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- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I have statutory responsibility for civil service pensions and for pensions paid from the Central Fund. Statutory responsibility for other public service pension schemes is a matter in the first instance for the respective Ministers in other Departments, as appropriate.In relation to the groups for which I have responsibility there are approximately 150 individuals currently in receipt of a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: As legislation was enacted in July 2011 to establish my Department, I am not in a position to provide relevant details for the period prior to then. At 31 October 2011, 279.64 Whole Time Equivalents (WTEs) were employed in my Department.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The table below sets out the names of the current directors of An Post National Lottery Company as well as the dates on which their terms of office are due to expire. There are also two vacancies on the Board which will be filled in the near future. Name of Director Date on which term of office expires Mr. Donal Connell (Chairman) 28th February 2012 Mr. Dermot Griffin 5th November 2012...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the latest relevant sector-based information available on employees taxed under the PAYE system is derived from income tax returns filed for the income tax year 2009 and represents about 96 per cent of all returns expected at the time the data were compiled for analytical purposes. The figures include PAYE taxpayers who are required to return...
- Written Answers — Departmental Legal Costs: Departmental Legal Costs (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question, there have been no in or out of court settlements made since my Department was established in 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The functions of my Department were previously encompassed under the ambit of the Minister for Finance and information in respect of the full year 2010 will be provided directly to the Deputy under cover of that Department's reply in due course. In relation to procurement generally, the Centre for Management and Organisation Development (CMOD) in my Department (formerly the responsibility of...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Not true.
- Order of Business (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Five amendments were taken in a group.
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply to Question No. 99 of Thursday, 10 November 2011.
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Gross Exchequer Pensions Bill in 2010 was â¬2.7 billion. A full breakdown of this expenditure by Vote is published in the 2011 Revised Estimates for Public Services including details on the associated number of pensioners.
- Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (30 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: IT is now provided on a shared service basis between the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform. The information requested is provided below for both Departments. Please note that for many of the smaller sites listed below monthly statistics are not routinely recorded. Site Annual cost Average monthly hits benchmarking.gov.ie â¬0 - hosted and maintained...
- Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: We offered them 12.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
- Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (1 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: There are no plans at this time for any early retirement or redundancy schemes in the public or civil service post February 2012.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The 2009 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) includes an audit of property management under the decentralisation programme. This report identified capital expenditure on the Programme of â¬289.4 million on property and recurring costs (leases) of â¬7 million (as at April 2010). Dublin property disposals were â¬356m and leases with an annual value of â¬10m over the same...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: My Department has just received a report from the Department of Justice on the security costs associated with the State Visits which my officials will be examining in detail. I have also recommended a supplementary Estimate for the Garda Vote to cover the additional cost to the Vote of the State Visits which could not be met from savings elsewhere on the Vote. This Supplementary will go...
- Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Go raibh maith agat. Introduction As I begin, I would like to say that I am conscious that the last Minister who stood up here to announce the Government's spending plans was the late Deputy Brian Lenihan. I believe it is appropriate that his commitment to his country and the public interest should be acknowledged here today. Tomorrow, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, will...
- Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: -----taken measures to significantly reduce future public service pensions costs, produced a significant programme of agency rationalisation, cancelled many parts of the ill-conceived decentralisation programme, standardised annual leave arrangements for serving and new public servants and launched the most ambitious programme of public service reform since the foundation of the State to...
- Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Going from 32 weeks to six months will save â¬51 million next year. Changes to the one-parent family payment will save â¬20.7 million. Changes to the redundancy and insolvency scheme to reduce the employer rebate from 60% to 15% will save â¬81 million.
- Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Increasing minimum contributions and reviewing rent limits will yield savings of â¬55 million in rent supplement. Changes to the current system of concurrent payments will save â¬21.8 million in 2012. Full details of the specific social welfare measures are set out in the expenditure report along with a number of other changes to social welfare schemes and entitlements. My colleague, the...