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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The name and salary of each of the Special Advisers appointed by me is as follows: Name Title Salary (per annum) Increases Anne Byrne Special Adviser (D/PER) €83,337 with effect from March 2011 €86,604 with effect from March 2012 Ronan O’Brien Special Adviser (D/PER) €114,000 with effect May 2011 Nil As I have advised in previous PQs since I appointed Anne...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514, 516 and 517 together. My Department did not make any payments to public relations and communications consultants in the period from 2010 to date in 2012. The following amounts were paid to consultancy persons or organisations during the same period*: Year Contractor Payment 2012 Step Performance Group €1,665 2012 People Resources...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: This Parliamentary Question was answered previously in PQ number 25526/12 on 22nd May, 2012. There has been no change to the information supplied in that PQ.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour (September 2004) sets out the terms and conditions of service, including the engagement in political activity, of all civil servants including Ministerial appointees. Section 5.4 of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour excludes staff holding temporary unestablished positions and whose tenure is coterminous with that of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question, the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011 has been €148,847.06. This cost includes mileage (which is to cover car-related expenses), the salaries paid to civilian drivers, travel and subsistence paid to the drivers and Employer PRSI contributions in respect of the two drivers.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Since February 2011, the following amounts were paid to external consultants in respect of reports commissioned by my Department: €615 was paid to Davy Corporate Finance in respect of a study carried out for the Department on options for the next National Lottery licence; €1,210 was paid to Mercer in respect of data used for input to the Organisational Review Programme;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: There are no Labour Court recommendations that have not been complied with in full in respect of my Department or organisations under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The work of the Valuation Office is underpinned by the Valuation Act 2001 which provides for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Act and the making of valuations for local authority rating is his sole prerogative. The statute does not accord me, as Minister for Public Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: No State bodies have been set up by my Department since 9 March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2011. In common with all other Civil Service Departments and Offices, the Department fully implements the Government’s policy on the employment of people with a disability. The Government’s policy is supported by the Code of Practice for the Employment of People with a Disability in the Irish Civil Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Building Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In July of this year, I announced the Government’s €2.25 billion Infrastructure Stimulus Package which will provide investment in a range of important and much-needed new projects. The stimulus package is additional to the investment outlined in the Exchequer Capital Framework, which was published last November, and will be largely predicated on using non-Exchequer sources of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In the particular case referred to by the Deputy, it is the position that while the consultation process by the Department of Education and Skills and my Department is still ongoing, the matter is expected to be concluded in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department is in the process of reforming sick leave provisions for the public service. We will implement our changes over the coming months. In this context, we will consider the ability of public servants to claim loss of earnings against a third party in the event of a personal injury claim.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department does not maintain a central database of such payments. Accordingly, I have copied the question to all Departments for reply directly to the Deputy. In respect of my own Department, and the Offices and Agencies under the remit of my Department, no such payments have been made during the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Information on general service grades is available from my Department's website, www.per.gov.ie. I wish to bring the Deputy’s attention to Circular 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 at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parliamentary Party Allowances (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 3 of 13 June 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Training (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2011 and approximately €55,000 was spent on training and educational requirements of staff in the period between July and December 2011. The training and development budget for 2012 is €174,000. To date, approximately €60,000 has been spent on the central training and education of staff with further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Requests (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, under the Freedom of Information Acts the Information Commissioner is independent in the performance of her functions. My Department has been informed by the Office of the Information Commissioner that at the end of August 2012, there were 209 applications for review awaiting decision in the Office, including 16 applications which were received in 2009 and which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Language Centre (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department is still in deliberations regarding the future direction of the Civil Service Language Centre. As such, no further details beyond those provided in answer to Question No. 245 of 26 June 2012 are available at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gaeleagras Status (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department is still in deliberations regarding the mandate of Gaeleagras. As such, no further details beyond those provided in answer to Question No. 246 of 26 June 2012 are available at this time.