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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is expected that a reply will issue to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on the data available to my Department, the table sets out the estimated pension distribution position at end-2015. As a data set for 2016 is not available to this Department, it is not possible to provide this information in respect of the end-2016 position. From To Estimated Number of Pensions in Payment Less Than €10,000 51,300 €10,000 €15,000...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tender Process (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The position is that when carrying out procurement procedures contracting authorities require suppliers to comply with a wide variety of legislation in areas that would include taxation, social policy, the environment and employment law. Compliance with the legislation covering these areas is rightly a matter for the relevant Department or agency. Therefore employment law, health and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the Office of Public Works intends to submit the Flood Risk Management Plans to my Department for approval over the coming months. On receipt, my Department will undertake the necessary reviews to ensure timely approval of the plans.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil service. All candidates qualifications are examined to ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility requirements for the post.  Further details about the post and qualifications would be required in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (9 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 7 on the 2nd March 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (4 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The 10% reductions in starting pay for certain new entrants were introduced in January 2011 as part of the National Recovery Plan in order to reduce the Public Service Pay Bill by the then Government and as a response to the serious fiscal position presenting at that time.   The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (4 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ Ref: 10498/17 on the 2nd March 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (4 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 154 together. The Public Service Pay Commission has been tasked with providing an initial report to Government on public service remuneration in the context of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 – 2015. The findings of the Commission will contribute to and inform Government's considerations in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (4 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. I have arranged for the information sought to be made available to the Deputy in the table. Lansdowne Road Benefits 2016 - - 2017 - - 2018 - 2019 - - - Pre LRA (2015) Remuneration Pre Emergency Remuneration FEMPI Pay Reduction FEMPI Pay Reduction % of Pre Emergency Remuneration FEMPI PRD Reduction Total FEMPI...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis have made any payments to the person in question in the past 36 months or to date in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (3 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health to consider in the first instance as the organisations in question come within the purview of the Department of Health in respect of the matters referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (3 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Capital Plan "Building on Recovery", sets out a €42 billion framework to address our priority capital projects up to 2021. The Plan is now being reviewed to ensure that capital spending is strictly aligned with national economic and social priorities, consistent with Programme for Partnership Government objectives. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Reform (3 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 to 219, inclusive, together. The Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 commenced on 1 September 2015.  The Act is designed to provide appropriate transparency on “who is lobbying whom about what” and is viewed internationally as an exemplar to others. There are currently 1,600 organisations and individuals who have registered on the lobbying...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (2 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Any decision on whether to seek a pension adjustment order (PAO) is a matter for the parties concerned. When an application for a PAO is made it is the role of the pension administrator to ascertain that the proposed order is legitimate and implementable. When providing pension estimates, figures are based on the scheme member's occupational pension only. It is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (2 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 pay-out value of those public service pensions whose with pre-PSPR values above specified thresholds. It does so in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Union Recognition (2 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular organisation referred to by the Deputy is not registered as a political organisation on the current Register of Political Parties in Ireland. It is therefore considered that no issue arises under the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy in respect of the civil service trade union concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 2 March 2017. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 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 Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda College (2 May 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The financial management of the Garda training college is in the first instance a matter for An Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer with ultimate responsibility in this area. As with all public bodies, it is expected that there is full compliance with the Public Financial Procedures and my Department is responsible for the content...