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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy knows them.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: That is the point.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: It is the point.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: We proceed amendment by amendment.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Each amendment.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: It was never the case.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: What shambles?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: A personal rant, as usual.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: It suited me just fine.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 111 together. The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998, provides that an order may be made to provide for a payment to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of Party Whip in Dáil Éireann. In that Act, a Party Whip is defined as a member of Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Party Leaders Allowance is provided for in the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) Act, 1938, as amended by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 2001. The legislation also provides that payments may be made to a member of Dáil Éireann, who at the last preceding general election or at a subsequent bye-election was elected as a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (11 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The civil service is strongly committed to the development and implementation of measures to promote and support the employment of individuals with disabilities. All Departments/ Offices must adhere to the Code of Practice for the Employment of People with a Disability in the Irish Civil Service (). The civil service endeavours to meet the requirements of persons with disabilities so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In answer to the Deputy’s question, based on information provided by the Office of the Paymaster General, the individual concerned was paid the following amounts: 2011 €99,442 2012 €81,886.16 2013 €10,350.41 Total €201,378.57

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The amount of revenue (surplus) generated by the National Lottery through the sales of National Lottery tickets (i.e. its turnover net of prizes and all costs) is shown in the following table. National Lottery surplus transferred to the Exchequer Year € million 2008 268 2009 264 2010 244 2011 230 2012 220

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In relation to improving access for small and medium sized enterprises my Department has issued guidelines (Circular 10/10) that require public bodies to promote participation of such enterprises in the award of public contracts. The guidance does not distinguish between micro-enterprises and other SMEs, and the approach set out is intended to be applicable to them all. These guidelines set...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In relation to improving access for small and medium sized enterprises my Department has issued guidelines (Circular 10/10) that require public bodies to promote participation of such enterprises in the award of public contracts. The guidance does not distinguish between micro-enterprises and other SMEs, and the approach set out is intended to be applicable to them all. These guidelines set...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: There is no embargo on recruitment in the public sector, rather there are annual staffing ceilings agreed out to end 2014 and a moratorium on recruitment and promotion for so long as public sector organisations are in excess of these ceilings. When public sector organisations are within these ceilings there is scope for some recruitment and there has continued to be targeted recruitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Open Government Partnership (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The inaugural public meeting of the citizen and civil society Open Government Partnership network took place at the Wood Quay Venue beside Dublin City Council offices on Wednesday 10 July 2013. This was organised by Transparency International Ireland to commence the co-ordination of civil society input for the development of Ireland's Open Government Partnership national action plan. I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of each external consultant of all external reports commissioned by my Department since its inception in 2011: Name of External Report Costs Date of Commission Date or Expected Date of Publication Name of External Consultant...