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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Respectfully, the maintenance of the moratorium on evictions in the rental sector ran the great risk over time of leading to even fewer rental properties being available.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Prolonging the eviction ban also ran the risk of even greater difficulty arising when it ended. That is the reason the Government made what we accept was a difficult decision, one that has been the subject of much explanation in the House and debate elsewhere. I wish to challenge Deputy Bacik on one point. She stated that our provision of 11,800 social homes, which is our ambition for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: This is a matter with which I am familiar; Deputy Cannon has been raising it as well. I am sure he has been attending the same meetings as the Deputy and engaging with parents, pupils and teachers who are concerned about the issue. I acknowledge the scheme's importance and the valuable role it plays in supporting school access and supporting families. I also acknowledge the importance...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is right in being very clear in calling out crimes that are the subject of such trauma and sorrow. Like the Deputy, when I see the reports of the crimes and particularly the funerals and those mourning the loss of life because of the crimes, I find it difficult to comprehend. My human response is to look away briefly, particularly if the loss of life of children is involved. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for again raising what everybody in this House knows is such an important matter. I said previously that the decision to end the eviction moratorium was one of the most difficult and complex I have ever been involved in as a member of the Cabinet, but I am acutely aware and can see in my constituency that whatever difficulty was involved in making the decision was minor by...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy McDonald for raising what is an exceptionally sensitive and important report into the most difficult of circumstances possible. When the Minister, Deputy Harris, was briefing the Government on this report yesterday morning, it reminded me, and I am sure it has reminded all of us, that there are a set of tragic circumstances that I think are beyond the ability of most of us...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and how the measures carried out under the Fund alleviate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have responsibility for the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme. This Scheme ordinarily provides for the payment of the following to public servants during periods of absence from work due to illness or injury:A maximum of 92 days on full pay in a rolling one-year periodFollowed by a maximum of 91 days on half pay in a rolling one-year periodThis...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and how the measures carried out under the Fund alleviate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 236 together. Ireland is expected to receive €915m in grants over the lifetime of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). In order to access this funding, Ireland has developed the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The RRF is a performance-based instrument with payment contingent on the satisfactory achievement of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In the interest of safeguarding public projects that are already under construction and to mitigate the risks of significant losses being sustained by contractors, in May 2022 the then Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced details of the “Inflation Co-operation Framework" (the Framework) for those parties engaged under a public works contract. The Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Aid (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, based on Government decisions and as part of a broader Government need to reduce costs across the public service, the Minister for Justice exercised powers conferred to them under section 10(1)(b) of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 to apply reductions to professional fees paid to barristers under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in 2009, 2010 and 2011. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, my Department is responsible for the Public Spending Code (PSC), which sets the value for money requirements and guidance for evaluating, planning and managing Exchequer-funded capital projects. Management and delivery of investment projects and public services within allocation and the national frameworks is a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in the fiscal monitor, the estimated underspend across the Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Vote Group to the end of April 2023 was 9.1% or €46 million. The breakdown across the Vote Group is presented below. Variances v Profile to End April 2023 Variance, €000s Variance, % V11 – PUBLIC...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Security Services Framework was established on the 14th September 2020 and will expire on the 13th September 2024. In line with best practice and in adherence with EU Public Procurement legislation, the tender process for the Supply of Security Services was advertised in a transparent and open manner. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) was issued via the eTenders portal on 31st October,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the primary recruiter for the civil service and establishes panels that individual civil service employers may access as vacancies fall to be filled. The PAS Employment Checks process is tailored to the type and grade of the role, and the skills and experience required, and also takes account of whether the post is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not assist with or make a financial contribution to the sourcing or provision of childcare or crèche facilities for the children of staff members.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the detail of the spend by my Department on consultancy, including the costs specified by the Deputy, is regularly updated and published on gov.ie. Details of this spend from 2012 up to the end of April 2023 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-co sts/

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It is currently against my Department’s Internet Content Policy, which sets out which sites/applications can be accessed from official Departmental devices, to access the sites/applications from the company in question. In addition the Department requires all users of our official devices to exercise appropriate discretion in their use in compliance with our policies in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Interim Procurement Reform Board oversee how procurement reform is implemented across the public sector including in Central Government and the four key sectors of Health, Education, Local Government and Defence. The Board also oversees the operations of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and advises the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It includes officials from across...