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Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 4:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "acknowledges the substantial contribution that public servants have made towards the stabilisation of the public finances and the economic recovery; recognises that pay restoration has to be balanced and affordable in the context of other Government expenditure commitments; supports the...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is nakedly populist in seeking to drive a further wedge between those who are privileged to represent and those they look to represent. I agreed with one thing Deputy Munster said. At least she could acknowledge that a recovery is happening. I know this is very difficult for Sinn Féin to do.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am used to them interrupting me. They do not like to hear a response to their attempted arguments. At least there was an acknowledgement that a recovery is happening. I acknowledge that recovery is incomplete. A recovering economy is not the same as a recovered economy or a recovered society. The difficulties and challenges that so many people face are very apparent to me as a Member...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I know that Deputy Adams would not want to acknowledge that in his contribution.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I would be delighted to.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is very rich of Deputy Adams to talk about rhetoric. I will ask him a question. The Government has shown its commitment to responding to the needs we know are there by saying that it is the right thing for Ministers to forfeit their salary restoration. The Government amendment states that it believes it is right for the pay of Deputies to be determined by what happens with the pay of...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Again Sinn Féin Members want to put the questions and use the rhetoric, but when their arguments are challenged they do not have the tolerance or patience to allow other people to speak. It is important that such a link be maintained because politicians should not set other politicians' pay.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: This link between Deputies and principal officers has been maintained over the years, meaning that people in this House do not determine what they are paid. That is the right principle to ensure that other interests do not compete in allowing Deputies and Senators to determine their salaries. In response to a claim Deputy Cullinane made in his opening statement, if Deputy Adams feels so...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I ask Deputy Adams and his party colleagues to do the same.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am addressing the Chair, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I ask Deputy Adams and his Sinn Féin colleagues to do the same.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am very happy to allow Deputy Adams in, but I know he would not extend such a courtesy to me.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am glad I let the Deputy in to share that pearl of wisdom with the House.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: That is not the question I asked.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: What I said was that if Sinn Féin felt so strongly about this principle, its Members should return to the Exchequer all of the salary that they are not accruing to themselves. The reality is that the cost to the Exchequer for every Sinn Féin Deputy in this House is the same as for any other Deputy.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: That is the reality. If Sinn Féin Members feel so strongly in their views in this matter, they should do the right thing. If Deputy Adams has conceded the principle that it is right that Ministers should forfeit that element of salary restoration, then that element of salary restoration he is due as a Deputy should be returned to the Exchequer. Given that he has now conceded that...

Finance Bill 2016: Financial Resolutions (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Resolutions:THAT sections 784, 787G, 787K, 787O, 787R, 787S and 790D of Part 30 of, and Schedule 23B to, the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which relate to Retirement Annuities, Personal Retirement Savings Accounts, imputed distributions from certain funds and the limit on tax-relieved pension funds, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Croke Park Agreement 2010 to 2014 was in effect in February 2012. It was a collective agreement between the then Government, and the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and other associations representing public service staff.  It secured a commitment by public servants to deliver savings, cooperate with reforms and maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grades (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials of my Department have been in contact with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to this matter. Careful consideration is being given to the application by the Veterinary Officers Association (VOA) in the context of overall Government policy in respect of professional, technical and specialist added years. A decision will be communicated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The results of the Civil Service Employee Engagement Survey 2015 were published on 28 January 2016 and the report is available on my Department s website on  http://www.per.gov.ie/en/civil-service-employee-engage ment-survey/.  This report summarises the results of the survey for the Civil Service and includes comparative analysis across Departments on employee engagement;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The pension restoration amounts of €500 and €780 on 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018 respectively are the maximum gains on those dates attainable by persons whose public service pensions have been affected by the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) under the financial emergency legislation. These pension restoration adjustments are provided for in law...