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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In line with the reduced pay rates introduced by myself in June 2011 for senior positions in the public service, the annual salary of the Secretary General of my Department is €200,000, no allowances are payable to any Secretary General. The position of private secretary to the Minister is currently staffed in my Department by a civil servant at Administrative Officer level who receives an...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question, the following are appointments made to bodies under the aegis of my Department since 9 March 2011: An Post National Lottery Name of Appointee Date Appointed Mr. Donal Connell - Chairman re-appointeduntil 28th February 2012. I re-appointed Mr. Connell as chairman until 28th February 2012. This was to allow time for Mr Connell to appear before the...

Written Answers — Child Care Facilities: Child Care Facilities (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 to 272, inclusive, together. In Budget 2001, the Minister for Finance allocated €12.7m for the provision of crèches for the children of civil servants. The allocation was part of a major initiative by the Government to improve childcare provision and increase the number of child care places available. At that time, the absence of quality child care...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The individual retired from the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in 2010 under the Cost Neutral Early Retirement Scheme and will reach normal retirement age in March of this year. The Deputy may wish to note that the officer was a Civil Servant and not a direct employee of a Member of the Oireachtas or of a Minister/Minister of State. Following my reply to question 251 on 24 January, I have...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department has responsibility for the career break scheme for civil servants, which is governed by Circular 18/1998. I understand that, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for the day to day staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The information requested is available from my Departments website http://per.gov.ie. I would bring the Deputy's attention to circulars 28/2009 dated 22 December 2009 - Revisions of pay of Civil Servants: Application of pay adjustments in accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 and circular 18/2010 dated 23 December 2010 - Reduction of 10% in...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (31 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Government is committed to a programme of public service reform and improvement. As part of the work in this area, we are looking at classifications and listings of State Agencies in order to produce more coherent and focused directories of services for citizens and the Oireachtas. Broadly the position is that there are firstly a number of offices of State which typically are staffed by...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: You never were.

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Martin should not be saying that.

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: That is shocking.

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It depends on the constitutional requirement.

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It was not this Government that signed up to that deal.

Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Would she like to write the answers that she wants us to give to her questions?

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As part of its Reform Agenda, the Government is committed to reducing public service numbers to 282,500 by the end of 2015 with the aim of producing a more customer-focused, leaner, more efficient, better integrated public service which delivers maximum value for money. Numbers employed in the Public Service and Non-commercial State Agencies (NCSAs) are estimated to have decreased by over...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Funding allocations and expenditure of the Valuation Tribunal in respect of the years 2009 to 2012 (to date) are set out in the table below. Between 2009 and 2010 savings were achieved in the categories of Members' Fees and Members' Travel and Subsistence as a result of procedural changes at the Tribunal. The significantly increased figures in all expenditure categories in respect of 2011...

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (2 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The agreement of both the relevant Minister and myself is, under various statutes, required in relation to the remuneration of CEOs of Commercial State Companies. Similar provisions do not apply in relation to staff below the level of CEO. In this context my Department does not hold information with regard to grading or salary structures of staff below CEO. The Deputy will be aware that I...

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (2 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question each Department is responsible for the semi-State companies which come under their remit. Details in respect of the remuneration packages in place for chief executive officers are a matter for individual Ministers in each Department. In respect of my own Department An Post National Lottery is the only commercial semi –state body. Details in respect of...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (7 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Government is committed to reducing the Public Service number to 282,500 by 2015. Given the importance of meeting this challenging numbers target, the moratorium on recruitment will remain in place. Any exceptions to the moratorium will continue to be directed towards areas of most need. In order to mitigate the impact on frontline service provision as far as possible, with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)

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 by-election have not yet been submitted and an accurate break down of costs will not be available until that time. However, €231,000 was advanced to the returning officer to cover the estimated cost of holding the by-election.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I have no plans to establish a commission to examine levels of pay 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. My responsibilities in relation to pay extend to the public service where the Government has a direct...