Results 11,401-11,420 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is willing the country to fail.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: He is willing chaos upon us.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy wants the economy to collapse. What will happen then?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: He can start a campaign.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I have been informed by the Valuation Office that it provides customers with photocopies of extracts from the valuation books and of portions of maps for a modest charge. The income received from the photocopy charge recoups a small fraction of the cost of providing the service. The use of digital cameras without flash may be permitted where special permission has been obtained in advance.
- Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: My Department is responsible for the overall PPP investment framework, including the framework for the appraisal, assessment, procurement and evaluation of projects. Individual Departments are responsible for the projects and programmes in their areas, within that overall framework. Further details about individual projects can be obtained directly from the relevant Department. The National...
- Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: This Department does not have responsibility for any specific Ministerial Council.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Review of Capital Expenditure is currently underway and is running in parallel with the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure. It is intended that the review will be completed in the autumn. Programmes and projects that support economic recovery will be at the core of the capital review. This review will inform how we our prioritise capital investment programmes in future years....
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Given the nature of this Vote, it is not the practice to provide detailed information as to how the annual allocation will be spent. The Appropriation Account of the Vote for the Secret Service is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General in accordance with section 3 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993. The C & AG is furnished with certificates from the...
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce new legislation to protect small building subcontractors that have been denied payments from bigger companies. In addition, you may be aware that the Construction Contracts Bill 2010 was introduced by Senator Feargal Quinn and passed Committee and remaining stages in the Seanad on 8 March 2011. It is now before the Dáil. In...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The last Government decided, in the context of the serious national budgetary position, that retired public service pensioners should make a contribution to the overall required fiscal adjustment. This decision was taken having regard to the gap between the burden being borne by those currently in public service employment (where the pension related deduction (PRD) and pay reduction have...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. I have no plans to establish a commission to examine levels of pay and establish key pay relativities in the private and public sectors of the economy. Apart from instances where statutory rates of pay apply, pay rates in the private sector are generally a matter for negotiation between individual employers and employees. With regard to...
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250, 251, 256 and 257 together. I refer to my reply to Question No 21065/11 of 19 July.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: According to the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in March 2011 Special Advisors are to be placed on the Principal Officer (standard) scale. Appointments are generally required to be at the minimum of the scale. The approval for Special Advisor posts is not fully finalised in all instances, though I expect it to be...
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I refer to the reply by my colleague the Minister for Finance to Question Nos. 18587, 18588 and 18586 taken together on 5 July 2011.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The estimated full year saving if the maximum salary of all Chief Executive Officers of commercial State companies were capped at â¬100,000 per annum is approximately â¬3 million.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Government supports a strong policy of pay restraint in the public service. The Deputy will be aware that the Government recently announced a general pay ceiling of â¬200,000 in the public service which included non-commercial State sponsored bodies/agencies. I have no plans, nor am I currently examining the effect of, the introduction of a unilateral pay cap at â¬100,000 for senior...
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I am not aware of any instance in which the annual fee payable to a State agency board member exceeds â¬50,000 euros.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The following tables set out the position on the various reduced public representative expenses rates Ministerial Motor Travel Rates Under 6437 km Current 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction 0 - 1200cc 39.12 cent 35.21 cent 31.30 cent 27.38 cent 1201 - 1500cc 46.25 cent 41.63 cent 37.00 cent 32.38 cent 1501 - 2000 cc 59.07 cent 53.16 cent 47.26 cent 41.35 cent over 2000 cc 70.89...
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (21 Jul 2011)
Brendan Howlin: My Department has responsibility for setting the actual rates for various expense allowances payable to civil servants including senior civil servants. The following tables set out the position on the various reduced rates payable to senior civil servants. Motor Travel Rates Under 6437 km Current 10% reduction 20% reduction 30% reduction 0 - 1200cc 39.12 cent 35.21 cent 31.30 cent 27.38...