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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Any documents we have on decisions we have made can be made available. However, this must be within some parameters. Any Government needs to have the space in which papers can be presented to it to help in the decision-making process without risk of them being interpreted in such a way that creates unnecessary worry or challenges. The freedom of information legislation recognises the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: What the Deputy asked was whether we have options on how to generate the capital. As of this point, these options have not been identified beyond what I have said to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (18 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 Staff (18 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal calls to 'Expand career and mobility opportunities for staff across geographic, organisational and sectoral boundaries'.  A Service Wide Mobility Scheme is currently under development.  The Scheme will generate an open, fair, transparent and practical system that facilitates effective mobility of staff across the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, my Department has not been responsible for setting up any Commissions of Investigation or Tribunals of Inquiry since it was established in 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Reform (18 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter of the amalgamation of the Civil Service Staff Officer grade with the Executive Officer grade is currently under deliberation between the management and union side parties concerned.  As this deliberative process has yet to be concluded it is considered that it would not be appropriate in the circumstances to comment on any issues that may arise between the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (19 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: Referendum Expenditure (19 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The referendums on the abolition of Seanad Éireann and the Court of Appeal were taken together and held on 4 October, 2013. The final cost of the referendums on the abolition of Seanad Éireann and the Court of Appeal was €14.4m. When two or more election events are held on the same day there are significant savings from the sharing of people and facilities.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (19 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 to 178, inclusive, together. I understand there is a considerable diversity of pension provision and treatment of pensions under taxation provisions within the public sector in many countries and the detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to public sector pensions in the UK, Northern Ireland, Germany and France is not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Taoiseach and Ministers continue to meet and engage with our EU counterparts to emphasise Ireland's concerns and to ensure that they are fully understood once negotiations commence. This activity is reinforced by extensive engagement at official and diplomatic level. As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have responsibility for a number of areas of EU policy, most notably EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Superannuation Schemes (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359, 365 and 366 together. My responsibility extends to the Superannuation Schemes for Civil Servants and my response only refers to that sector. For information on the wider Public Service I would direct the Deputy to the respective Ministers with responsibility for the other sectors of the Public Sector. My Department does not hold personal information...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Clár Brústocaireachta (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Tá an Coimisiún um Chaighdeáin in Oifig Phoiblí (an Coimisiún) freagrach as an Clár Brústocaireachta a chaomhnú. Is comhlacht reachtúil neamhspleách é an Coimisiún agus dá bhrí sin níl sé freagrach don Aire Caiteachas Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe maidir lena chuid dualgas a chomhlíonadh. Mar sin...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In light of the recent appointment of a new Chair to the High Level Forum a meeting is accordingly being arranged between the parties concerned with a view to scheduling a date in the first quarter of 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The FEMPI measure in respect of public service pensioners is the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). The PSPR reduces the pay-out value of pensions with pre-PSPR values above specified thresholds in a progressively structured way which has a proportionately greater effect on higher value pensions.  At all times, public service pensions up to a value...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has no role in relation to the regulation of the beauty industry.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Standards in Public Office Commission (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: All positions of employment in the Health Service Executive across all grade categories where the minimum salary point is equal to or above the minimum point of Grade VIII have been prescribed in regulations as designated positions of employment for the purposes of the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001. Employees of the HSE who occupy designated positions of employment are required...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships Data (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table represents the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects which have reached financial close up to end-2016, commencing from 2002.  Current PPP and Concession Projects Project Sponsoring Authority Asset Type Operational From Pilot Schools Bundle Education Schools 2002 National Maritime College Education - 3rd Level 2004 Cork School of Music Education 3rd...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (24 Jan 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 368 and 369 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that there is one Secretary General in my department, who is on the Non PPC Secretary General pay scale, of which there is only one point. There are five Assistant Secretaries in my department, three of which are on the Assistant Secretary Non PPC scale and two on the PPC Assistant Secretary level pay...