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

Paschal Donohoe: In the General Election to Seanad Éireann in 2016, the cost of litreacha um thoghcháin for candidates in the National University of Ireland constituency is €1.386m and in the University of Dublin constituency is €0.443m.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (16 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform allocates capital funding between Departments/sectors, on a multi-annual basis, based on the Government's capital plan.  Responsibility for selecting the individual projects to be funded within the various Departmental/sectorial allocations is then a matter for the relevant individual Minister to decide, based on their priorities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Data (16 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Estimates of fiscal space for the period 2018 to 2021 can be found in Table A7 Annex 2 of the Budget 2017 book.  As the Deputy is aware, there are many individual economic and fiscal variables and other parameters involved in the computation of fiscal space, all of which are subject to change. Consequently, the information on projected fiscal space...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (16 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. The position of Government Chief Information Officer was established in June 2013.  Following this appointment the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2013. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) replaced the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the following tables outline the amount spent on legal services by my Department and the bodies under its aegis during 2016.  The reply in relation to the Office of Public Works will follow within the next ten days in accordance with Standing Order 42A. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Firm/individual engaged Amount ByrneWallace...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Pensions (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to Statement 1.4 to the Finance Accounts, which is available on the website of the Department of Finance. This discloses a breakdown of pensions paid to former Ministers and Taoisigh in each calendar year from 2009 onwards. The 2016 accounts have not yet been published.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Pensions Reform (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As per the Expenditure Report 2017, the current expenditure ceilings are published in Table 5 for 2017 to 2019. These ceilings take into account expenditure pressures in Health, Education and Social Protection arising from demographics. The amounts included in respect of this additional expenditure are consistent with the Pre-Budget position detailed in Table 1.7 of the Mid-Year Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: A below cost tender, or an abnormally low tender as it is termed in the EU procurement directives, is not defined in legislation.  Under the directives a contracting authority is obliged to require a tenderer to explain the price in their tender where it appears to be abnormally low in relation to the works required. Directive 2014/24/EU, transposed into Irish law in April...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 362 on 24 January 2017. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: An annual contribution of €16,500 towards the operating expenses of the Civil Service General Council Staff Panel (the Staff Side) was made by my Department in 2015 and 2016. This payment arises under Paragraph 8 of the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme which states that "The official and staff sides, i.e. panels or unions or associations, as may be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grades (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: An Arbitration Board Hearing involving management and staff side interests on the issue of the integration of the Staff Officer and Executive Officer grades was recently held under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for the Civil Service. The Board's report is awaited on this matter. 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the remit set out in its terms of reference, the Public Service Pay Commission is tasked with reporting to Government on the pay of public servants, in the context of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts. The Commission's remit does not extend to considering the position of retired public servants. The Public Service Pension...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (21 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 examining how available capital funds can best be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular issues in question includes community and employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme dating back to 2008. The Community Sector High Level Forum (or Working Group) (previously the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on the information currently available to my Department, the estimated full year gross saving in the Exchequer and Local Government pay bill arising from a €100,000 salary cap is approximately €267m. This does not take account of any offsetting reductions in taxes and levies. As the combined effect of the estimated marginal tax rate and the pension related...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on the information currently available to my Department, it is estimated that a saving of the order of €5 million would arise if a cap of a €100,000 was placed on all public service pensions. I should point out that such pensions in excess of or equal to the cap are subject to continuing reductions under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not incurred any costs in the upgrading of Information Technology Systems or Databases to incorporate the use of Eircode. Since the introduction of Eircode in 2015, my Department has incorporated the use of Eircodes into all departmental/office addresses on new stationery, in email signatures and on our website.  In addition, Eircodes are included in all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform I have overall responsibility for EU Cohesion Policy and the European Structural & Investment (ESI) Funds.  Within the overall heading of the ESI Funds, I am responsible for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) while the Minister for Education and Skills is responsible for the European Social...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (22 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The salary scales sought by the Deputy in respect of the Civil Service grades in question are available at . The grades of Principal, Principal (higher scale ) and Assistant Secretary do not fall to receive the €1,000 annualised payment for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 August 2017. Accordingly the issue of pensionability of this payment for the grades concerned does...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, a Special Adviser to Minister of State Eoghan Murphy was appointed on 23 September, 2016 and a Special Adviser to Minister of State Sean Canney was appointed on 15 November, 2016.   Details in relation to the remuneration of Special Advisers can be found on my Department's website at the following address...