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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Deputy may wish to note that rates for legal fees are set using the OGP competition guidelines and frameworks to determine which supplier is selected for the procurement of legal services. Monitoring of spend is handled within the relevant unit, in line with contractual management and governance requirements. The OGP standard contract is used for procurement. Audit responsibilities are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 797, 798, 799, 800 and 801 together. The Department engages with the Attorney General’s Office and the Chief State Solicitors Office for strategic legal advice on constitutional and legislative matters, and they provide legal representation in litigation. Additionally, the Department has a legal advisor seconded from the Attorney Generals office...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In the last three years, there were no cases in my Department where the costs of a legal engagement exceeded the initial estimate. This is also the position for bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: Irish registered companies which have been dissolved can be restored to the Company Register up to 20 years from the date of dissolution. Under the State Property Act 1954, I have a number of responsibilities in relation to dissolved companies. There are no specific policies relating to alarm companies.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: As Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, it is not my practice to use personal emails for Government business.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department provides a mobile phone and Whatsapp is installed on this phone. I use this device in line with my Departments Mobile Phone Policy and OGCIO’s ICT Acceptable Usage Policy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 establishes the legal framework governing recruitment and selection across the civil and public service. Under this Act:The Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) was established as the independent regulator overseeing appointments made under the Act.The Public Appointments Service (PAS) was designated as the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The final financial statements of the Escrow Fund along with a an explanatory cover note were published on my Department’s website on Monday, 14 July 2025 (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-finance/publications/cover-note -for-ireland-apple-escrow-fund-2024-financial-statements/). In summary, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment of 10 September 2024 provided the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The following travel and subsistence payments were made by my Department since 2021: Year Total amount spent on travel and subsistence 2021 €90,732.82 2022 €378,759.90 2023 €579,300.71 2024 €580,289.57 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Development Plan sets out indicative voted parameters at a Ministerial Vote Group level in Table 6. For my own Department, the following table sets out the capital split between the Office of Public Works (OPW) and the other votes within the Vote Group. The OPW provisions were agreed as part of the NDP negotiations with Minister Moran and his officials. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department promotes the use of public procurement as a strategic tool to achieve government objectives and wider societal benefit. We promote what is called strategic public procurement, an umbrella term which includes Green Public Procurement, Socially Responsible Public Procurement and Innovation Procurement. Last September, my Department held a workshop on strategic public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In 2020, my Department used an OGP Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Market Research and Surveys Consultancy Service. In addition, the Office of Government Procurement has used Specified Social Clause, Qualitative Award Criteria and/or Selective criteria and/or specification requirements over the past five years. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) has used such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Development Plan (NDP) Review 2025 was published on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, in line with the Programme for Government commitment. The review will support investment in critical infrastructure, including water, grid and transport to support the delivery of housing and our long-term competitiveness. In the review, Government has set out annual sectoral allocations for 2026 to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: Panels are formed on a continuous basis in line with received and projected requests from Civil Service Departments and Bodies. There are currently 7 (seven) candidates available on the panel (these candidates were successful at interview stage and are awaiting requests to be submitted by Civil Service Departments and Bodies). Of these 7 (seven), 4 (four) are located in Mayo, 1 (one) in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Climate Action Plan 2025 details a range of climate policies and measures to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions and meet the Government’s legally binding national climate objective. To track delivery progress, the Department of the Taoiseach continues to prepare quarterly progress reports on CAP25, in collaboration with all implementing Departments. The Quarter 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 822 and 823 together. The Deputy may wish to note that a limited call for applications for sponsorship opportunities to enhance Communication and Visibility of EU Cohesion Funds will close on 21 August 2025. The aim of this fund is to provide, on a trial basis, a very limited level of financial support to NGOs and other local and or community based...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In response to the Deputy's question, there are no staff in my Department seconded from State or Semi-State bodies as part of the NDP Review.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: In July 2024, this Department issued a circular in respect of the Occupational Supplementary Pension (OSP), which streamlined the application process and removed the requirement for public service pensioners to engage with the Department of Social Protection before reaching State Pension Age (currently 66) in order to avail of an OSP. This matter has been resolved and is not under review.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The abatement of public service pensions is provided for in Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 – the "Single Scheme Act", however the principle of abatement is longstanding and dates back to the Superannuation Act, 1834. In the context of public service pensions, abatement is the suspension or reduction in an individual’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 Jul 2025)

Jack Chambers: The National Development Plan Review 2025 was published in July 2025 and set out annual sectoral allocations for 2026 to 2030, and overall Government capital expenditure ceilings to 2035. As part of the review, €102.4 billion was allocated in annual sectoral capital allocations for 2026 to 2030. In addition to the Exchequer allocations, €10 billion in equity and fund releases...