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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular measure affecting public service pensions under the financial emergency legislation is the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR), which was introduced on 1 January 2011 under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010. PSPR reduces the value of those public service pensions which have pre-PSPR values above specified...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am cognisant of the statutory requirements placed on the Government and all Government Ministers under the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Act 2015. As part of Budget 2017, the then new Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment was awarded an increased allocation of funding to contribute towards measures to help Ireland in relation to climate and energy...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The carryover impact of Budget 2017 current expenditure measures is outlined on Page 36, Table 9 of the Expenditure Report 2017. Based on the estimate at that time, there is an additional cost of €473m arising in 2018 from the carryover impact of certain Budget 2017 expenditure measures. This amount would need to be met from the available fiscal space or from reprioritisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ Ref: 10594/17 on 2 March 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Advice (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission (SiPOC) is an independent statutory body and, as such, is not accountable to me, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, or to the Government in the performance of its functions.  I am informed, however, that the Office of the Ombudsman provides the administrative support to SiPOC in terms of HR, ICT and financial services...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card and MyGovID, its online counterpart, are underpinned by the SAFE II registration process.  This registration process provides for the best physical and online identity verification methods available to the State where these are required for the delivery of Public Services.  Not only does it provide increased protection against fraud and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card and MyGovID, its online counterpart, are underpinned by the SAFE II registration process. This registration process provides for the best physical and online identity verification methods available to the State where these are required for the delivery of Public Services. Not only does it provide increased protection against fraud and impersonation, but it will also...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (30 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 21593/17 on 9 May 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (25 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe:  The Single Public Service Pension Scheme (Single Scheme) was introduced for new entrants to the public service, including the civil service, from 1 January 2013.  The Deputy's question relates to the proposed establishment of a facility for the purchase of retirement benefits under the Single Scheme and for the transfer of certain retirement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (25 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: An Interdepartmental Working Group, chaired by my Department, was established early in 2016 to examine the issues arising from prevailing retirement ages for workers in both the public and private sectors, in the context of the current age of entitlement to the State Pension and the scheduled increases to the State Pension age in 2021 and 2028. The Group, whose Report was agreed by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (24 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The High Level Working Group on the Community Sector was established to give consideration, inter alia, to the matters raised by the Deputy.  The Group last met on 7 April and was briefed on a comprehensive scoping exercise that will get underway over the coming months. The position has always been that FÁS or the Department of Social Protection is not the employer and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (23 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) undertakes recruitment and resourcing services across the civil and wider public service as provided for under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. The posts that come directly under the remit of the PAS under the Act include all civil service positions (with a few listed exceptions), certain posts in An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration and oversight of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectorial authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of employee...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Secret Service (23 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table shows the Secret Service Vote estimate and end of year surplus as set out in the Appropriation Accounts 2012 to 2015. The figure for 2016 is the provisional outturn, based on the expenditure amounts notified to this Department: Year Estimate  Surplus for Surrender to the Exchequer €000  €000  2012 1000  485 2013 1000  413...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 23511/17 on 17 May 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (23 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The High Level Working Group on the Community Sector was established to give consideration, inter alia, to the matters raised by the Deputy.  The Group last met on 7 April and was briefed on a comprehensive scoping exercise that will get underway over the coming months. The position has always been that FÁS or the Department of Social Protection is not the employer and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Breen, to deal with the issue raised by Deputy Maurice Quinlivan. I will pass on to the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, the concerns of Deputy Seán Haughey. As the Deputy acknowledges, the Minister has indicated that he wants to see if the payment can be released in such a way as to avoid disqualifying recipients from receiving other...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I believe it will be published before the summer, as indicated by the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. Given the importance of the issue, like any piece of Government business, the legislation will not be affected by any debate that may take place within my party.

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Like the Deputy, I acknowledge the needs of those who need a respite care service and the pressure they are under, but I am not in a position to update the Deputy on the supply of funding for a particular centre. If he raises the matter directly with the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, in a Topical Issue debate and so on, I know that he will respond. I will let the Minister of...

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a very important Bill which has reached Committee Stage in the Seanad. The Government is committed to enacting it as soon as possible.