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Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy Barry has no monopoly on compassion. He has no monopoly on representation. The creed he outlines is the creed, to quote the Deputy, of antagonism. It is the creed of perpetual strife. The Deputy talks about the view of historians. Historians and commentators will make their own minds up and we will respect and acknowledge their right to do that. As the balance sheet is being...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Does a little part of her wilt as she sees that progress? When she drives to Grangegorman and sees the DIT project being delivered that will bring more than 10,000 students into the heart of the city - it is one of the largest urban regeneration projects the State has seen - what is her response? Does she look away and pretend that it is not happening? It is progress and shows what this...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Of course, we acknowledge what remains to be done and that when it comes to providing homes and how we want to improve the health service, there is much to be done. However, the Deputy's questions and contribution reveal Sinn Féin's agenda. It is one of continual crisis, negativity and ignoring the incremental and steady progress at the heart of what the country has secured and what we...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: When the various candidates for the leadership of my party declare what they are going to do, the Deputy will see their commitment to implementing the programme for Government. She will see their commitment to implementing the agreement we have with the main Opposition party and the reason we want to do so. Please allow me to give her some other statistics because she is so eager to point...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Please allow me to point out that there are 186,000 households now benefiting from the rent stability zone legislation brought forward by the Government.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Please allow me to point to the fact that €5.4 billion is being invested to provide additional public housing.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: For example, what is to take place at O'Devaney Gardens which, again, is in our constituency and which, again, was promised by many-----

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----was actually supported by the Deputy's party at local authority level in Dublin City Council.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am glad that the Deputy acknowledged the point about Gaelscoil Bharra. I agree that the pupils, families and teachers in that school waited for too long. Allow me to point to one simple fact. What Government finally made it happen? It was the last Government-----

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: That is a typical of the approach of Sinn Féin-----

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and whatever the issue of the day is. We heard Deputy McDonald outline her view of a crisis. It reflects the fact that what Sinn Féin is interested in is continual crisis as opposed to the potential for cohesion. It is interested in continual strife to advance its own political ends as opposed to trying to create an atmosphere of stability to meet the challenges and to deal with...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I was hoping for a little more substance and a little less spin from the Deputy on a matter of such national importance because we acknowledge how hugely important is this. I also hoped the Deputy would acknowledge all the steps taken by Government to respond to this huge challenge. We have laid out only in the past number of weeks the Government's position paper on Brexit, the political...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: When the Deputy says what the Government is doing is not clear, I ask him whether it is not clear to JP Morgan which announced this week that it was buying an office block in Dublin in advance of moving hundreds of jobs to the city. Is it not clear perhaps to the insurance companies that have approached the Central Bank of Ireland indicating strong interest in locating new activities and,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 182 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 186 on 17 May 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180, 181 and 183 together. There is no legislative provision for access to third-party adjudication in respect of pension increases for recipients of public service pensions. Indeed there is no such facility for recipients of the Contributory State Pension. However, the interests and concerns of public service pensioners in relation to public service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Data (17 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will appreciate that Government Departments and Offices in discharging their legal roles and responsibilities operate bank accounts with commercial banks to facilitate payments and receipts generated in the normal course of their activities. Such accounts are "public bank accounts" under Section 18 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866 on the basis that they will contain...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (17 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. In response to the Deputy’s question, a table outlines the number of people employed through agencies by my Department and the bodies under its aegis. Organisation Number of People Institute of Public Administration 5 Special EU Programmes Body 5 The reply in relation to the Office of Public Works will follow within the next...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (17 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the table outlines the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of my Department to external agencies or consultancy for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff. Organisation Monetary Value Public Appointments Service (PAS)...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (17 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 188 together. There is no legislative provision for access to third-party adjudication in respect of pension increases for recipients of public service pensions. Indeed there is no such facility for recipients of the Contributory State Pension. However, the interests and concerns of public service pensioners in relation to public service pension...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Stability and Growth Pact (16 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that the flexibility referred to in his question has in fact been in place since detailed guidance was issued by the Commission in January 2015 to encourage effective implementation of structural reforms that have an upfront budgetary cost in a manner consistent with the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP).  For example, the relevant clause, is discussed in detail in...