achieving significant reductions in the State's legal costs, my Department has been actively engaged with the State organisations which have direct responsibility in the field, i.e. the State's Law Offices - the Office of the Attorney General (principally the Office of the Chief State Solicitor) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Consultation Process (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for Government commits to ensuring that institutional arrangements are in place to support equality and gender proofing. Cabinet procedures require a whole range of impacts to be covered in every decision proposed to Government. This ensures that the impact of policy proposals on gender equality, rural communities, North-South/East-West Relations, employment, persons...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the ending of the Moratorium on Recruitment in 2015, each Government Department has been given delegated authority to manage staff numbers. Under the delegation, Departments can recruit and promote in grades up to and including Principal Officer or equivalent. Delegation is contingent on Departments remaining with the overall pay ceilings (as agreed at Budget time and voted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has, through the negotiation and agreement of a financially prudent public service agreement on pay and related issues, provided for a gradual unwinding of the FEMPI measures as they apply to public servants. The terms of this agreement, the Lansdowne Road Agreement, are being implemented under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 with effect from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, a partial exemption is provided in Schedule 1 Part 1 of the Freedom of Information Act for the Central Bank. I understand that the Central Bank considered that any records or parts of records which it believed were comprehended by the partial exemption were excluded with no right of appeal. When the Office of the Information Commissioner brought the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants, including issues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: From the period 2009 to 2013 the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts introduced pay reduction measures. These measures, together with the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) implemented in January 2011, are estimated to have resulted in over €2.2bn in direct reductions in public service remuneration and pensions. In relation to pay equality the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Costs (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has met representatives of the Bar Council in relation to a submission it made seeking restoration of reductions in the level of fees payable by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to counsel. The submission is being examined in the Office and in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on the evidence available, and engagement with relevant Departments and agencies, of recruitment of new entrants to the public service, measured by number of applications received, number of appointments made and the overall growth in numbers, the public service continues to provide an attractive occupation and career choice for job seekers in most professional and administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Public expenditure has been managed in line with key fiscal targets over the last number of years. Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Department, and measures are in place to help ensure that our key fiscal targets continue to be met. My Department is in regular communication with all Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants, including issues...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on the evidence available, and engagement with relevant Departments and agencies, of recruitment of new entrants to the public service, measured by number of applications received, number of appointments made and the overall growth in numbers, the public service continues to provide an attractive occupation and career choice for job seekers in most professional and administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for Government commits that the Government will establish a Public Service Pay Commission to examine pay levels across the public service. The precise structure of such a commission and the technical aspects as to how it would operate have yet to be decided upon and would require broad consultation, including engagement with staff representatives as was committed to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public servants,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out the ambition to build a strong economy and to deliver a fair society. The Programme identifies a number of policy challenges and for each of these challenges a clear unambiguous high-level ambition is also identified. As stated in the Programme for every policy challenge, the new Government will ensure that a balance is struck between...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As outlined in the Programme for Government, the Government is committed to boosting public expenditure in a sustainable way and will introduce budgets that will involve at least a 2:1 split between investment in public spending and tax reductions. This will allow expenditure to be increased to meet the additional costs arising from an ageing and growing population and to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: From the period 2009 to 2013 the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts introduced pay reduction measures. These measures, together with the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) implemented in January 2011, are estimated to have resulted in over €2.2bn in direct reductions in public service remuneration and pensions. The Government has, through the...