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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 NDP, I recently announced that the Public Spending Code will be replaced by a set of Infrastructure Guidelines. It is critical that these Infrastructure Guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The table below sets out the total number of public service employees, in full time equivalent terms, including Local Authorities and Oireachtas staff, in each of the years from 2006 to 2022.  This  data, which was notified to my Department by the relevant organisations, is publicly available on the Department's website at databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Expenditure is categorised into current and capital. Current expenditure is further broken down into pay, pensions and non-pay expenditure. The trend in pay expenditure is set out in the table below.  

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, my Department is responsible for the allocation of public funds across each area of Government. It does not have a function for the allocation or monitoring of expenditure outside central Government spending.  The following table sets out the gross capital and current expenditure outturn figures as audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In commencing the procurement reform programme in 2013, the Government decided that the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) be established initially as a Division within my Department, with an intention to establish it thereafter on a statutory basis.  I am currently considering this matter.  As the Deputy is aware, primary legislation is required to establish the Office on a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments.  Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP) is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. Each Minister is responsible to deciding on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland has committed to achieving ambitious but challenging legally-binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, with key milestones in 2030 and 2050. Therefore, economic appraisals should include an appropriate valuation of the cost that society will bear in dealing with the greenhouse gas emissions any project might give rise to, or the benefits to society of a project that mitigates...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Table 1 below outlines the surplus for surrender from each Vote for 2020 and 2021, using figures published by the Comptroller and Auditor General in the annual Appropriation Accounts. This data is published by the C&AG in the Vote Accounting and Budget Management chapter of the annual Report on the Accounts of the Public Services.   For 2020 and 2021 the surplus for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 2020 considerable policy challenges have arisen due to the impact of Covid-19, Brexit and the war in Ukraine. The approach of allocating non-core or temporary funding to respond to external challenges facilitates responsive fiscal policy providing supports to deal with key emerging issues while protecting core or permanent day-to-day expenditure and investment. The Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October 2021 provides a detailed and positive vision for Ireland over the next 10 years, and delivers total public investment of €165 billion over the period 2021-2030. The NDP also set out the range of actions that are being taken to strengthen delivery, maximise value for money, and ensure to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department  has central responsibility for Civil Service learning and development policies and supports for all levels up to and including the Senior Public Service (SPS). The SPS Team predominantly focuses on those at the most senior levels, working in close collaboration with OneLearning colleagues who provide training that is common across the Civil Service with a particular focus...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the IPA that the IPA has not taken the decision to close the Institute’s international services. However, as the IPA is undergoing a significant transformation at this time to enable the implementation of the organisation’s new five-year strategy (A New Era for Learning 2022-2027), the decision has been taken by management to pause taking on any new...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the IPA that it is planned that the range of training courses provided by OneLearning will be available to the wider public service over time. In the immediate term, the current training provided by OneLearning will continue with the priority to ensure business continuity across the civil service. In this regard, there are a number of providers under contract with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government recognises the importance of the SME sector and continues to enhance the already substantial measures to support SMEs in accessing the public procurement market. The primary avenue by which the Government engages with SMEs on issues relating to public procurement is the SME Advisory Group, which is chaired by Minister of State Ossian Smyth who has responsibility for public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that employees are not obliged to state the nature of the illness on medical certificates or on the NSSO Human Resources Management System (HRMS) when reporting illness and absence. The figures below were supplied by the National Shared Services Office, who maintain these records on behalf of my Department, and were provided by them to my Department on 12/04/2023....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In the past 5 years my Department have dealt with 2 cases brought under the Civil Service Dignity at Work Policy. All matters brought under this policy are addressed in full as set out in the Civil Service Dignity at Work Policy. I include a link to the policy in full here. www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/227348/8fcbe889-e b13-490a-9488-2ee7df1ae319.pdf#page=null 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has on record 3 dismissals since 2010. Year Dismissal 2010 0 2011 0 2012 0 2013 0 2014 0 2015 0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Prison Service (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 6 April 1995, all newly-appointed public servants became fully insured under the Social Insurance System.  They pay Class A PRSI, which would entitle them to Social Insurance Benefits such as, maternity benefit, illness benefit, State Pension Contributory (SPC) and other social insurance entitlements not available to public servants paying modified PRSI (Class B, C or D).  A...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments.  Management and delivery of individual investment projects within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP) is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. Each Minister is responsible to deciding on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (30 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am pleased to report significant progress in recent weeks in preparation for the opening of the PEACE PLUS programme. This ambitious new EU cross-border programme has been approved by Government, by the Northern Ireland Executive, by the North South Ministerial Council and by the European Commission. PEACE PLUS will invest some €1.1bn in projects supporting shared peace and...