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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The report referred to by the Deputy is the Local Authority Coastal Erosion Policy and Practice Audit - Final Report,30 November 2017. This report was commissioned by Fingal County Council on behalf of nineteen local authorities whose coastlines are under threat from coastal erosion. It was submitted to the Office of Public Works (OPW) in April 2018 by the Chair of the CCMA, Climate Change...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I visited this area recently and am aware of the excellent work that has been undertaken by Meath County Council in Laytown. Following the severe storms of Winter 2013/2014, the Government allocated funding for clean-up, repair and restoration works in relation to public infrastructure that was damaged in the period 13 December...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: No funding has been allocated to date by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform or the Office of Public Works on upgrading infrastructure at Dublin and Rosslare ports to prepare for the possibility of the UK becoming a third country with the EU.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The primary purpose of Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill is to allow management decisions around serious disciplinary sanctions, up to and including dismissal, to be devolved in the civil service. The changes in the Act will enable the civil service to improve and modernise disciplinary and dismissal processes and bring them in line with good practice elsewhere. The General Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Steward's House is managed as part of the estate of Farmleigh and as such, it does not have dedicated staff and annual costs are not apportioned specifically to the property. The following repair and refurbishment works have been carried out on Steward's House, Farmleigh in the last five years. 1) 2013 repairs to brick paving and gravel in front driveway cost €12,500 plus VAT; 2) 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The outline design concept for the proposed Flood Relief Scheme (FRS) at Drogheda, Co. Louth, which was developed as part of the OPW’s CFRAM programme, currently includes proposals for works at the north quay. The Drogheda FRS has an estimated cost of €16.8 million and is planned to include construction of a series of hard defences (flood embankments and walls) along the River...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently 10 staff from this Department seconded to work in other EU member states' public sector. This is broken down as illustrated in the following table. Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union - 6 staff Seconded National Expert in the EU Commission - 2 staff German Embassy, Berlin - 1 staff Organisation for Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that since 2014, the European Competition has been engaged in an information gathering exercise and have sought information from all Member States in relation to certain corporate tax practices and regimes. It is understood that the Commission has examined over 1,000 rulings across national tax jurisdictions. This exercise has been ongoing since this time and, of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I have consulted with the Central Bank of Ireland and in their reply to me, the Central Bank have assumed that the matter that Deputy McGrath is referring to is the practice of Automatic Arrears Capitalisation. The Central Bank has advised me that a briefing note on the same topic was requested by Deputy John McGuinness on 18 May and a response issued by the Central Bank on 22 June. A copy of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been advised by the Central Bank of Ireland that the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the Code) and the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears 2013 (the CCMA) do not prescribe a methodology for the calculation of mortgage arrears. However, both the Code and the CCMA set out the information that must be provided to consumers in arrears. The CCMA sets out how mortgage lenders must treat...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been informed by the Central Bank of Ireland that the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the Code) and the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears 2013 (the CCMA) do not prescribe a methodology for the calculation of mortgage arrears. However, both the Code and the CCMA set out the information which must be provided to consumers in arrears. The CCMA sets out how mortgage lenders must...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is a policy organisation with no manufacturing or production facilities, no transport fleet and business travel is undertaken primarily through the use of public transport infrastructure. As the main offices where my Department is located are heritage buildings with Protected Structure legislative status, the options for energy performance efficiency gains are limited and offer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July and passed Second Stage in the Dail on 7 November. The Bill is scheduled for Committee Stage in the Dail on 11 December. Ultimately scheduling of time for the enactment of legislation is a matter for the Oireachtas itself through the Business Committee, but my intention is to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: While my Department currently has two members of staff on secondment to the European Commission, there are no staff on secondment to public service bodies in other Member States. Posts for the Commission are advertised by the Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by my Department that it is a matter for Local Authorities, in the first instance, to assess and address problems of coastal erosion in their areas. Where necessary, Local Authorities may put forward proposals to relevant central Government Departments, including the OPW, for funding of appropriate measures depending on the infrastructure or assets under threat. In this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department works to reduce its carbon footprint primarily through the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy. The Department's performance in that regard is reflected in the 2017 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, prepared by the SEAI. This sets out details of the energy efficiency performance of public bodies in Ireland and notes that overall, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Kerry County Council carried out a pre-feasibility study for the Sneem area, the recommendation of which was to carry out further more detailed river modelling. Working in co-operation with Kerry County Council, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has agreed to undertake this study, which is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2019. If this study identifies a cost-beneficial solution to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (6 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the person in question has a very significant tax debt which has been the subject of protracted legal proceedings. Current legal proceedings stand adjourned before the Examiner in the High Court until 16 January 2019. Given the level of non-compliance and failure by the person concerned to engage satisfactorily with Revenue over a long period, I am advised by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (6 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Regulated financial service providers are required to comply with the Central Bank’s Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the Code) which is available on the Bank's website. The Code is a statutory code of conduct which imposes requirements regarding how regulated entities must engage with consumers. Provision 4.1 of the Code requires that a regulated entity must ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (6 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Finance is committed to building and expanding of the economic expertise and capability across all divisions of the Department, with the aim of developing a modern, professional and forward-looking Department. Currently, a total of 98 staff within the Department hold at least one Economics qualification. A further 30 staff are presently undertaking Economics qualifications...