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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In the second half of the year. My objective is to have it completed in the period leading up to budget 2018.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: They will be between €2.2 billion and €2.4 billion.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The review is under way and I am receiving submissions from other Departments. In the coming days we will begin the period of public consultation. On the Acting Chairman's question as to whether it will be new matters or a reprioritisation of matters, it will be a mixture of both. There are projects that need to happen sooner than anticipated. We need to move away from the approach of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: See what I mean.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I accept that there are proposed projects that need to happen and we will examine if they can be undertaken sooner.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Speaking as the Minister who crafted the last section-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There were projects that were not mentioned in the plan. It included the provision of funding for the design, procurement and planning permission process for a number of projects and their building at an early stage. I have answered the question directly. We will have to examine some of the existing commitments to see if we are happy with the timing of projects planned to happen.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular organisation referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied 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: Freedom of Information (9 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, my Department has not received any Freedom of Information requests over the past three years where the Chief State Solicitor's Office have incurred any expenses.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Mar 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 provision matters referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement has been established to centralise the procurement of common goods and services across the public sector. This move is in line with best practice in the public and private sector and is part of the continuing reform programme being driven by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OGP has taken responsibility for the procurement of Professional...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: On foot of EU Regulation (EU) 549/2013 the C.S.O. will be required to report on the gross liabilities of Irish pension schemes as part of the National Accounts. Reporting is mandatory, commencing with an end 2015 position. This exercise is being undertaken by D/PER on behalf of the C.S.O following on from a previous exercise to determine an Accrued liability figure in respect of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, there was no expenditure on public relations by my Department during 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Sector Staff (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The forum reconvened under a new Chair and met on Friday 24 February 2017. The work of the forum continues and the minutes of the meeting will be published on my Department's website in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Circular 04/2017: Interdepartmental Competition for appointment to Assistant Principal Higher in the Civil Service issued on 22 February 2017. The competition is in line with past AP Higher competitions in that the eligibility pool is taken from both the existing AP standard level and the top tranche of successful candidates in the AP standard competition. Equivalent grades at AP...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 4045/17 on 31 January 2017. Parliamentary Question No. 4045/17 on 31 January 2017 [Brendan Howlin] To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to similarly advance the payment date for retired public servants, in view of the advancing of the date for the next payment of pay restoration for public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tribunals of Inquiry (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is very conscious that there must be careful management of costs relating to the Tribunal into protected disclosuresmade under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and certain other matters following Resolutions. This message has been conveyed to my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality and officials of our Departments are working to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Brexit issues in my Department are coordinated centrally by the Department's EU/North South/Brexit Unit. The Unit oversees Brexit work across the Department and acts as the contact point with the Department of the Taoiseach and other Government Departments. It is represented on the Inter-Departmental Group on Brexit and related groups, and supports me in my work as a member of the Cabinet...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Mar 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Single Public Service Pension Scheme that was introduced for new entrants to the public service, including the civil service, from 1 January 2013. There is no specific provision in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 which established the Single Pension Scheme, to provide for the purchase or...