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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery & Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall multi-annual capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group as set out in the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040, of which road and rail projects will play a vital role. My department liaises on a ongoing basis with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Summer Economic Statement 2021 set out a fiscal framework which allows us to meet the key objectives set out in the Programme for Government: investing in our economy and society to deliver improvements in infrastructure and public services, while reducing the deficit in order to underpin the sustainability of the public finances as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. For core...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Staff numbers in the public service have grown considerably over the last number of years. Between 2015 and 2021, the estimated numbers in full-time equivalent terms increased from about 302,000 to 366,000, an increase of 64,000 or over one-fifth. In terms of public service staff numbers across the wider public service, forecast numbers in 2023 are almost 393,000 in full time equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In 2021 Simon Harris T.D., as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, published the Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2021-2025. The Office of Government Procurement, an office in my Department, published an information note on Apprenticeships and Public Procurement on 18 April 2023 in line with Action 6.4 of the Action Plan to deliver guidance on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Yield (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The way in which Exchequer funding is allocated to Horse and Greyhound racing, is following a recommendation of a financial amount by the Dáil Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that financial amount is referenced in the annual Estimates allocation to Department of Agriculture Food and Marine and subsequently operationally activated by a dedicated Statutory Instrument....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, my Department is responsible for the Public Spending Code (PSC), which sets the value for money requirements and guidance for evaluating, planning and managing Exchequer-funded capital projects. In March this year, I informed Government of a package of significant actions aimed at enhancing project...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the deputy is aware, the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in June 2022 pursuant to section 18 of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. Since then, representatives from my Department and the Public Appointments Service have been actively participating in this Committee through attendance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Action Plan (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 65 together. The Public Spending Code is the tool that the Government uses to consider the costs and benefits of the capital investment decisions it faces. As part of my Department’s enhanced mandate around the delivery of the National Development Plan (NDP), I recently announced that the Public Spending Code will be replaced by a set of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Action Plan (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan (NDP) Review 2021 committed my Department to reviewing certain elements of the Public Spending Code to ensure climate considerations are adequately incorporated within the code. This commitment was reiterated in the Climate Action Plan 2023. As part of this programme of works, my Department is currently in the process of revising the shadow price of carbon in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Action Plan (10 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67, 68, 69 and 70 together. As part of the Climate Action Plan, DPENDR committed to developing and applying definitions to identify and track government spending that may be having a negative impact on climate and environmental outcomes. A staff paper entitled ‘Review of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and other Potentially Climate Harmful Supports’...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials from my Department do not currently use the application to conduct official business. If/when the application’s use is being considered it will be discussed and a risk assessment conducted as appropriate. The Department has employed AI powered security tools as part of its overall security posture. The use of AI, as with all enabling technologies, will be considered on a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of the environmental impact assessments carried out by the OPW in relation to the River Deel Flood Relief Scheme can be found on the floodinfo.ie website. The scheme has been submitted to my Department seeking consent for these works under the provisions of the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 to 1995 as amended. An initial round of public consultation was held beginning on the 1st...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of reviews of Acts which have been carried out by my Department in line with the provisions of that Act since the Department was established in 2011 is set out in the table below. Reviews of Acts carried out in line with the provisions of the Act since 2011 Summary of any substantive amendments of the Act that occurred...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (9 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, on 11 April 2018 the Government agreed the General Scheme and Heads of Bill to amend the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956-2005 and the Public Service Management Act, 1997. Pre-legislative scrutiny was held on 28 June 2018. The policy intention of this Bill remains as was approved in 2018. The main purpose is to amend the Civil Service Regulation Acts...