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Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises. [17705/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises.

Written Answers — Post Office Savings Bonds: Post Office Savings Bonds (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he deems it appropriate for public servants to take up new positions within the public service on retirement from a previous position whilst in receipt of a pension; and his view that appropriately qualified unemployed persons should be given the opportunity to take up work within the public and civil sector as it arises.

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 83 of 21 June 2011 if he will provide in tabular format a comprehensive breakdown of each public service sector employment control framework up to an including 2014 [17709/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum basic salaries of new appointees to each of the commercial semi States following the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform's salary cap announcement on 22 June 2011, noting that the Minister's announcement only included the general starting salary for new appointees [17764/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has publically announced the Government's intention to cap Commercial semi State pay at €250,000 with the exception of the ESB which will be capped at €318,083, the measures he will put in place to ensure that additional elements of chief executives' remuneration packages...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that it is not his Department's intention to publish the Comprehensive Spending Review. [17991/11]

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the independent chair of the Magdalene Laundries inter-Departmental Committee will be appointed; will the terms of reference of the Committees' investigation include access to relevant Government Departments records including his Deparment who approved on a Statutory basis the use of St. Mary Magdalene's Asylum, Lower Sean...

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The legislation establishing a Department for public expenditure and reform came through the House last week and is now in the Seanad. I note from the rota for parliamentary questions that the Minister without Portfolio, Deputy Brenda Howlin, will not make himself available to the Dáil before the summer recess. Recently, I read with interest that the Minister is presiding over key policy...

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The legislation will come into effect on 5 July but yet the Minister will not answer questions in the House.

Order of Business (29 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: He will not even provide written replies to parliamentary questions in advance of the summer break. Will the Taoiseach please address and remedy this issue?

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 64: To ask the Taoiseach the number of personnel by which he has reduced his Department; the way in which he has transformed his Department to the equivalent of a Cabinet office that oversees the delivery of the Programme for Government. [17385/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 67: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the following information regarding each of the State agencies (details supplied), namely, the total number of staff and their respective job titles; the total number of board members and their respective remuneration packages; the total annual wage bill for each agency and the total annual amount of central funding provided to each...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the following information regarding each of the State agencies (details supplied), namely, the total number of staff and their respective job titles; the total number of board members and their respective remuneration packages; the total annual wage bill for each agency and the total annual...

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the new skills and rigour he has to date brought into policy making across all Departments as committed to in the Programme for Government and if he has not, as yet, the way he intends to do so into the future. [17387/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures by which Departments, from Ministers down, are more accountable at every level as committed to in the Programme for Government; if he will detail the consequences for success and or failure of implementing the measures for each departmental level of responsibility. [17388/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has implemented to strengthen corporate governance legislation and enforcement as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17390/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the Legislative Reform Unit will conclude its work in fast tracking the Whistleblowers' Act and restoration of Freedom of Information and in turn when may Dáil Éireann expect legislation on both to be completed. [17392/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanisms he has put in place to improve performance and deal with persistent under performance in the public sector as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17377/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Jun 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the external standards and benchmarks he has put in place to improve performance and deal with persistent under performance in the public sector as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17378/11]