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Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: It is people with new titles.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will take the Chairman's question on print managed contracts first. It was interesting that the Chairman approached the issue from the perspective of the local business but not from the perspective of the public purse. It seems that if we are to make the savings on procurement, we must become a good deal more strategic and ensure we implement what we claim we will implement. The Chairman...

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am making the case to the Chairman that we need the committee's support on this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Chairman misunderstands it.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The interpretation-----

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I apologise.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: Once the Chairman moans and groans with the facts, that is what it is all about. The circular refers to turnover but turnover is proportionate. In other words it should never be used as a reason not to grant a contract. That may occur because a local procurement officer does not know his or her business and is misinterpreting the circular in such a way.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Irish businesses on the framework which have won the contract and which will deliver this service at knock-down rates to the local government sector throughout the country are with it. They have shown that they can do this. Stationery is another example. A deal was won by an Irish business which is now securing costs in the local government sector that it thought unimaginable. If we...

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: We have too many managers involved in transactional aspects of human resources. In Clonskeagh we will move to an open plan office where all the human resource transactions will be dealt with in the same way as in Hewlett-Packard or any other organisation. That is the difference it will make. Deputy Fleming spoke about property, a matter he has raised this with me in the past. We have had...

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: It will have a new chief procurement officer to ensure that the savings are implemented.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: If they can get a better price, can they use it? Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: In July, the Government made an agreement which is now published in circular form. It states that these contracts must be used or else a reason must be given as to why they are not being used. If a better price can be achieved, then I am very interested to hear that.

Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am using this opportunity and I can follow it up. These decisions are not made centrally by our procurement officers; local government makes the decisions, by and large. As the Minister said, we have too many people in procurement locally making these decisions.

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important matter. I am well aware of the impact that flooding has on businesses and householders. Having visited affected areas this summer, I am aware of the hardship and loss suffered as a result of flooding. Most people are reliant on their insurance policies to protect them against the worst of the financial cost and loss arising. In this...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Deputy for his constructive comments in this debate. For an agreement to be reached, two parties much come together. The State wants that agreement because it is in the interests of the State to establish a written protocol with the insurance industry on the standard of work we have put in place, which is to a minimum of a 100 year event, meaning the works on flood defences will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works received an application from Monaghan County Council earlier this year under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works Scheme for funding of €125,000 for a study of the flooding at Monaghan Creamery and in the Milltown and Ballyalbany areas around Monaghan Town. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of the flooding and to identify appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Presidency Expenditure (16 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The contracted cost incurred to date by the Office of Public Works in preparation for the Irish Presidency of the EU is €1.66m (capital and current expenditure). The estimated total cost to be incurred is €9.8m. All of the contracts to date have been awarded to domestic firms.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Ownership (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The company in question was dissolved in 2010 and all property registered to it has consequently become vested in the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the State Property Act, 1954. Companies Office records indicate that the dissolved company owned properties in Passage West, County Cork. There are a number of ongoing legal issues in relation to the dissolution of this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Environmental Schemes (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Recycling Centre at the corner of Sarah Curran Avenue and Grange Road is located on land owned by South Dublin County Council. The Office of Public Works (OPW) which is responsible for the adjoining St. Endas Park at Rathfarnham, would greatly prefer it if the recycling facility in question was relocated as its general appearance distracts considerably from the entrance to St. Endas. OPW...