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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The sum is relatively small. The provision in the Estimates is €104,000. The provision last year was €114,000. It is less than was provided. The outturn figure was only €75,000. If one compares the outturn figure to the revised estimate, it looks as if it is a significant increase but it is a significant reduction on what was provided last year.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Subhead B7.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I should comment on subhead C8, the significant increase in legal fees. It goes up, from the voted figure last year of €178,000 to €230,000. There is an entirely new focus on environmental information. I was certainly of the view that it is an area on which the Information Commissioner needs robust legal opinion and legal support because there will be more appeals on...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In real terms, it all is small sums. This is consultancy services and value-for-money and policy reviews to be undertaken by the Information Commissioner. We provided €43,000 last year. We are providing less than one half of that this year, €19,000, because, thankfully, it was not expended. In terms of consultancy services that might be of use to the Information...

Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Government.

Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: That is after the Deputy's party made cuts.

Leaders' Questions (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: He got off the sinking ship.

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move the following Revised Estimates:

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Under Vote 18 - shared services - a sum not exceeding €21.019 million is being provided for. Under Vote 19 - the Office of the Ombudsman - a sum not exceeding €7.437 million is being provided for. We debated these provisions line by line at a committee yesterday. The point of contention was that 2% of the overall sum relates to apportioned pay savings that I need to find....

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The sum of money - €300 million - was.

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Much of that related to the recalibration of PRSI, as the Deputy knows.

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Many businesses are doing it every day.

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is talking through his hat.

Estimates for Public Services 2013 (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: It is the normal way we do business.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. The capital allocation for my Department for 2012 was €0.500m. None of this budget was used for current expenditure. The capital allocation for my Department for 2013 is €0.500m. Please see monthly profile in attached table: Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Capital budget 2013 Month Profiled spend...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Procurement Service Savings (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I can confirm that the National Procurement Service (NPS) has no contracts with Viking. Furthermore, as the NPS has no contract with Comdex Technology (County Meath), I am not in a position to comment on their prices and service provided.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware the Government stated its intention to require public service pensioners with pensions in excess of €32,500 to make a further contribution to the budgetary consolidation measures, in conjunction with the contribution being sought from serving staff. That was noted in the Labour Relations Commission proposals for a new public service agreement. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his duties under the Valuation Act, 2001 and the making of valuations for rating purposes is his sole prerogative and the statute does not accord the Minister any function in this regard. The position is that the Valuation Act, 2001 provides for the exemption from rates of land that is developed for sport such as playing pitches....

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: That is in the explanatory memorandum.