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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is clutching at straws.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Sean Fleming would be better off down the Gaiety.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: There is no substance to the Deputy’s speech.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Not at all. What about the previous ten years under Fianna Fáil?

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy just made that up.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that in 2012 and 2013, no public or civil servant in my Department in receipt of a pension had been recruited on a temporary or permanent basis. To date in 2014, two retired public servants were awarded temporary contracts through open competition with the Public Appointment Services. The Audit Committee for the Office of the Ombudsman...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQs 38320/14 and 38321/14 of the 9th October 2014. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question, the tables outline the number of appointments to State Boards under my remit, including recommendations, credentials and if vacancies were advertised, since the formation of my Department in 2011. An Post National Lottery Board Member Date Appointed Recommended By Credentials If vacancy advertised Mr. Donal Connell (Chairman) Re-appointed 29/02/2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Sustainable and far reaching Public Service Reform has been a key element of the Government's strategy to meet the challenges that have faced the country in recent years.  Public Service Reform will also continue to play a key role in our recovery.  We published our first Public Service Reform Plan in November 2011.  A Progress Report on the Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (14 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will be aware that delivery of better outcomes for citizens and businesses through innovation, flexibility and the delivery of streamlined services are important elements of the Public Service Reform Plan. A number of initiatives have taken place to improve the provision of public services to citizens depending on the particular service. My own Department provides the website ,...

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

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 3 and 5 of 9 October 2014. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 30 together. The commencement of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 is dependent on a number of factors contained within the Act itself.  These include the appointment of the Panel of Adjudicators by the Minister, who must be highly qualified and suitable in order to ensure quality outcomes in disputes referred under the Act, the appointment of...

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

Brendan Howlin: There has been no performance related pay paid to any of my staff or the staff in my Department for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Airport Development Projects (21 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In the context of the agreement on the EU's Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF), the Irish Government was successful in securing €1.2billion of Cohesion policy funding for the period 2014-2020.   This represented an increase of 8% in real terms over the 2007-2013 programming period.  In particular, the Government was successful in negotiating a special allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (21 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Protected Disclosures Act enacted in July 2014 establishes a comprehensive framework for safeguarding both public and private sector workers against penalisation for making protected disclosures in accordance with the Act.  The Act, which represents international best practice, provides for a number of different disclosure channels which are subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (21 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 258, inclusive, together. It must be noted that much of the information sought by the Deputy is not centrally collected by my Department and certain information requested (including shareholder information) is not mandated to be collected by contracting authorities as part of a procurement process. Whilst individual contracting authorities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (21 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. As outlined in the response to your earlier PQ 93 of 3 April 2014 (PQ 15781/14 refers), a pilot social clause has been included in the three devolved schools bundles which are being administered by the NDFA on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. In summary the pilot clause requires that at least 10% of those working on...