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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (1 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The pension levy on private pension funds was introduced by the Finance (No. 2) Act 2011 by my colleague, the Minister for Finance, who holds statutory responsibility for the application of the levy. That Act amended the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 to provide for the levy of 0.6% to cover the period 2011 to 2014. The Finance (No. 2) Act 2013 introduced an additional...

Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: He is well informed. Deputy Burton should not worry.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 6th May, 2016, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Taoiseach and Minister for Defence Minister...

Estimates for Public Service 2016 (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Further Revised Estimates: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised Estimate).That a sum not exceeding €228,486,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2016, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As theDeputy may be aware, my Department is responsible for the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, which provides statutory protections to workers in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors against reprisals in circumstances where they disclose information related to wrongdoing that has come to their attention in connection with their employment. The term "worker" in this case...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. The Government has accepted the recommendations from the Labour Court as the basis for resolving the dispute over Garda pay. The cost of the proposed settlement, should it be accepted by the relevant Associations, will be met through agreed budgetary parameters.   The wider implications of the recommendation in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Dec 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 discriminate against or favour particular candidates on grounds such as locality, nationality, organisation size, etc. and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Promotions (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Government Departments have been working under delegated sanction arrangements for their recruitment and staffing issues since 2015. Under these arrangements, which are in place for most central Government department and offices, there are multi-annual pay ceilings agreed and set and thereafter decisions about recruitment and promotion and overall grade composition up to an including...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces Personnel (6 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has recently received correspondence from the Department of Defence on this matter and will respond to that Department in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table provided with this reply provides information on civil servants employed on a country-by-county basis up to the end of September 2016, and for each year from 2006 through to 2011, on a full time equivalent basis. For the public service as a whole, individual level data - such as relating to location - is not held centrally by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that career breaks are available in the civil service and in the state sector generally.  The scheme is promoted as being one of a number of facilities that help staff to combine work and family responsibilities.  A career break consists of special leave without pay for a period of not less than six months and not more than five years. A career break...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commission for Public Service Appointments (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that no further engagement has taken place with the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) and the individual concerned since my response of 12th October 2016 to Parliamentary Question 29928. As stated then, the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) is an independent statutory body and it is a matter for the Commission to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Investments (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis have any investments either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds in tobacco companies.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Expenditure (7 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) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Compensation of employees, payable 5.6 6.1 7.1 7.2 7.9 8.9 10.4 12.0 13.3 14.5 General...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I believe, the Deputy is referring to the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004. Under that Act, new entrants into the Public Service on or after 1 Jan 2004, except where otherwise provided for by that Act, are not obliged to retire on age grounds. This provision applied to new entrants until 1 January 2013, when the Single Public Service Pension Scheme...

Seanad: Public Bodies Review Agency Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I will begin by acknowledging and thanking Senator Ó Céidigh for all the tremendous work he has done in drafting this Bill and presenting it to the House and the rationale he has offered for the legislation. I had an opportunity to discuss this with the Senator earlier in the week. I agree with much of the work in the Bill but, as the Senator will be aware, I am not in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (8 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: See below in tabular form the number of staff employed in my Department in the private and constituency offices of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernment and Public Procurement at the Departments of Finance and of Public Expenditure and Reform, by Minister, grade, and salary scale. All appointments have been made in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers (8 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 145 together. As the Deputy will be aware, Special Advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State are appointed by the Government at the request of a Minister or Minister of State under section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 (1997 Act). The 1997 Act sets out the general functions assigned to Special Advisers. These include...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (8 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no staff of the Department of Expenditure and Reform on secondment to work with a Minister or Minister of State in their constituency.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (8 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 148 together. I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 38364 of 6 December 2016.