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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cyber Security Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department implements a multi-layered approach to cyber security and to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures, and services.  The threat landscape is constantly evolving and significant effort is expended to continually enhance and strengthen ICT security to mitigate against emerging threats, risks, vulnerabilities and cybersecurity issues. In addition to deploying...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (14 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: 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. Notwithstanding this, a commitment has been given that a purchase and transfer facility would be provided by way of Regulations under the Single...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Capital Plan "Building on Recovery", sets out a €42 billion framework to address our priority infrastructure needs up to 2021. This plan is being reviewed to ensure that capital spending is strictly aligned with national economic and social priorities, consistent with Programme for Partnership Government objectives.  This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Terms and conditions of employees of commercial state bodies (otherthan the Chief Executive Officer) are generally a matter for the body concerned and I have no direct input in relation to those terms and conditions. However, in relation to public servants generally, including those in non-commercial state bodies, the Deputy may be aware that an Interdepartmental Working Group, chaired...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have outlined the great challenges our country faces, including the challenges posed by Brexit and those that could be created by a new Administration in America. We are aware of all the challenges across our island. I will respond to the points made by Opposition speakers tonight. We have a motion in front of us tonight that is motivated only by political...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and the progress that this country is seeking to make.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Let me deal with this record first and with the motion. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality has outlined very clearly, including in recent weeks, the progress that has been made in dealing with the issue of whistleblowing. The only aim that this Government has had is serving the public interest. The only objective that has ever motivated decisions made by the Taoiseach,...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----have stood up here tonight purporting to be champions of those who enforce and implement our laws on behalf of our State. We know what the national interest is and we know the public interest that needs to be served, but for Deputy Coppinger to call upon her supporters to break the law that An Garda Síochána is asked to enforce or implement shows the contempt that she has for...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There is nobody in this House who buys the new-found interest of Sinn Féin in the integrity of our Garda Síochána, an institution that has suffered at the hands of Sinn Féin's associates. It is an institution that Sinn Féin has sought to frustrate for decades in our country. There is nobody in this House who is buying Sinn Féin's new-found interest in...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Sinn Féin Members' antics and behaviour have debased Dáil Éireann. They have been left politically stranded by an economic change and a change in our prospects that they said would never happen and challenged at every stage. Their lack of vision is masked by an abundance of vitriol. While others in this House looked to put forward real answers to real problems-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----their inability to do all of this is masked by a fake anger-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----that masks the political vacuum that is at the heart of modern Sinn Féin, that being, Sinn Féin fears stability.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It fears progress. It fears that there will ever be any light at the end of the tunnel.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Any issue that is raised is an opportunity for division. Any matter that is raised is an opportunity for political advance. Sinn Féin Members challenge the presumption of good faith on the part of nearly everyone in Dáil Éireann apart from themselves. That is why the motion and their efforts tonight-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----are malicious nakedly political and aimed at destabilising a Government that is doing its best to make progress on behalf of those whom we are privileged to serve.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Very true. He is on his way in.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has commenced work on the review of the Capital Plan advising Departments of the content required for their submissions to the review and conducting a formal briefing for all Departments/Offices on the review process. Departments are required to make submissions, including proposals for any of the additional capital funding available, by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, together. The Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR), which was introduced on 1 January 2011, is the only measure which has decreased the pay-out value of public service pensions since 2008. PSPR applies as a progressively structured imposition on public service pensions under terms set out in the Financial Emergency Measures in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Elections Expenditure (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The cost of registered post for ballot papers in the National University of Ireland constituency in the General Election to Seanad Éireann in 2016 is €0.636m.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Elections Expenditure (15 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The cost of registered post for ballot papers in the University of Dublin constituency in the General Election to Seanad Éireann in 2016 is €0.356m.