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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 to 65, inclusive, together. The Valuation Act, 2001 provides that all buildings used or developed for any purpose, including constructions affixed thereto, are rateable unless expressly exempted under Schedule 4 of the Act. Such exempt buildings would principally include those used for public worship, education and health care provided on a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In addressing the two main issues which have been highlighted in the correspondence to which the Deputy refers, the following is the position regarding the proposition that economic factors should be taken into account when valuing real property for rating purposes and the requirement for regular revaluations. Firstly, the Valuation Act, 2001 currently provides for the rateable valuation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The basis of rateable valuation for all building property, including property occupied by semi State Companies both in the commercial and non-commercial sectors, is net annual value and is set out in Part 11 of the Valuation Act, 2001. Net annual value is the rental for which one year with another, the building might, in its actual state, be reasonably expected to let from year to year, on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (26 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question all details regarding meetings of the Management Advisory Council in my Department are currently available on our website at: . This information includes a list of those who attended, the agenda and minutes taken at each meeting since the formation of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Water Charges Administration (27 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Water Conservation Grant is to be paid to registered householders annually in respect of their primary dwellings whether they are customers of Irish Water or not. I understand that Irish Water issued some 2 million registration packs to all households in the State. There are approximately 1.65m primary residences in the State which would require a potential allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (27 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply of 18 November 2014 to Parliamentary Question Number 194.  The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Exemptions (2 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Valuation Act, 2001 provides that all buildings used or developed for any purpose, including constructions affixed thereto, are rateable unless expressly exempted under Schedule 4 of the Act. Such exempt buildings would principally include those used for public worship, education and health care provided on a not-for-profit basis, and charitable purposes. In general, the Act maintains the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships Expenditure (2 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Public infrastructure is funded primarily in two ways:  Exchequer financing (the vast bulk of funding) and PPP-sourced funding for particular projects that are suited to the PPP approach while providing value for money for the State. The Exchequer capital programme for the next three years has been set at €10 billion.  This will represent significant continued Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Expenses (2 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: There are a range of expense allowances payable to civil servants for certain costs incurred in the course of their duties as with all employments. Some expense allowances are vouched while others such as travel and subsistence are fixed amounts based on systems developed to take account of prevailing market costs. Travel and subsistence payment amounts were reduced by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (2 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The only State Board appointments made under the aegis of my Department in 2014 were to the Board of the Public Appointments Service. All appointments made were of persons who applied following the advertisement of the vacancies on the stateboards.ie portal.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Rates (3 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Valuation Act, 2001 provides that all buildings used or developed for any purpose, including constructions affixed thereto, are rateable unless expressly exempted under Schedule 4 of the Act. Such exempt buildings would principally include those used for public worship, education and health care provided on a not-for-profit basis, and charitable purposes. In general, the Act maintains the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (4 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The arrangements for the Career Break Scheme for civil servants were revised in 2013 and are set out in Circular 4/2013. All staff going on career break following the introduction of the new scheme on 22/2/2013 are covered by the arrangements set out in Circular 4/2013. Staff who were already on career break at the time the revised scheme was introduced were permitted to remain on career...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Parliament seems to have no role.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is of course open to persuasion.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: We have restored that benefit.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: All done.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Simple, yes.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I am pleased to have a brief opportunity to contribute to this debate, regardless of how ill-conceived the tabling of this motion of no confidence was. I was struck last week by a line in a piece about W.T. Cosgrave by the historian Michael Laffan, in which the endeavours of the last six years to rescue the State were compared to the task faced by Cosgrave in establishing the State in the...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I accept that we have more to do and issues to resolve. That was the case during the Celtic tiger years and it is surely the case now after six years of fiscal retraction. The Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, has led our national recovery alongside the former Tánaiste, Deputy Gilmore, and the current Tánaiste, Deputy Burton. The Taoiseach will go down in history as one of our finest...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputies opposing this motion are asking the people to embrace anarchy and to take another chance with chaos. As a people, we have stared down that barrel before, we have seen the track record of the people opposite, and we will not be going back there. This Fine Gael-Labour Government has made real mistakes. We know and have said that. No doubt, we have actually made more. However,...