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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No:117 on 26 January 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the table below outlines the number of employees in my Department and the bodies under its aegis that are suspended from work without prejudice on full pay pending an investigation. Organisation Number of employees Department of Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) 1

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the Department of Finance provides a shared service to my Department for the storage of hard copy files.  Details of annual expenditure for the retrieval and return of files stored at off-site locations for the past three years will be provided in the reply from that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter of the pay scales for former NBA staff is being considered by my department in consultation with their staff association and under the auspices of the WRC. The matter will be finalised as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not use any cloud provider or third party server based storage services to satisfy its data or file storage needs.  The data and file storage requirements are provided for via the use of Government hosted storage services.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, my Department has published thirty one bills since it was established in 2011.  During that time, seven regulatory impact assessments have been conducted.  Four of these were published on my Department's website at the addresses below. Name of Bill/Act Website Address Protected Disclosures Act 2014 Freedom of Information Act...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces Personnel (23 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: This is a  matter more appropriate for reply by my colleague the Minister for Defence whose officials conduct negotiations with PDFORRA under the provisions of the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for Members of the permanent Defence Forces.

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2017: Motion (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2017copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 21st February, 2017.”

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office Recommendations (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy may wish to note that one recommendation (62.15) of the Moriarty Tribunal falls within my remit.  This recommendation seeks that consideration be given to Office Holders, (within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Acts, 1995 and 2001), being able to elect voluntarily to have their financial affairs audited by an inspector appointed by the Standards in Public Office...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Data (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 478 together. The following pension conditions apply to members of the judiciary: (1) Benefits:The benefits provided are lump sum and pension on retirement. (2) Membership:The members of the Scheme are the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court (note all new entrants to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Allowances (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. A Minister or Minister of State cannot claim overnight accommodation expenses while staying in Dublin as all Ministers are headquartered in Dublin. A Minister or Minister of State may claim the vouched cost of a hotel room and up to 15% service charge where they are required, while on official business within the State, to stay overnight...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Data (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, my Department has not incurred any legal fees on FOI requests.  My Department has a dedicated FOI Unit, the staff of which receive, allocate, monitor and administer all FOI requests.  The requests are allocated to Decision Makers in the area relevant to the request and they conduct a complete retrieval and review of all relevant records for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 356 on 21 February 2017. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the following table outlines the annual cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by my Department: Organisation Annual Cost Department of Public Expenditure and Reform €835,547 Institute of Public Administration (IPA) No additional cost  Special EU Programmes Body...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The forum met on Friday 24 February 2017.  The minutes of the meeting will be published on my Department's website in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces Remuneration (28 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular Adjudicator's finding in question falls under Paragraph 1.16  of the Public Service Agreement 2010 - 2014 i.e. the Croke Park Agreement, which states that "The position concerning Public Service pay, including any outstanding adjudication findings, will be reviewed in Spring 2011 in accordance with the statutory requirement under both the Financial Emergency Measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (28 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...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy McDonald would know plenty about that.

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to respond. With regard to the legislation on data sharing-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is indeed, Deputy Howlin. The legislation on data sharing is being drafted. We are in contact with the relevant Oireachtas committee to see if we can secure the time for prelegislative scrutiny of the second matter Deputy Mattie McGrath raised, regarding the national children's hospital. The Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, and I are committed to the delivery of that project.