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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Severe Weather Events (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The recent adverse weather conditions had a substantive impact on our country, affecting both day to day life in society and activity in our economy. Many businesses took prudent measures to ensure the health and safety of customers and staff and closed their businesses for a number of days. This is likely to have had some adverse impact on the Irish economy, but it is not yet possible...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank that most loan agreements include a clause that allows the original lender to sell the loan on to another firm.  The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) was introduced to fill the consumer protection gap where loans are sold by the original lender to an unregulated firm.  Under the 2015 Act, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The review of the appropriate treatment for tax purposes of trade union subscriptions and professional body fees was carried out by my department in 2016,and included in the 2016 report on tax expenditures published on budget day 2016.(). Regarding tax relief for trade union membership subscriptions, the review concluded that: “analysis of the scheme using the principles laid down...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of staff assigned to Department of Finance Press Office in each year and by grade since 2015 is as follows: Grade Year 2015 Year 2016    Year 2017 Year 2018 Press Officer – Assistant Principal 1 1* Press Officer – Acting Assistant Principal 1 1* 1 Administrative Officer 1 1 Higher Executive Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Finance has no panel in place for Head of Communications or a similar role nor are there any plans to make such an appointment.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. I refer the Deputies to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 55097/17 on 16 January 2018. The Bill is on the list of priority legislation for publication in the Spring/Summer Session 2018. Deputies will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on individual cases. Details of the interim implementation arrangements have been...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85, 98, 99 and 109 together. Under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) 2018-2020, the Parties acknowledged the issues of concern in relation to the increased length of the salary scale in certain instances in respect of post January 2011 entrants. It was agreed that an examination of the remaining salary scale issues in respect of post...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My department plays a lead role in taking forward two government-approved strategies aimed at enhancing the use of data and technology in the delivery of services.  The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in my Department, has the overarching brief to strategically leverage ICT within the Public Service to improve outcomes for citizens and businesses.  To this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ 8799/18, Parliamentary Question No. 169, on the 20th of February 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Shared Services (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The role and functions of the National Shared Services Office are set out in the National Shared Services Office Act 2017. Section 9(2) of the Act prescribes that the NSSO is responsible for providing shared services in the civil service, setting standards and developing operational policies in relation to the provision of those shared services and providing guidance and advice on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget Consultation Process (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government's commitment to reform of the budgetary process is demonstrated by the changes to the budget scrutiny process that have been implemented as part of the ongoing budgetary reform agenda. A key objective of these changes is to ensure adequate information is provided throughout the budget process to allow for meaningful and timely engagement between Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Data (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Office of the National Lottery Regulator as follows: The Regulator of the National Lottery does not directly regulate the activities of lottery agents; lottery agents are selected, appointed and sanctioned by the Operator. The licence to operate the National Lottery requires that the Operator...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As you may be aware meetings between the management and union side interests to the Community Sector Forum took place on 24 February 2017, 7 April 2017 and 23 November 2017.  It remains the position that the minutes of these meetings await formal approval by the parties to the Forum and will on such approval be publicly available on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the objectives relating to the sale of the National Lottery licence for a 20 year period was to generate significant up-front proceeds for the State. Proceeds of €405m were used to fund a range of expenditure projects and served to reduce the need for any further tax increases at that time.   Equality of treatment of bidders was a core principal of the competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 262 answered on 16 January 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) has overall policy responsibility for the European Structural and Investment Funds. In addition,  DPER has administrative responsibility for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The information in relation to the ERDF which was requested by the Deputy is set out below. In relation to the other funds listed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Wards of Court (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not accept that the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 28 February 2018 and the advice received by the Public Accounts Committee in 2001 are in conflict. My reply of 28 February is that it is constitutionally impermissible to proceed with a PAC recommendation to legislate to give the Comptroller and Auditor General oversight in respect of wardship funds, which are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question no. 54985/17 answered on 16 January 2018

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In respect of the Parliamentary Question filed by the Deputy, please find below the relevant information in tabular format relative to the Press Office of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: 2015 Number of Staff 3 Staff Grade 1 Assistant Principal 1 Executive Officer 1 Clerical Officer Date New Position came into existence N/A. Pre 2015. N/A. Pre 2015. N/A. Pre 2015. 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has no panel in place for Head of Communications or a similar role nor are there any plans to make such an appointment.