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

Brendan Howlin: The following is the position in respect of the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of my Department: Public Appointments Service Dates Number Males % Males Number Females % Females October 2004-October 2007 4 44% 5 56% February 2008-February 2011 6 67% 3 33% September 2011- Date* 4 50% 4 50% There is one vacancy on the Board, as a Board Member (male)...

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

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 281 of Thursday, 19 July 2012.

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

Brendan Howlin: The Exchequer pay bill is a function of employee numbers, salary points and the mix and range of salary points which vary from year to year. The detailed data necessary to undertake an exercise to determine the estimated impact on the Exchequer Pay Bill across the public service from a revision of the current relativities to December 2004 (pre Buckley Report) levels is not available to my...

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

Brendan Howlin: The regular preparation and publication of actuarial assessments of public service pension costs is an important part of policy formulation. In this regard, I believe work should begin as soon as possible on a new actuarial assessment of public service pension costs, taking account of the recent significant changes in public service pay, pensions and numbers. Using the analysis in the 2009...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: One was abolished.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Put in place by you.

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: How do you think it delivers?

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It is still lacking.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: God help them they will only have €120,000 per year.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: He sounds like a great Minister.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputies want to throw him out.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Deputy looking to sack him or extend an invite?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Mergers (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 to 90, inclusive, together. The proposed measure is one of 46 critical reviews of State bodies which are being undertaken as part of the Public Service Reform plan, published in November last year. TheDepartment of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently considering the reviews received by Departments. Following this consideration, a Memorandum will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Increment Payments (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91, 93 and 94 together. The data in the format sought by the Deputy (broken down by Vote/Department) is not available to my Department. The closest data currently available within the Department to that sought by the Deputy is the estimated breakdown of employee numbers on a whole time equivalent basis (based on a whole time equivalent figure of 292,000) by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The data on Public Service numbers sought by the Deputy is available on my Department’s website . Significant progress is being made in reducing the numbers employed in the Public Service. Since their peak in 2008 Public Service numbers have fallen by 28,000.

Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Fourteen years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Judicial Pay (20 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The total cost of judicial pay in 2010 and 2011 is set out below. Year Amount 2010 €27,168,740.87 2011 €26,712,154.00 In line with the favorable outcome of the referendum on the Twenty Ninth Amendment of the Constitution, which concerned judicial remuneration, legislation was enacted in 2011 to provide for the application of the two Financial Emergency Measures in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (20 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 55 together. In relation to my Department, fifteen staff have been recruited to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service. Of the fifteen staff recruited, seven will be seconded to other Departments/Offices. The recruits met the essential requirement of candidates to these posts which were: (a) that they had achieved at least a Level 8 on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Government approved the drafting of the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill, 2012 in February 2012. The General Scheme of the Bill was published on my Department’s website and referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform for its views. The Committee’s report containing its detailed observations on the General Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 53 together. The Deputy will be aware of the significant commitments given in the Programme for Government to restore the Freedom of Information Act, to extend its remit to other public bodies. To this end the Government has recently approved plans to reform and extend Freedom of Information and I have submitted the General Scheme of the Freedom of...