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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The SME Advisory (Working) Group was established to address issues affecting SME participation in public procurement and to ensure that the voice of Irish SMEs can be heard by Government and the Office of Government Procurement. The Working Group consists of officials from the Office of Government Procurement, Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, The Competition and Consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for Ireland's commitments under the EU Stability and Growth Pact, including compliance with the fiscal rules and any engagement with other Member States and the European Commission on issues relating to the design and application of the rules, such as for example the matter referred to in the Deputy's question, is a matter for my colleague the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have not made use of the Government Jet.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I draw the Deputy's attention to the Department of Defence's website where full details of Ministerial use of the Government Jet Service since 2008 are set out and accessible at the link hereunder: .

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In my speech accompanying the publication of the Estimates for 2017, I announced that a spending review will be undertaken prior to Budget 2018. As the Deputy will be aware, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have consistently reiterated the need to consider the totality of government spending when examining expenditure priorities. Spending reviews previously played an important...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Board of the Public Appointments Service is the only State Board under the aegis of my Department. Currently, there are nine members of the Board of PAS, with no vacancies. There are 5 female board members (55.5%) and 4 male board members (4.5%).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for a Partnership Government recognises the importance of the SME Sector to the economy and has tasked the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to continue to develop measures to support SMEs in accessing the public procurement market. In this regard, the OGP engages industry representative bodies ISME, IBEC, SFA, CIF and Chambers Ireland through the SME Working Group to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for Government has a number of objectives in relation to public procurement including supporting SME access, conducting a consultation on the merits of establishing a Procurement Ombudsman, conducting an independent review of the Tender Advisory Service (TAS) and refining the new procurement structures, such as the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), as they bed down and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for Government contains a number of objectives in relation to procurement; one of which is to refine the new procurement structures in place, such as the OGP, as they bed down and make adjustments according to best international practice and in conjunction with Irish businesses. Public procurement is a key part of my portfolio and an integral part of the Government's overall...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (16 Dec 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. The PEACE IV and INTERREG IVA Programmes are co-funded by the Irish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the European Commission through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The breakdown of funding for the two programmes is as follows: Programme Programme Total Ireland ERDF UK ERDF Ireland Match Funding UK Match...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The inaugural meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) on the 5th of October last was chaired by An Taoiseach and attended by the sponsoring Ministers of Public Expenditure and Reform, Finance and Jobs Enterprise and Innovation with representatives of employers and trade unions. The aim of the LEEF is to provide a forum to discuss areas of shared concern affecting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Remuneration (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy in relation to current salaries and allowances. Officeholder Position TD's Salary Officeholder Allowance Total Taoiseach €87,258 €98,092 €185,350 Tánaiste €87,258 €84,051 €171,309 Minister €87,258 €70,282 €157,540 Minister of State €87,258...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Shared Services (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Purpose and design of the Payroll Shared Services Centre The Public Service Reform Plan (November 2011) identified the implementation of shared services as a major element in the Reform Programme. Shared services consolidate administrative functions in areas such as Finance, IT, Payroll and Human Resources which allow organisations and Governments focus their resources on core activities...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parliamentary Party Allowances (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Parliamentary Activities Allowance (formerly known as the Party Leader's Allowance) is provided for in the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938 as amended, most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2014. The Allowance is paid to the parliamentary leader of a qualifying Party - not to the individual members of a Party - in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 the plan. Individual Ministers will be able to advise on the range...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is laid out in the table below. It is not possible to supply information for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from 2007 to 2010 as my Department was established in 2011. Similarly the figures for Office of Government Procurement and National Shared Services Office are supplied from the year they commenced operations.  The report...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that two weeks' pay in lieu of notice was paid to the special advisors, personal assistants or personal secretaries and other unestablished civil servants, whose contracts of employment ceased on 6 May 2016 on the election of a new government. This is in keeping with relevant guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (17 Jan 2017)

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 in favour of a particular candidate on grounds such as location or existing relationship with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors was the subject of a Labour Court recommendation in 2008. The position is that although the employing bodies concerned are mainly funded by public expenditure programmes, the State does not have any role as an employer in this sector and the employees of such bodies are not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Exchequer pay bill for 2017, as detailed in the recently published Revised Estimates Volume 2017, is €16.4 billion, compared with €15.6 billion for 2016.  This increase will be driven primarily by recruitment of additional staff across the public service during the year - mostly in health, education and policing.  There is  also provision...