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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies.  National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations.  The aim of European and national rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This information  sought in respect of the organisations concerned are matters in the first instance for my colleague, the Minister for Health, to reply to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017 was published on 9 November 2017 and it gives effect to the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was approved by Government in June and was ratified by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) in September. The Act was passed by the Dáil on 7 December 2017 and signed into...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will agree, EU funding has made an enormous contribution to the development of the border region and to cross-border cooperation over the last quarter of a century.  The current PEACE and INTERREG programmes, for which I have Ministerial responsibility, have a combined value of more than half a billion Euro over the period 2014-2020. It is for that reason that I have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, an extensive review of the operation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) framework fed into the development of the FOI Act 2014 which introduced a modernised, consolidated, restructured and more accessible FOI system. The Act, alongside an FOI Code of Practice, seeks to bring about greater efficiency, consistency and promote best practice in the operation of FOI...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sound and sustainable public finances are essential to support growth in the economy. In recent years, Government spending has been managed in a sustainable and prudent manner with public expenditure growing at a lower rate than growth in the economy overall. Steady, incremental progress in public expenditure, and the intensification of reform and innovation across the public service,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ Ref: 53243/17 on the 14th December 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies.  National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations.  Under EU law, public contracts above a certain value must be advertised EU-wide and awarded to the most competitive tender in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: To support value for money and the building of its own internal capacity, my Department limits the use of external consultancy to instances where the relevant expertise is not available within the Department.  The nature of the work which the Department leads in relation to the Public Service Reform programme means that it undertakes some very significant transformation projects,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On 19th December last, I published the report of the actuarial review of the State's accrued liability in respect of Public Service Occupational Pensions that was carried out by my Department.  The review was undertaken on behalf of the Central Statistics Office who are required to show the accrued liabilities of all funded and unfunded Irish pension schemes as part of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: NAMA is working to maximise the number of housing units delivered from sites owned by its debtors and receivers. In this respect, NAMA gave an undertaking to my predecessor in late 2013 that it would aim to fund the delivery of 4,500 residential units by end-2016. This target was exceeded with 4,700 homes delivered by end-2016. NAMA remains committed to maximising residential delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Articles 30 and 31 of the EU’s 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) require each Member State to establish central registers of beneficial ownership information for corporates and other legal entities (companies) and for trusts which generate tax consequences. Under the terms of 4AMLD the information in the central register for companies must be accessible by competent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I would not agree with the Deputy that a disproportionate amount of State revenue is generated in Dublin city and county. Taxes are not levied geographically so revenue is generated according to where taxpayers, individual or corporate, are based and obviously a significant number of these are in the greater Dublin area. The Revenue Commissioners produce an annual report on the distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that they will need to confirm certain information with the person concerned in order to be able to verify the accuracy of their tax credits. Revenue will make direct contact with the person concerned very shortly to clarify matters.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that on foot of a VAT repayment claim from the person concerned for the period May/June 2017 Revenue sought certain supporting documentation and requested that certain outstanding compliance matters be resolved.  Despite contacts by Revenue on the matter, these matters remain unresolved. When the information requested and outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The level of interest payable on judgment debts is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality.  The current rate is specified in Statutory Instrument 624 of 2016 which has been forwarded to the Deputy for his convenience.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table, provided by the Central Bank, reflects the number of persons that have left senior management roles from the Central Bank of Ireland in 2015, 2016 and 2017.  Leavers are reflected in the current organisation structure and across the 4 functional pillars: Central Banking, Financial Conduct, Prudential Regulation and Operations. Pillar Head of Function Head of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that all appointments to senior management roles in the Department of Finance are made by the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC). TLAC was established in 1984 and its function is to recommend candidates to Ministers and Government for the most senior positions in the Civil Service - at Assistant Secretary (Heads of Division) level and above. By carrying...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It was not possible for the Central Bank of Ireland to provide the information sought in the time available and, therefore, I will make arrangements to provide the information in line with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (18 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Setanta Insurance was placed into liquidation by the Malta Financial Services Authority on 30 April 2014. As it was a Maltese incorporated company, the liquidation is being carried out under Maltese law. The Deputy will be aware that under the Insurance Act 1964, as amended, monies may be paid out of the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF), with the approval of the High Court, in relation...