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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Allowances (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The motor travel rates reimburse an officer only for the costs incurred in using their own cars for official business and are not deemed to be a source of emolument or profit. Officers are authorised to use their own cars on official business only where no suitable public transport (i.e., train or bus) is available or available only at equal or greater expense or where the use of public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Principal Officer Competition was run by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), which is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service.  PAS have confirmed that during the course of the quality assurance process, their test provider identified an issue with the Critical Analysis test which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Sector High Level Forum (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Community Sector High Level Forum was reconvened in 2015 and met most recently on 7th April 2017, to give consideration to a number of issues including the issue to which the Deputy refers. In considering the matter, I must have regard to the costs and precedent of such an arrangement were one to be created. A scoping exercise is currently being progressed by officials in my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Debt Management (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. The Final Report of the Debt Management Implementation Project Board was published by my Department in October 2016.  The report set improvement programmes that included qualitative and quantitative targets for 2016 - 2018 for each of the five in-scope public service bodies. If implemented successfully, the improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Intestate Estates (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The last transfer from the Intestate Estates Fund Deposit Account to the Dormant Accounts Fund took place on 30 April 2007.  The amount transferred at the time was €4.4 million. This transfer covered the period from 1999, when a sum of £1 million was also transferred to the Exchequer. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has no plans at present to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: On Monday the 18th of September the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions endorsed the terms of the recently negotiated extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement on pay and reform in the public service. This Public Service Stability Agreement will run from 2018 to 2020 by which point pay will be fully restored to all public servants earning up to €70,000...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). From 1 November 2013 pre and post-2011 pay scales were merged...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The full year cost of repealing the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation as it applies to public service employees would be €1.4 billion post full implementation of the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA). Pay bill increases of this magnitude in one year would: exceed available additional resources; violate the terms of EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2017 outlined an amount of €0.3bn to be allocated from the Lansdowne Road Agreement and €0.2bn from the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 in 2018. The allocation of these central provisions to Departments is a matter that is subject to ongoing assessment in the context of the expenditure out-turns for 2017 and the estimates for 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleague, Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan, launched the new Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services in July.  The purpose of these guidelines is to promote best practice and consistency of application of the public procurement rules in relation to the purchase of goods and services.  The guidelines are published on the OGP website @ www.ogp.gov.ie....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in the Summer Economic Statement 2017, published in July, the Government will invest a further €4.1 billion in key infrastructure supporting economic and social progress. This is in addition to the extra €2.2b in Exchequer funding already allocated to housing under Rebuilding Ireland. I am satisfied that this new planned level of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 119, 121, 124 and 125 together. Effective management of expenditure has been a key contributor towards putting Ireland’s public finances back on a sustainable footing. On an ongoing basis, managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Departments. Important measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Service Reform continues to be a key feature of my Department's policy. Considerable progress has been made since the first Public Service Reform Plan was published in 2011. We are now moving from a stage of reform to one of development and continuous improvement which will cover the period to 2020. My Department is currently developing a new Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118, 122 and 127 together. Both current and capital expenditure levels for 2018 will be published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services. All Departments will provide profiles for how this expenditure will be allocated across the year.  As set out in the Summer Economic Statement 2017, published in July, the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 126 together. As the Deputy is aware this Government believes in collective agreements and that the full benefits of a collective agreement should flow to those who subscribe to that agreement. Under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement there are a series of affordable pay increases which will unwind FEMPI pay reductions for all those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Procurement reform is a key element of the Government's overall reform programme and is aimed at delivering increased value for money, more accurate and timely data and improvements in the capacity and capability of the procurement function across the public service and supporting increased compliance. The fragmented procurement arrangements across the public service which existed prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that my Department has received communications in respect of the Review of the Capital Plan and the 2018 Estimates. The Deputy will be aware that I published the Review of the Capital Plan on the 14th of September, and a copy of the report was made available to each Deputy on that day. The Review draws on an evidence base that included detailed submissions by Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Responsibilities (27 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There are two Ministers of State appointed to the Department of Finance: - Deputy Michael D'Arcy is Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance; and - Deputy Patrick O’Donovan is Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Data (27 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services Ombudsman is independent in the carrying out of his duties.  I have no role in the day to day workings of the office. However, the Financial Services Ombudsman has informed me that the number of complaints made to the Financial Services Ombudsman since the passing of recent legislation amending the six year rule is 76. Of those...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Data (27 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. I am informed by Revenue that the number of new motor homes registered in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017 is provided in the following table: Year Total 2009 190 2010 231 2011 35 2012 34 2013 34 2014 45 2015 55 2016 95 2017 (to date) 120 Motor homes are classed as Category B vehicles and therefore are...