Results 12,001-12,020 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government includes a comprehensive range of commitments in relation to Public Service Reform. Notwithstanding developments to-date, the cost of delivering public services must be reduced further, with fewer staff and tighter budgets, and the Public Service must become better integrated and more customer-focused, as well as being leaner and more efficient. ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Returning Officers are required to submit accounts to the Department of Finance within six months of holding an election. The accounts for the recent bye-election have not yet been submitted and an accurate break down of costs will not be available until that time. However, the cost for holding the bye-election was estimated to be in the region of â¬231,000.
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is proposed to address this issue when the Bill comes before the House. There are arguments for and against such a threshold in the Bill which can be debated during its passage.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 232 together. The Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (PIPS) offers annuities for sale to defined benefit schemes where the scheme is winding-up and where the parent company is insolvent. Applications to participate in PIPS have been received from two Waterford Crystal schemes. In the past week the detailed information relating to Waterford pensioners...
- Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The information is currently being collated and will be provided by the end of this week at the latest.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: In the period covered by the question there were 2 appointments at PO1 level to posts in the civil service. These appointments were to fill posts at the grade of Senior HR Manager in the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. One appointee came from the private sector and the other from the wider public sector. In relation to appointments above Principal Officer level,...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question 9 appointments were made to the Public Appointments Service Board on 1 September 2011. Under the terms of the The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 states that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (in consultation with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister for Health and the...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 9 March 2011, the following staffhave been appointed to my constituency office: GRADE SALARY SCALE (per annum) Wholetime Equivalent Personal Secretary â¬23,820 - â¬47,755 1.00 Personal Assistant â¬43,715 - â¬56,060 0.80 Clerical Officer (CO) â¬23,177 - â¬37,341 0.60 Clerical Officer (CO) â¬23,042 -...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data in respect of Ministerial and TDs' pensions requested by the Deputy are in the following tabular statement. The figures were provided by the Office of Paymaster General in respect of Ministerial pensions and by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in respect of TD pensions. The information takes account of the latest figures in respect of the Public Service Pension Reduction. ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Allowances: Departmental Allowances (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: As legislation was only enacted in July 2011 to create my Department, no allowances were paid for my Department in 2010. However, prior to the split of the Department of Finance in July, 2011 to create the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, allowances were paid as follows by the Department of Finance in respect of its staff in 2010: Delegates Allowance â¬47,427.91 On Call...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data will be supplied to the Deputy by the end of this week. The delay is regretted.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data in respect of Attorney General, Ministerial and TDs' pensions requested by the Deputy are in the following tabular statement. The figures were provided by the Office of Paymaster General in respect of Attorney General and Ministerial pensions and from the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in respect of TD pensions. Forename And Surname Annual Amount of AG's Pension less Public...
- Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy has confirmed that the information sought is in relation to State capital construction projects. My Department did not award any such contracts during the period in question. During 2011 my Department co-funded PEACE and Interreg Programmes which cover the Border counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. These Programmes are administered by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a...
- Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is not allowed.
- An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tUachtarán) 2011 — An Chéad Chéim, Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (The President) Bill 2011 — First Stage (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: No.
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Last week I set out the Government's capital spending programme for the next five years. It was part of a series of important announcements leading up to budget day. It commenced with my colleague, the Minister for Finance, publishing the medium term fiscal statement on 4 November and tomorrow I will announce a series of reforms in the public sector. As I emphasised last week when launching...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: This review maintains existing planned levels of health capital investment into the medium term at â¬390 million a year or â¬1.95 billion over the period of the plan. This investment will allow for the replacement of the Central Mental Hospital and the national project for radiation oncology. For too long focus on mental health services has fallen off the table. I, along with the...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Over â¬800 million will also be invested in programmes through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, a significant increase on the programme signed off by our predecessors, bringing major economic and environmental benefits. It is important to note the agrifood sector's contribution to the economy has been largely resilient. While there have been calls to continue with a high...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: That has been done already.
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: And the Central Mental Hospital is important too.