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- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240, 244 and 249 together. To date in my Department no positions have been identified as surplus to requirements and therefore no positions have been placed on a redeployment panel. Regarding agencies under the aegis of my Department, the Public Appointments Service has two positions available for redeployment on their panel since May 2012. In addition in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The CMOD Division of my Department has a public service-wide brief with responsibility for researching, developing and implementing policies in the areas of technology, shared ICT services, eGovernment and telecommunications. It also operates as the sanctioning authority for ICT expenditure in the public service. It represents Ireland at EU level in relation to public service ICT and...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: My Department was established in July 2011 and I can confirm that no redundancy payments have made under the Croke Park Agreement to staff in my Department.
- Written Answers — Civil Service Language Centre: Civil Service Language Centre (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The strategic future direction of the Civil Service Language Centre (CSLC) is the subject of deliberations within my Department at present in consultation with the relevant interested parties. The context to this deliberative process is a reduction in the funding available for foreign language teaching and the ongoing requirement to ensure greater cost effectiveness in the delivery of staff...
- Written Answers — Gaeleagras: Gaeleagras (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The strategic approach to how Gaeleagras can best achieve the delivery of its mandate is under active deliberation by my Department. The need to look closely at the way in which the services of Gaeleagras are delivered has arisen in the context of staff retirements as well as the need to examine more cost efficient ways of realising the objectives of this important Irish language service....
- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The House will be aware from my announcement of22 February that the Government has decided to pursue the sale of a number of State assets. It is foreseen that transactions will commence in 2013. Under this State asset disposal programme, separate sale processes and timelines will apply to each individual transaction. My Department, supported by the NewERA unit of the National Treasury...
- Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Over the period 2009-2015 the cost of the Exchequer Pay Bill will reduce from a peak in 2009 of â¬17.5bn (gross) in 2009 to â¬13.7bn (net of Pension Related Deduction) in 2015, effecting a saving of â¬3.8bn. The pensions bill is estimated to increase from â¬2.6 to â¬3.1 billion (an increase of â¬0.5bn) in the same period as compared to the saving of â¬3.8 billion in pay costs. ...
- Written Answers — Performance Management and Development System: Performance Management and Development System (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: My Department collects data on the operation of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) in the Civil Service only. In this regard the Annual Evaluation of PMDS for 2011 was concluded recently and showed that 77% of civil servants completed PMDS assessments. The distribution of ratings in 2011 is set out as follows. Rating % of staff 5 8 4 56 3 35 2 0.9 1 0.1 There...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: My Department was established on 6 July 2011 and since that date 23 staff have retired. The table below gives a breakdown for 2011 and for the period from 1 January 2012 to date. In accordance with the relevant superannuation scheme, on retirement staff are entitled to receive a lump sum payment, and the total paid out in respect of these payments in 2011 and 2012 is also included in the...
- Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (26 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: The Government intention in introducing the Jobs Initiative 2011 was to focus our now more limited resources on measures that offer the greatest potential for expansion and employment creation in the domestic economy. The Jobs Initiative 2011 is one element of the Government's wider and ongoing strategy to support economic activity. The aim is to target key sectors of the economy that can...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Deputy O'Dea writes some of them.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: A permanent solution.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Never in the IRA.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: Keep your money, Angela, we will be fine.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: That is a great strategy.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: We do not want any more money.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: No, the day before.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (27 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question on the extent of money spent on ministerial transport for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 as my Department was only established in 2011 that is the only year for which I can provide details for my own Department. In relation to the Office of Public Works, which is under the aegis of my Department, I can provide the Deputy with details for the 3...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: I enjoin the Deputy in expressing concern, support and solidarity with the households and businesses that have witnessed devastating flooding overnight. I enjoin him also in commending not only the local authorities but all the emergency services which have been working since yesterday evening on dealing with this emergency in many areas. I wish to bring the House up to date on what is...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2012)
Brendan Howlin: In regard to the supports available for flood management schemes, I was anxious to protect this vital area in the context of last year's adjustments to the public capital programme. Climate change is affecting our weather patterns. We are experiencing wetter summers, as was predicted, and we have just come through the wettest June on record. For this reason, the allocation through the OPW...