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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The outturn figure for voted public expenditure pay, as set out in the annual Appropriation Accounts, for the three years 2011, 2012 and 2013 is a follows: Pay 2011 2012 2013 Gross Pay 15.7 bn 15.3 bn 15.1 bn Net Pay 14.7 bn 14.3 bn 14.1 bn The figure for net pay is the gross amount less the Pension Related Deduction and some other Appropriations in Aid....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. I understand from the PAS that the following Civil Service General Service grades were recruited for the years 2010 to 2016 as follows; 2012Administrative Officer 2013Administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, together. The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Salary Range Estimated Cost of Restoring FEMPI €m €0 to €65,000 €806 €65,000 to €100,000 €428 €100,000 plus €178 Total: €1,412 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Vacancies on State Boards (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question there is one vacancy on the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) board that is expected to be filled over the next month.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Government was successful in securing €150 million of EU funding (constant prices) towards a new cross-border PEACE Programme for the period 2014-2020. The UK Government subsequently decided to allocate an additional €50 million to the Programme from its overall allocation under the European Regional Development Fund. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Commission formally adopted the 2014-2020 INTERREG Cooperation Programme for the Border Region of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland on 13 February 2015.  The Programme was opened for funding calls in August 2015.  The INTERREG Programme has a total value of €283 million, with 85% being recouped from the European Regional Development Fund and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In the wake of the UK Referendum on EU membership the Irish Government has been clear that it remains committed to the successful implementation of the EU funded PEACE and INTERREG programmes. The programmes are not only an important source of funding, but provide a visible demonstration of the European Union's continuing support for the process of peace building and reconciliation....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Company Law (13 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Special Purpose Vehicles are a common feature of business and are widely used in the private sector. As I understand it, Special Purpose Vehicles are generally established under Company Law and are formed to facilitate financial transactions, although I understand that the Central Bank of Ireland and the Revenue Commissioners also have specific reporting requirements in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Relocation (14 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the proposed move of the Department of Health from Hawkins House, Hawkins Street, Dublin 2 to Baggot Street, Dublin 2. I understand from my colleague the Minister for Health that his Department are in the planning stages of moving their headquarters to new offices in Baggot Street in early 2017 and that staff are being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (14 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Sector Transfer Network allows employees to transfer service from one member organisation to another. The legislative provision for this is Section 4 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1963.  It provides for the transfer of pensionable service in the case of staff transfers between the Civil Service and "approved organisations", and between one "approved organisation" and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services (14 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Services (PAS) is an independent statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service under licence from the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA).  As a public body established under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004, PAS is also...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. It would be a breach of the EU rules for a public body to favour or discriminate against particular candidates on grounds such as nationality, organisational size, etc. and there are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The following Local Authorities and Housing Bodies have engaged with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) in relation to using the Framework Agreement for Integrated Design Team Services: - Cavan County Council - Carlow County Council - Donegal County Council - Galway City Council - Louth County Council - South Dublin County Council - Waterford City and County Council. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General will be considered in the context of the Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to examine the possibility of extending the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to include expenditure by local authorities. The range of legislative provisions in the Comptroller and Auditor General Act, 1993 involve both the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In the period from end 2009 to end 2014, the Exchequer pay bill cost reduced from a peak of €17.5 billion gross to €13.8 billion net, a reduction of €3.7 billion, or more than 21%. Of this €3.7 billion, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts gave rise to €2.2 billion in direct reductions in public service remuneration...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Data (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Table below sets out General Government Expenditure and Gross Domestic Product for the period 2002 to 2015 as published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), with the figures for 2015 reflecting the CSO's recent releases in relation to National Accounts and Government Income and Expenditure. (€bn) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In reply to the Deputy's question the table below outlines the cost of implementing a pay increase for staff recruited on or after 1 January 2011. Organisation 2% 4% 5% Department of Public Expenditure and Reform* €1,086,917 €1,108,230 €1,118,886 Public Appointments Service (PAS) €31,467 €62,934 €78,667 Office of the Ombudsman €32,121...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ 19514/16 of the 5th July 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: According to data held centrally by my Department, which draw on HR information provided by each Government Department, the overall number of civil servants, by headcount, with less than 1 year's service on 31 December, 2011-2015 was:  Year Headcount 2011 603 2012 773 2013 748 2014 1,243 2015 1,782 The above is further broken down by Vote Group is as follows: ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (19 Jul 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on available non-personal data (2013) sets, making reasonable projections as to retirement and mortality rates, and incorporating the Public Service Pension Reduction amelioration provided by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest 2015 Act in the cost, the estimated number of public service pensions in payment and cost per incremental...