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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: My amendment No. 8 seeks to reposition the definition of "public service body" that applies in respect of the redeployment of Part 6A by moving it from section 2 to Part 6A of the Bill. I have already referenced that. Amendment No. 9 is a technical amendment necessitated by amendment No. 8 and involves renumbering the section beginning with "recognised trade". Amendment No. 10 is another...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 6:In page 5, to delete lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following: 3.—Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (2) by deleting paragraph (a), and (b) by substituting the following for subsection (4):“(4) Nothing in this section shall be read as affecting—(a) the application of section 34(1)(i) to appointments to which...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 7:In page 5, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following:4.—Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (2) by substituting “for the purposes of any provisions of this Act other than Parts 6A and 7A*,” for “for the purposes of this Act,”, and (b) in subsection (8) by substituting “for the...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 8:In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(c) ‘public service body’ means—(i) the Civil Service, (ii) that category of persons referred to in section 30(g) of the Defence Act 1954, namely civilians employed thereunder by the Minister for Defence, (iii) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001,...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 9:In page 6, line 9, to delete “(c) ‘recognised trade’ ” and substitute “(d) ‘recognised trade’ ”.

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 10:In page 6, in line 17 to delete “(d) ‘redeployment day’ ” and substitute “(e) ‘redeployment day’ ”.

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 11:In page 6, line 19 to delete “(e) a reference” and substitute the “(f) a reference”.

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I advised during the Committee Stage debate when we had a long discussion about this that the Bill will not provide power to the PAS in any circumstances to establish a system under which employees may be compulsorily moved. The Bill is designed to facilitate definitive voluntary cross-sectoral moves. It will not and cannot in itself force such reassignments. If cross-sectoral moves are...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: We did discuss this matter on Committee Stage. I indicated then that I believe that the Irish public service has a reasonably well developed initiative to promote staff mobility and I gave some examples of that on Committee Stage. I accept that there is scope to introduce a more integrated mobility policy. We have agreed with the unions under the Croke Park agreement that we need to move...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 14:In page 9, line 28, to delete “that” and substitute “the pay”.This is a technical amendment. On Report Stage in the Seanad the text of 57D(b) was amended to remove any doubt that the PAS must always consider any collective agreement on mobility or redeployment in the context of the broader redeployment and mobility policy of the Minister....

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 15:In page 10, lines 5 to 9, to delete all words from and including “(inserted” in line 5 down to and including “1977)” in line 9 and substitute the following: “(amended by section 11 of the Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001)”.This is another technical...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 16:In page 11, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “Insertion of Part 7A in Principal Act. 7.—The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following Part after Part 7: “PART 7A SICK LEAVE REMUNERATION58A.—(1) In this Part— ‘condition’ includes, if the Minister so determines and makes (whether in respect...

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 17:In page 11, to delete lines 45 to 49.

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 18:In page 12, line 5, to delete “PART 6A” and substitute “PARTS 6A and 7A”.

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Deputies for their contribution on what is detailed and complicated legislation. The insertion today was of substance and I thank Deputies for their forbearance on that because it was a challenge to all of us to ensure we were in tune with the procedures of the House in moving from Report Stage back to Committee Stage. We gave a fair airing to the significant issues that arose. I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Ireland has been allocated approximately €1bn from Structural Funds, i.e. the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), for the 2014-2020 period. The split between the two Funds will be determined in the context of the programme planning that is currently underway. I understand that the allocation for the European Maritime & Fisheries Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Under EU Directive on public procurement contracts above certain thresholds must be advertised on the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5 million. The aim of European and national rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Preparations for the new Structural Funds programming period have been underway over the past eighteen months. The SEUPB is currently drafting the Operational Programme for the PEACE IV Programme in close consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in Ireland and the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland. The first consultation with stakeholders across...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: North-South Implementation Bodies (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Five of the six North/South Implementation Bodies, including Waterways Ireland, along with Tourism Ireland, operate the North/South Pension Scheme (NSPS). The Scheme is unique in covering public sector staff employed on both sides of the border; staff of the affiliated employers in this jurisdiction are automatically members of the Scheme. The Chief Executive Officers of the relevant NSPS...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2012 had its second stage reading in Seanad Éireann on 11th October, 2012. The Bill provides for a number of initiatives to accelerate the overall revaluation programme, such as the piloting of a self-assessment scheme of valuation in one local authority area, which if it proves successful could be extended to other areas. There is also provision...