Results 7,461-7,480 of 32,610 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Comhlachtaí Aistriúcháin (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: D'fhoilsigh an Oifig um Sholáthar Rialtais iarraidh ar thairiscint mar gheall ar Sheirbhísí Aistriúcháin Ghaeilge 23ú Lúnasa 2016. Lorg an Oifig um Sholáthar Rialtais aighneachtaí ó gheallsealbhóirí éagsúla san earnáil phoiblí roimh don iarraidh ar thairiscint a bheith foilsithe ag an Oifig. Ba iad An Roinn...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Postal Codes (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department does not administer any large schemes aimed at households or the general public which would necessitate the immediate inclusion of Eircode data on to the Department's databases. It will be incorporated into databases on an ongoing basis and as the need arises. The position in relation to bodies under the aegis of the Department is set out below....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In relation to the Deputy's enquiry about the outstanding retirement benefits due to a named person, I am informed by the National Shared Services Office that the delay of four weeks was due to an administrative error. The person in question will receive all amounts outstanding by 22ndSeptember. I have also been advised that this person has been contacted directly on the matter and is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Social Protection Vote Group's gross voted expenditure estimate of €19.6 billion for 2016 takes into account anticipated reductions in expenditure compared to 2015 arising from changes in the Live Register. On a monthly basis, my Department monitors voted expenditure versus profile. The analysis of gross voted expenditure published with the end-August Exchequer Statement,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: On the 19th July last, the Government approved the estalishment of a Public Service Pay Commission, which was a commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government. A public consultation was commenced over the summer months in relation to the role and methodology of the Commission. In addition, officials within my Department will be meeting with key stakeholders in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Appointments (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: With regard to the Board of PAS, there were no vacancies on or since 26 February 2016. The board members of the IPA are appointed by way of ex-officio position (e.g. one member must be a Secretary General of a Government Department) or are membership nominees so the positions do not involve the Minister in any way and as such cannot be advertised.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the matter contained in the Deputy's enquiry relates to a staff management issue in another Department and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on it. All posts filled in the Payroll Shared Service Centre complied fully with Government recruitment policy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Management (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, my responsibility regarding performance budgeting relates to enhancing the quality and use of performance measurement measures across the civil and public service. This role does not extend to identifying and selecting specific indicators for individual sectors, such as the local authority sector. It is, of course, intended that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The only added years awarded in the Civil and Public Service to persons before reaching the standard retirement age are to Secretaries General, County Managers, CEOs of non-commercial State Bodies, and to staff in any grade who retire on health grounds before normal retirement age. Following a government decision on 25 October 2011, no Secretary General appointed after that date now...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: UK Referendum on EU Membership (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of the statement issued by the UK Treasury on 13 August 2016 in relation to the uncertainty surrounding a range of EU funding in the UK as a result of the UK referendum on EU membership. I am also aware of the concerns expressed by the Minister of Finance in Northern Ireland. Following the result of the UK referendum on EU membership I had an opportunity to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Appointments (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The position of Government Chief Information Officer was established in June 2013. Following this appointment the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2013. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) replaced the previous Centre for Management and Organisation Development (CMOD)....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Operations (16 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In January 2016, it was agreed that the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform, in its remit as the lead Department for the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES), would take the policy lead in bringing a more coherent, planned and informed approach to the application of Behavioural Economics in the Irish public service.  My Department is progressing work...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the committee for inviting me here to discuss the economic and fiscal position in the context of budget 2017. The Government and I, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, are very supportive of, and appreciate the need for, the Oireachtas having an enhanced input into discussions on budgetary priorities. It was in this context that I published the mid-year expenditure report...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Of the expenditure increase that is planned for next year, €900 million is set to honour the commitments we have in continuing to provide our existing services. For example, the contribution of that is in demographics, the Lansdowne Road agreement and capital investment. The breakdown varies by Government Department, and that was all laid out in the summer economic statement by...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: For example, most of what happened under the framework of commitments we have under the Lansdowne Road agreement, alongside the wage increases that are due to our public servants, tend to be associated with productivity changes as well. We now have an organisation of economists within my Department whose job it is to look at our capital expenditure to ensure it is meeting the requirements we...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: From experience of dealing with this process in my current and previous job, I know this type of behaviour, which has existed, has been dramatically reduced compared with previous years. The simple fact is that in many cases resources have been reduced compared with what we had in previous years. The road budget is a matter we must address, and the Minister, Deputy Ross, has been raising it...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I cannot give the Deputy a guide on the September figures at this stage because they are still being collated by the Department of Finance and they have not been shared with me. Assuming we do not change policy in any other area, I do not expect any kind of a significant change in the fiscal space, although it will depend on our September figures as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is precisely in recognition of the Deputy's point that we made a decision to increase the health Estimate earlier in the year by €500 million and make the funding available to the health service earlier in the year.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: We do that when the Cabinet meets. We can see how that worked. It is the reason the health allocation for this year was changed in an early part of the year, as the health Estimate was increased by €500 million. We also increased the justice Estimate by €40 million because the ability to make such changes without an associated change in our ability to raise revenue will be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, everybody is very clear that the flexibility across coming years is very different from where it has been in previous years. They know there must be significant changes in the performance of an economy and it generates big changes in revenue coming in. They understand why there must be a change in the revenue-raising end of what the Government is doing to create the kind of flexibility...