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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (27 Jun 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (27 Jun 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. Initially €5.47 billion was allocated to the reserve while Ireland’s initial allocation was €1.165 billion. Following agreement with the EU Commission to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, all public service public bodies have a responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers and service users in accordance with Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014. All public service organisations also have a responsibility to deliver quality...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service provides frontline and vital services around the country every day. It is also plays a critical role in supporting economic and social progress and due to its size, scale and level of investment in public services, it is an important source of employment and contributor to the wider economy. Achieving tangible reform outcomes remains a key priority of my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service provides frontline and vital services around the country every day. It is also plays a critical role in supporting economic and social progress and due to its size, scale and level of investment in public services, it is an important source of employment and contributor to the wider economy. Achieving tangible reform outcomes remains a key priority of my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement directives apply to all Member States within the European Union. EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU which concerns the procurement of goods, services and works has been transposed into Irish Law in the form of corresponding Regulations under SI No. 284 of 2016 which form the legal basis for the national rules governing public procurement. The aim of these regulations is to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262, 264, 267 and 268 together. As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP) are key responsibilities of every Department and Minister....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). The objectives of the MTES are twofold, to ensure that the level of core expenditure growth is sustainable long-term and that investment in expenditure protects and delivers improvements to public services. This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The process of unwinding the Financial Emergency (FEMPI) legislation commenced under the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018. The remainder of the process continued under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA) and the current public service agreement, Building Momentum. Each year, under the terms of the FEMPI Act 2013, I am obliged to carry out an annual review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement refers to the process by which public authorities, such as Government Departments or Local Authorities, purchase work, goods or services from companies. EU law sets out minimum harmonised public procurement rules. These rules govern the way public authorities and certain public utility operators purchase goods, works and services. They are transposed into national...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no centralised forecasts of public service staffing over the period to 2030 conducted by my Department. Public service staffing is largely managed through a policy of delegated sanction, which been in place since 2015. Under this delegated sanction framework, Departments are permitted to fill vacancies through recruitment and/or promotion, in grades up to and including Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The rules of the An Post Main Superannuation Scheme provide An Post discretion to grant increases in pensions with the authorisation of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and with my concurrence. The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and DPER Circular 16/2021 set out the process for requesting Ministerial approval for such increases. The Code...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). The objectives of the MTES are twofold, to ensure that the level of core expenditure growth is sustainable long-term and that investment in expenditure protects and delivers improvements to public services. This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In general, starting pay on recruitment from open competitions, to all posts in the Civil Service should be at the first point of the scale. Circular 21/2004, sets out the policy in relation to incremental credit that can be claimed for previous service in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and equivalent grades. This circular was amended by circular 08/2019 in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no commercial public bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the principle of abatement of a public service pension is longstanding within the rules of various public service pension schemes. Pension abatement is an important aspect of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (the Single Scheme Act). The Act provides for the abatement of a public service pension where a retired public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 2015 a policy of delegated sanction has been in place across the majority of public service bodies for the management of public service staffing levels. Under delegated sanction, it is the responsibility of Departments to manage their workforce subject to legislation, circulars and other policies and within the overall agreed pay allocation. This policy permits public bodies to fill...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding that the Department of Social Protection has accepted a recent Data Protection Commission (DPC) finding in relation to Free Travel usage data. Importantly, the DPC did not make any order following on from their investigation because the Department had already implemented the necessary measures in relation to transparency (since August 2016) and proportionate and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).