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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Please see below in tabular form the number of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform staff seconded to other departments or agencies in the civil service per annum 2010 to 2016. The table comprises staff in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the National Shared Services Office and the Office of Government Procurement. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in 2011. No staff from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have appealed against secondment from 2011 to 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in 2011. There have not been any staff seconded from the Department to a private sector firm between 2011 and 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in 2011. There have been no staff seconded from a private sector firm between 2011 and 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ No. 32140/16 on 25 October 2016. PQ No. 32140/16 [25 October 2016, Séamus Healy] To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, if, in view of the fact that the FEMPI Act 2013 pay reductions for serving higher earners, over €65,000 per annum will be restored in two stages, the first half of the reduction will be restored on 1 April...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Reform (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Discussions on the merging of the Staff Officer grade with that of Executive Officer are the subject of current discussions with the relevant civil service union interests. The outcome to this process has yet to be concluded between the management and union sides.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 to 404, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government's Capital Plan was announced on 29 September, 2015 and outlined exchequer capital spending of €27 billion over the next six years. In the 2016 Summer Economic Statement, the Government committed to additional capital investment of €5.14 billion over the period of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The public service Pension-Related Deduction (PRD) is provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. PRD applies to the pay, including any non-pensionable pay elements, of pensionable public servants. Specifically, section 2(1)(b) of the Act provides that any public servant who is a member of a public service pension scheme or who...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the public service Pension-Related Deduction (PRD), which applies to the pay of pensionable public servants under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. The exemption thresholds and rate bands for PRD have always applied to the total public service pay of affected public servants, not to the pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the table provides details of the reports commissioned by my Department since it was established in 2011 that have not been published. Name of report Reason why report has not been published to date Expected publication date Costs to date Were tenders invited? Reason why publication is not intended Comparative Report on European  National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Non-Disclosure Agreements (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis have entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with any organisations due to a court action or threatened court action.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The regulations which govern the procurement of taxi services by Government Bodies are contained in Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016.  Regulation 33(2) states that "the term of a framework agreement shall not exceed 4 years, other than in exceptional cases". The Office of Government Procurement established a Framework Agreement for taxi services in the Greater Dublin Area, which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (29 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The appointment of all Special Advisers in my Department are made in accordance with the instructions to Personnel Officers "". I intend to bring a memo to cabinet in due course to allow for the appointment of a special adviser to Min of State Murphy to assist him in his duties, particularly in relation to Brexit and policy challenges it poses across Government.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (30 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: While there is a facility for the purchase of additional pension benefits under pre-existing public service pension schemes, there is no specific provision in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 which established the Single Pension Scheme, to provide for the purchase or transfer of additional pension benefits by Single Scheme members. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (30 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft SRFT is now at an advanced stage of preparation and is undergoing final review in order to ensure the optimum outcome will be delivered. It is expected that the SRFT will be issued within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Institutes of Technology Act 2006 contains a provision for Institutes of Technology to borrow within a framework agreed with the Higher Education Authority, following consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. A key consideration in relation to the scope for independent borrowing by institutions in the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Paternity Leave Scheme (30 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The introduction of the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 requires all employers, including public service employers, to grant paternity leave to employees.  As part of my responsibilities as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for the terms and conditions of employment of public servants.  However, specific policies relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits (1 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Under Section 28 (2) of the State Property Act 1954, the Minister for Finance assumes responsibility for all personal property and land vested in or held in trust for a body corporate (other than personal property or land held by such body in trust for another person) immediately prior to its dissolution. Upon the dissolution of the body corporate, such property becomes State property. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table sets out compensation of employees across the general government sector and general government revenue figures as reported on the Eurostat database in line with the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010). (€bn) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compensation of employees, payable 16.6 18.2 19.9 21.2 20.7 19.3 19.4 19.0 18.6 18.3...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (1 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the termination by Government of the scheme of performance related pay in 2009 such payment arrangements have not been sanctioned for civil servants or similar grades in other parts of the public service. With regard to the Non-Commercial State Agencies, it is a matter of Government policy that Performance Related Award Schemes continue to be suspended on an indefinite...