Results 12,621-12,640 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. Following the informal European Council meeting on 30th January, EU Commission President Barroso has launched a special initiative to boost growth and tackle the problem of youth unemployment. The Commission will work with the eight Member States with the highest youth unemployment rates to develop a plan which could use unallocated...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: My Department is at an advanced stage in the preparation of the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to the commitments in the Programme for Government in relation to Freedom of Information. Subject to Government approval of the draft Heads of the Bill and other priorities in the Government's legislative programme, I expect to be in a position to introduce the Bill to give effect to the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Based on data to hand, the numbers of Civil Servants by Department who are due to retire by end-February 2012, having given notice of their intention to retire, are set out in the attached table, including a breakdown by grade where relevant information is to hand. Please insert table.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The reduction in the gross Exchequer pay bill from 2008 â 2015 is as follows: Year Gross Pay â¬bn 2008 17.2 2009 17.5 2010 15.9 2011 15.7 2012 15.3 2013 15.0 2014 14.7 2015 14.6 Local Authority and Oireachtas staff are not included in the Exchequer pay bill. 2011 and 2012 figures are estimates as per Budget 2012. 2013-2015 figures are forecasts. The Government target for public...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In the time allowed it is not possible to provide a detailed response to the Deputy. The information will be provided to him as soon as possible. Corresponding information in respect of other Departments should be sought from the relevant Minister.
- Written Answers — Departmenal Expenditure: Departmenal Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The information sought by the Deputy is being collated in respect of retired Civil or Public Servants being paid by my Department or being paid by any bodies under its aegis. The information will be provided to him as soon as possible. Corresponding information in respect of other Departments should be sought from the relevant Minister.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Is this a question?
- Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: That is not a matter for legislation.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The superannuation benefits of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas are provided under 2 separate pension schemes â one provides benefits in respect of membership of the Oireachtas only (i.e. in respect of service as a TD and/or Senator); the other provides benefits in respect of service as an Officeholder (e.g. Minister, Minister of State, etc.). The basic terms of the schemes are as...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The superannuation benefits of civil servants are paid in accordance with the relevant superannuation legislation and circulars. Included in these benefits is the provision of a lump sum on retirement. Retirement lump sum is calculated on the basis of 3/80ths of final pay for each year of service, subject to a maximum of 1 1â2 times pay. As the Deputy will be aware, in furtherance of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Given the nature of expenditure under this Vote, it is not the practice to provide detailed information as to how the annual allocation has been, or 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In regard to awarding contracts for public works, supplies or services, State bodies are required to ensure that winning tenderers can provide a certificate of tax clearance issued by the Revenue Commissioners before a contract is awarded. The issue of whether an employee or contractor is hired is a matter for the particular agency or commercial company.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply to Question No. 4177/12 of 27 January in relation to the cost of increments in 2012. The data sought by the Deputy is not available to my Department.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: On the basis of data provided by the Office of the Paymaster General, the number of Civil Service pensioners in receipt of pensions in excess of â¬50,000 is 645. The estimated yield from capping Civil Service pensioners at â¬50,000 is of the order of â¬10 million. The data for the wider Public Service would be a matter for the respective line Departments.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: My Department has responsibility for administering the pension of 40 per cent of retiring civil servants. On the basis of data provided by the Office of the Paymaster General, the estimated saving from capping lump sums in 2011 of this group who have lump sums over â¬100,000 is â¬4.7 million. Based on the above estimate, the other 60 per cent of civil service retirees could add a further...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Government's public service numbers target for 2012 is 294,000. It is estimated that meeting this target will yield gross Exchequer pay bill savings of â¬400m in 2012 over the 2011 estimate of â¬15.7bn. The Budget 2012 allocation for public service pensions is â¬3bn, an increase of â¬100m over the REV 2011 estimate. The Budget 2012 allocation for lump sum payments to public service...
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The payments of lump sums for public servants retiring before the expiry of the grace period on 29th February 2012 will be accounted for in a manner consistent with the treatment of pension and lump sum payments as they are currently presented in the Monthly Exchequer Statement and in the Revised Estimates Volume . The Exchequer Statement presents a high level, cumulative, monthly account of...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply to Question No. 1329/12 of 11 January 2012. The data in the format sought by the Deputy (broken down by Department or unit) is not available to my Department.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following bodies under the aegis of my Department were set up or abolished since February 2011. Governance structures have been put in place to support the delivery of the HR Shared Service Centre (HRSSC). These include the setting up of the HRSSC Management Board which is accountable for project delivery, budget and cost benefit analysis. The HRSSC...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Feb 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The case which the Deputy makes for information regarding the distribution of funding raised by the National Lottery to be made available by the National Lottery Company is noted. However, for the past number of years, funding raised by the Lottery has only part-funded various programmes across a range of Votes. The remaining funding comes from the exchequer. It is not possible to indicate...