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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Interdepartmental Working Groups (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to the nature of the role of my Department, particularly in relation to the wide programme of management and reform of the Civil and Public Service, it either leads or is represented on a very large number of cross-departmental and other structures. This includes, for example, Working Groups, Interdepartmental Committees, Networks, Advisory Groups / Boards and Programme Boards. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will appreciate that the terms of occupational pension schemes (including public service pension schemes) are separate and distinct from the conditions laid down by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the State Pension (contributory). For example, it is a fundamental feature of occupational pension schemes and of the regulatory framework...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme Implementation (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at a Departmental level. Decisions on how and where those allocations are invested by Departments are a matter, in the first instance, for my ministerial colleagues.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no current plans to discontinue the Civil Service Accountability Board. The terms of reference of the Board are published on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at . Work is underway on a new Civil Service Renewal plan that will include the areas that fall under the terms of reference of the Accountability Board.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Accountability Board has met four times to date in Q2 and Q3 2015 and Q2 and Q4 2016. The minutes of the Board’s meetings and the 2016 Annual Report of the Board is available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at .

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A hallmark of Our Public Service 2020, the new framework for innovation and development in the Public Service which I launched at end 2017, is the strengthened model of governance put in place to oversee implementation of the programme’s actions. This notably involves the establishment of a Public Service Leadership Board (PSLB), made up of representative Secretaries General of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is very conscious of the need to provide the highest level of service to our customers and is committed to ensuring that the 12 principles of Quality Customer Service are embedded in everything we do. The number of complaints received in the years in question is shown in the following table. Year Number of Complaints Received 2017 3 2018 2 2019 (to date) 0 The complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the representation referred to by the Deputy my officials have been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality in order to establish the relevant facts. The application in question was made under the analogous grades policy for entry to the Civil Service. The policy was introduced in support of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay Commission has adopted a modular approach to its work programme for its present exercise focused on recruitment and retention issues in the public service. As the Deputy will be aware, the first module was published by the Commission in August 2018 and deals with issues relating to Nursing and Midwifery, Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and Hospital Consultants. ...

Civil Registration Bill 2019: Instruction to Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 154, it shall be an instruction to the Committee to which the Civil Registration Bill 2019 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments to provide that the Committee has power to make provision in the Bill in relation to section 27 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 for the issuance of certificates by donor-assisted human...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that the main reason for the difficulties being faced by the play centre sector is due to a lack of capacity in the insurance market which I understand has been driven to some degree by the overall claims level in the sector. In determining their willingness to enter into or remain in a particular sector of the market, insurers will generally make an assessment of what...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legal Costs (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There has been insufficient time to compile all the data in the time allowed and in the format requested by the Deputy. I have therefore asked my officials to finalise the compilation of the requested information and I will provide it to her. I understand that the Office of the Attorney General are currently examining the issue of whether details of professional fees paid to individuals can...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that France have announced plans to enact a unilateral digital services tax (“the French DST”) which will apply to the revenues of certain activities of large digital companies with effect from 1 January 2019. As the Deputy will be aware, a digital services tax was proposed by the European Commission in March 2018 (“the EU DST”), but no agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The TAC was established on 21st March 2016 and new procedures for making, processing, adjudicating and determining appeals came into effect on that date. Prior to this date taxpayers appealed directly to Revenue who then transferred cases to the Appeal Commissioners in the event that the parties wished to proceed to hearing. Since that date, taxpayers appeal directly to the TAC which then...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107, 108, 115 and 116 together. Revenue has provided me with the following table which provides details of staff assigned to compliance activities in border counties as well as the total staff based in these counties; this includes staff that are assigned to outdoor duties. Revenue is an integrated tax and customs administration and its resources are deployed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that their preparations do not include any plans for infrastructure at the border. Revenue Chairman, Niall Cody, reiterated this when he addressed the Oireachtas Finance Committee on 24 January 2019. Revenue plans are focused on East West trade. Infrastructure requirements, IT enhancements, recruitment and training on this basis are well-advanced. The Government...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the tax yield for Carbon Tax and each carbon fuel type for the years 2010 to 2017 is published on the Revenue website and is available at link: . The provisional yield for each carbon fuel type for 2018 is provided in the table below. 2018 €m Auto diesel 182.8 Petrol 48.1 Aviation Gasoline 0.0 Kerosene 58.6 MGO 54.1 Fuel Oil 1.8 LPG (other)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The 9% VAT rate was introduced as a temporary measure in 2011, due to cease at the end of 2013. This period was subsequently extended, but in 2017 a commitment was given to undertake a review of the 9% VAT rate. This review was published in July 2018 and the Budget decision to increase the VAT rate was made following that analysis. The matter referred to by the Deputy in this instance is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Expenditure (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that NARPS was established by NAMA as a means of expediting social housing delivery. It purchases suitable houses and apartments directly from NAMA debtors and receivers at market value and leases them to local authorities (LAs) and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). This allows social housing bodies with limited capital funding to obtain immediate access to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (27 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are a number of regulatory measures which apply to the provision of new residential mortgage credit, including bridging finance for such a purpose, to consumers. These include the European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016 and the Central Bank Consumer Protection Code (2012). These measures place a number of obligations on lenders in relation to the...