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Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that NAMA is a wind down vehicle, which is repaying its debt and maximising the value of its remaining assets.  There are valuable expertise and skills in NAMA which may have a role to play in future housing delivery. Work is ongoing in considering how this expertise may be best utilised, giving due cognisance to the various legislative, balance sheet and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excessive Deficit Procedure Implementation (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The estimated structural deficit for 2016 was -1.4 per cent of GDP, as published in the Summer Economic Statement 2017.  As the structural balance is a function of the general government balance (GGB), it may be updated should the Central Statistics Office revise the GGB in its October Excessive Deficit Procedure transmission to Eurostat. The structural balance is also a function of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Collection (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In July this year I brought a joint memorandum to Government on behalf of myself and Minister Humphreys seeking approval of a Public Service Records Management Plan. The Government has approved this plan, which is to be implemented by the National Archives with the support of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The plan is to be carried out over three years and aims...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: All payments are made with regard to the provisions of Payment of Wages Acts.  There are approximately six hundred pay adjustment cases with PeoplePoint related to acting up allowances, assignment to higher scale and pay on promotion, of which 50% are over thirty days old. A specialist team is dedicated to progressing the abovementioned cases. It is expected all pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Superannuation Schemes (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Spouses’ and Children’s Scheme is a contributory scheme, membership of which is compulsory for men appointed on or after 1 January 1969 and women appointed on or after 1 June 1981. Men and women serving prior to the relevant dates were given options to join the scheme. The original scheme provides pensions for the spouse and/or dependent children of a member...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft general scheme of the Data Sharing and Governance Bill was approved by Government and published in August 2015. The purpose of the Bill is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for legitimate and clearly specified purposes that are compliant with data protection law; and to improve the protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The latest reconciled figures relating to end-Q2 2017 are that there were 771 serving Principal Officers at end June 2017 (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms), made up of 472 FTEs serving at PO standard, and 299 FTEs serving at PO higher.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy on the numbers of personnel serving in particular senior grades in the Civil Service is set out in the table below (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms).  Grade Serving Numbers Secretary General 27 Deputy Secretary 11 Assistant Secretary 135 Principal Higher 299

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: On the basis of the latest reconciled data which relates to end-Q2 2017, there were a total of 269 (full-time equivalent) personnel serving in grades above Principal Officer in the Civil Service.  These include officers in the grades of Secretary General, Second Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Second Secretary, plus officers serving in positions equivalent to these grades, for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There are three Ministers of State appointed to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: - Deputy Patrick O’Donovan is Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment;  - Deputy Michael D'Arcy is Minister of State at the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to develop the process of budget and policy proofing as a means of advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening economic and social rights. This is also a commitment that has been included in The National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. A policy paper prepared by my Department in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Stability Agreement runs from 2018- 2020 and has a cost over that period of €887 million. The overall benefits to different income groups range from 7.4 per cent to 6.2 per cent over three years. Pay increases under the agreement are scheduled as follows: 2018 - 1st January annualised salaries to increase by 1%; - 1st October annualised salaries to increase by 1%....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Revised Estimates Publication (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the decision in relation to re-organisation of Government Departments, the composition of a number of Departments has changed particularly with the establishment of the Department of Rural and Community Development. The Estimates for 2017, published in the Revised Estimates Volume 2017, were voted on by Dáil Éireann in May 2017. Further Revised Estimates are to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pharmaceutical Sector (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Under Section 9 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 (as amended), the power to vary fees paid to pharmacists and other health professionals is the responsibility in the first instance of my colleague the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Since March 2016, there have been seven Representations received from a number of organisations regarding the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, as listed below: - Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland - Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland - Responsible Retailing of Alcohol in Ireland (RRAI) - three REPS received - Galway Health Cities Alcohol Forum - IBEC This correspondence was dealt with at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Arts Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Issues related to the Cork Event Centre are a matter for the Minister of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in the first instance. I have not had discussions or meetings with Cork City Council in relation to the project. 

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (4 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the possibility of a back-dating of eligibility for the Help-to-Buy Initiative (HTB) to before 19 July 2016. The commencement date for HTB was chosen as it was the date of the launch of 'Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness', in which the development of such a scheme for inclusion in the Budget was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (4 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has advised that, while rate rectification is almost complete for the majority of impacted customers identified to date, the redress and compensation phase of the Tracker Mortgage Examination is ongoing. Lenders are continuing to determine the exact circumstances and the impact of their failures for each individual account. Therefore, the Central Bank has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the €29.80 increase to certain social welfare benefits for a Qualified Child (IQC).  This is not a tax allowance but is a part of the social welfare benefit available to the individual. In 2017 the Increase for a Qualified Child is €29.80 per week. There is no generally available tax credit in respect of child dependants, but...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (4 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, I have no role in the day-to-day management or financial reporting of any bank in which the State is a shareholder. Financial reporting obligations and accounting practices are matters solely for the Board and Management of each institution. Each of the SSM (Single Supervisory Mechanism) regulated institutions produces detailed, externally audited accounts in...