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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 477C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Help-to-Buy Incentive) includes a sunset clause for the incentive, coming into effect on 31 December 2019. Any decisions regarding the future of Help to Buy will be made next year in the context of Budget 2020.  As the Deputy may be aware, earlier this year I commissioned an independent Cost benefit Analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 to 229, inclusive, together. The requirements for AIB and PTSB to seek the consent of/consult with the Minister for Finance are set out in the banks’ respective Relationship Frameworks. A list of matters which require consultation are included in Appendix 2 of each Relationship Framework. Where “material” is referred to in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Issues of clarity relating to the VAT rating of health food supplements arise from the fact that a small selection of food supplements have historically been applied at the zero rate of VAT by concession of the Revenue Commissioners since the introduction of VAT in 1972.  The majority of food supplements, however, are charged at the 23% standard VAT rate. The expansion...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that, having carried out a search of records of engagements, meetings and correspondence over the course of the past three years, I can confirm that neither I, nor my predecessor, met with Mr David McCourt, Chairman of Granahan McCourt.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2019 (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that two regional budget briefings took place on Wednesday, 17th October 2018. The first session took place in the Athlone Civic Centre, Church Street, Athlone, Co Westmeath and was attended by both myself and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Kevin Boxer Moran.  The second briefing session took place in the Parade Tower,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address, and Laois County Council may carry out flood mitigation works using its own resources. The Office of Public Works ‘Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme’, however, also makes funds available to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Pay Commission Reports (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay Commission has adopted a modular approach to its work programme. Module 1 reported in August 2018 on issues relating to the areas of Nursing and Midwifery, Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and Hospital Consultants. The Commission has not yet indicated a timeline for completion of Module 2 of its work programme. 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government Implementation (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for a Partnership Government was agreed in May 2016 during the formation of the Government. This is a five year programme of work being undertaken for the duration of the present Dáil. The relevant commitment in the Programme which focuses on the Oireachtas Committee Structure, Resources and Responsibilities, sets out a number of commitments in this area, including Panels...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department generally does not provide any direct funding to local authorities from its Vote.  The Deputy may wish to note that Dublin City Council received a total of €11,400 over the last two years from my Department’s Open Data Engagement Fund.  This is an annual competitive fund to promote the open data initiative and reuse of the data on the national Open...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The national catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management  (CFRAM) Programme, compiled by the OPW in conjunction with the Local Authorities and other partners delivered twenty-nine Flood Risk Management Plans; one for each of the river basins covering the territory of the country. The Plans set out a series of proposed measures to address flood risk and were developed in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Parks (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am satisfied that the Phoenix Park is being fully reinstated following the Papal Visit and that the remedial works were initiated immediately after the event. The works will be completed by the end of October.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Parks Access (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Dublin City Council (DCC) chaired a post-event review meeting on 11 October 2018 which was attended by representatives of the Office of Public Works and all the other agencies involved in overseeing the recent Papal Visit. DCC is the statutory agency responsible for the licensing of such large-scale events and is responsible for the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Casino at Marino is a designated National Monument. The Office of Public Works is currently undertaking remedial works at the monument in order to address electrical deficiencies and other conservation issues with the fabric of the building. OPW is also engaging with Failte Ireland and the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explore ways to better present this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The 2014-2020 EU-funded PEACE and INTERREG programmes will invest over half a billion euros in the border region of Ireland and Northern Ireland over the course of the programming period.  The programmes are managed by the Special EU Programmes Body, one of the North South implementation bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement. The PEACE IV programme has a total value of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: To date, the Public Service Pay Commission has completed two reports that address recruitment and retention issues in the public service. The first report, which was published on 9 May 2017, primarily focused on the unwinding of the financial emergency measures legislation. The Government asked the commission, in making its findings, to take account of evidence on recruitment and retention...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As I indicated in my Budget Statement earlier this month, I will be accepting the Public Service Pay Commission's recommendations on recruitment and retention in the health sector. Of course we are willing to engage with representatives of the health service, while making it very clear that our pay bill and our pay policy are determined through the PSSA. Our public pay figures for next...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I accept fully the recommendations as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and I have answered Deputy Troy's questions. I accept the recommendations and analysis put forward by the Public Service Pay Commission. It stated we have challenges in particular areas. I accept the recommendations it has put forward on what needs to be done from a targeted allowance point of view. My answer...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 to 59, inclusive, together. After the passage of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 in the Oireachtas, I accepted an amendment to section 11 of that Bill that required the preparation of a report on new entrant pay. The report was furnished to the Oireachtas in March this year and provided the context within which negotiations on this issue...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On the two points Deputy Jonathan O'Brien has made, first this does represent a genuine and comprehensive effort from the Government, and myself, to respond to the issue of new entrant pay. I am honouring the commitment I gave in the public service stability agreement. To give an example of what this means, we can look at the teaching profession. The move I am proposing to make with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: To respond to Deputy Troy, I understand the issues pay inequality has caused. I have engaged with the matter through my representatives and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform over the last year. We believe this is a comprehensive proposal that looks to address the issue, and it has been acknowledged as such by some unions. There is a process under way and, as it is under way,...