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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Process RIA (19 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question my Department has published twenty Bills since I was appointed Minister with three Bills requiring a Regulatory Impact Assessment. The following is a list of the three Regulatory Impact Assessments carried out: Name of Act / Bill Regulatory Impact Assessment carried out Construction Contracts Act RIA published on 27 September 2011. Signed into...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (19 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question there were no autonomous Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) in existence under the remit of my Department when I became Minister and that continues to be the case today.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (19 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question I can confirm that there is only one chairperson on each of the two Boards under my remit which are the An Post National Lottery Board and the Public Appointments Service Board. Both chairpersons were appointed before I took office and this position remains unchanged. There are no regulators under my remit.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Since 2004, recruitment to the civil service has taken place under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. This legislation abolished the Civil Service Commission and established a new body, the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA), which licences, regulates and audits recruitment processes. Processes are governed by the provisions of the Act as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Single Public Service Pension Scheme was launched on 1 January 2013. It is the default pension scheme for persons commencing employment in the public service from that date onward. The Single Scheme is administered at workplace level in a large number of "relevant authorities", which equate to individual employments or sectors. Because of this dispersed membership, a figure for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Recruitment to the civil service and a range of other public bodies is carried out under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 which established a central recruitment agency, the Public Appointments Service (PAS), for this purpose.  The PAS operates under licence from the Commission for Public Service Appointments and is independent in its operations. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The data requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons working in the civil and public service in each of the years 2008 to end Quarter 3 2013 is available at .  The numbers in respect of Quarter 4 2013 are currently being compiled and will be available on the databank in early February. The overall numbers target for 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The most recent C&AG exercise showed the accrued liability in respect of public service occupational pensions to have been €116bn as of December 2009. This figure covers the liability in respect of serving staff and pensioners from all Public Service pension schemes i.e. Health, Education, Civil Service, Defence Forces, Local Authorities, Garda Síochána,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Performance Management Systems (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: A suite of sanctions, up to and including dismissal, are currently available to deal with underperformance at all levels in the civil service.  There is, however, a need to strengthen performance management in the civil service in order to ensure that the tools available to managers to manage performance are appropriately applied in practice.  In this context my Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: While I am of the view that civil and public servants need to be incentivised properly in relation to promoting high performance and addressing underperformance, a substantial change is necessary to develop a high performance culture across the public service. In the event of any policy consideration of incentivised reward systems in the civil service concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Levy Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: It is assumed that the Deputy's question relates to the public service Pension-related Deduction (PRD), as levied on the wages and salaries of pensionable public servants under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, as amended. The PRD has been and remains a critical component of the public service pay and pension measures adopted as part of our national fiscal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I would refer the Deputy to my reply in respect of this matter on 9 July 2014 to Parliamentary Question No. 33139/13, asked by Deputy John Paul Phelan.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271, 272 and 277 together. There are various arrangements in operation throughout the Civil and Public Service which can provide in certain circumstances for added notional years of reckonable service when calculating superannuation benefits. - Professional Added Years Schemes: These schemes apply to certain professional, technical and specialist posts in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware in 2011 the Government introduced new arrangements for the appointment of State board members.  Under the new arrangementsDepartments now invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards of bodies under their aegis on their websites. It is open to all members of the public regardless of gender, political affiliations or geographically...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Internship Scheme Placements (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The details of JobBridge intern placements in my Department during 2012 were set out in PQ 38670/13 and submitted on 18 September 2013.  The overall numbers in respect of 2013 are set out in the table below. 2013 Number Position Start End 1 Legal Researcher 04.02.2013 01.11.2013 2 Legal Researcher 11.03.2013 06.12.2013 3 Legal Researcher 15.07.2013 11.04.2014 4 Research...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Open Government Partnership (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: It is currently envisaged that a draft National Action Plan required to facilitate Ireland's full participation in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be finalised by the end of April 2014. Subject to Government approval, it is expected that the Plan will be submitted to the OGP in May 2014.  It is intended that the Plan will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Standards in Public Office Commission (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 279 together. On my recommendation, the Government has approved the nominations of former High Court Judge Daniel O'Keeffe for the post of Chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission and former Deputy Jim O'Keeffe as an ordinary member of the SiPOC. I have discussed the proposed appointments with the leaders of Fianna Fáil and Sinn...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Management Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In June 2011,  I  introduced a general pay cap of €250,000 for Chief Executive Officers of Commercial State Companies but acknowledged  that the CEO of the ESB would be paid a higher amount given the importance of the role. The CEO of ESB was appointed subsequently at an annual ...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome everyone back and wish them a happy new year. I am pleased to have the opportunity to present the 2014 Estimates for my Department’s group of Votes that have been outlined by the Chairman. The group comprises a sizeable number of Votes including the following: the Vote for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; a new Vote for the Office of Government Procurement;...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Brendan Howlin: A new CRE.