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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Relations Contracts Data (9 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the tables below outline the level of expenditure on photography, advertising, website development and interview training and development by my Department since it was established in 2011.  There has been no expenditure on communications advice and public relations during that period.  There is also information in relation to the Institute of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (9 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The estimated carryover impact of certain Budget 2017 measures was published on Page 36 of Expenditure Report 2017 (Table 9) and amounted to approximately €½ billion at that time. This estimate will be updated as the relevant Budget measures are implemented. These carryover costs will need to be accommodated within the net fiscal space available for Budget 2018 to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement (9 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ 3273/17 on the 26th of January 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Referendum Data (8 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The referendums on 34thAmendment to the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 and 35thAmendment to the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015 were held together on the 22 May, 2015. The final cost of the above referendums is €14.9m.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The memo to which the article refers contains more than a reference to me; it is from me. The memo lays out the spending review that the Government will be implementing across this year. This is the kind of spending review that is a normal part of how a government should do business, but it did not take place in the period leading up to the crisis or in the period during which the crisis...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Recycling Policy (7 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas have been actively involved in the OPW’sOptimising Power @ Workenergy conservation initiative for many years. Regular events are held to elevate energy awareness for Members and Staff in the Oireachtas. The Houses of the Oireachtas previously won the “Best Energy Team” at the OPW’s national awards. The Oireachtas is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (7 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The particular issues in question includes community and employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme dating back to 2008. The Community Sector High Level Forum (or Working Group) (previously the...

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

Paschal Donohoe: While I am responsible for the overall Public Service Sick Leave I cannot comment on individual cases or circumstances. The question of whether an illness is directly related to pregnancy and as such is "pregnancy-related" is one that must be answered by a medical doctor on a case-by-case basis. In case of doubt, it is recommended that a referral is made to an organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (7 Feb 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 and public service. The PAS advertised a recruitment competition for Clerical Positions in the Civil and Public Service in 2014 which attracted over 28,000 applications. Panels of qualified individuals were formed...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 does not prescribe a methodology for bodies to leave the public service transfer network (PSTN). It is a very rare occurrence that a body seeks to leave the PSTN and any cases have been dealt with on their individual merits. Officials in my Department are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the PSTN and a revised list of members will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (2 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 to 220, inclusive, together. As stated in my reply to question 729 on 17 January, all Independent Deputies bar one are in receipt of the Parliamentary Activities Allowance - this includes Ministers and Ministers of State elected to Dáil Éireann as Independent Members. I also stated in that reply that the annual rate of the allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question PQ Ref: 34061/16 on 09.11.2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Establishment (2 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has initiated a two-stage review of the Capital Plan.  The first phase (i.e. the mid-term review) will be a short, focused review of priorities aimed primarily at advising Government - in the context of Budget 2018 - on how additional funding committed for capital investment should be allocated over the remainder of the period of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (2 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not use any such accounts for official business. Ministers and Ministers of State at my Department are bound by the Code of Conduct for Office Holders as drawn up by the Government pursuant to Section 10(2) of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 and by the Department's own Governance Framework, and are therefore cognisant of the obligation to act ethically and judiciously when...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, there are no outstanding commencement orders for any Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts coming wholly or partly under the auspices of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commissions of Investigation (1 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, my Department has not been responsible for setting up any Commissions of Investigation since it was established in 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades Review (1 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter of the amalgamation of the Civil Service Staff Officer grade with the Executive Officer grade is currently under deliberation between the management and union side parties concerned. As this deliberative process has yet to be concluded it is considered that it would not be appropriate in the circumstances to comment on any issues that may arise between the parties concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades Review (1 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter of the amalgamation of the Civil Service Staff Officer grade with the Executive Officer grade is currently under deliberation between the management and union side parties concerned. As this deliberative process has yet to be concluded it is considered that it would not be appropriate in the circumstances to comment on any issues that may arise between the parties concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades Review (1 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter of the amalgamation of the Civil Service Staff Officer grade with the Executive Officer grade is currently under deliberation between the management and union side parties concerned. As this deliberative process has yet to be concluded it is considered that it would not be appropriate in the circumstances to comment on any issues that may arise between the parties concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (1 Feb 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ 40171/16 answered on 13th December 2016. The position remains the same.