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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Data (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Under section 7 (f) of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) is defined as a public service body for the purposes of the Act. In accordance with section 5 (5) (k) of the Act, communications made by a person who is employed by or holds any office or another position in a public service body are exempt, where the person is acting in that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lobbying Data (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the Standards in Public Office Commission, an independent body, is responsible for the implementation of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and under section 9 of the Act for the establishment and maintenance of the online Register of Lobbying.  As such, my Department does not have day to day responsibility for the collection, presentation or content of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) ran an open competition to fill the post of Assistant Secretary (Head of Remuneration, Pensions & Industrial Relations) within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The post was advertised on the Public Appointment Service website on Friday, 26 August 2016.  The shortlisting...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the amount spent by my Department on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Year Legal Firm Amount 2013 *Consultant R. Humphreys €111,131 *Consultant C. Kennedy €32,263 €143,394 2014 Eversheds Sweden €1,200 *Consultant R. Humphreys €79,364 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced additional recruitment measures recently on Budget Day. This will include an additional 2,400 teaching posts in the Education sector, of which 900 will be resource teachers. In the Justice Sector, there will be an accelerated programme of Garda recruitment, with 800 new Gardaí to be hired and trained in 2017.  There will also be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Capital investment allocations are typically made on a multi-annual basis by the Government, so that Government Departments can undertake proper medium-term planning for the cost-effective delivery of investment projects.  Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules as set out in the Public Spending Code.  The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 2(1) of the Public Service Management Act 1997 and Part I of the Schedule to the Act provide for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to be subject to the Act, subject to the written consent of the office holder - in this case the Director of Public Prosecutions. Any such consent would be binding in respect of any subsequent holder of the office concerned. Section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Employer Economic Forum (27 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 34 on 19 October 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of pension entitlements for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors was the subject of a Labour Court recommendation in 2008. The position is that although the employing bodies concerned are mainly funded by public expenditure programmes, the State does not have any role as an employer in this sector and the employees of such bodies are not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: At the end of March 2014, following extensive negotiations over three years, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) published three new procurement directives.  The new Directives are: - Public Procurement: Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, which repealed  Directive 2004/18/EC - Utilities: Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Parliament and the Council adopted three new procurement Directives (Public Procurement, Utilities and Concessions) in 2014. Two of the Directives relating to procurement by public sector contracting authorities and utilities entities replace the EU procurement directives of 2004 These were transposed into Irish law by way of Statutory Instrument last May.  The third...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the OGP commenced operations in 2014 and, together with four key sectors (Health, Defence, Education and Local Government), has responsibility for sourcing goods and services on behalf of the Public Service. In addition, the OGP also has responsibility for procurement policy and procedures. I intend to progress legislation to establish the OGP on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: At the end of March 2014, following extensive negotiations over three years, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) published three new procurement directives. Two of the Directives, relating to procurement by public sector contracting authorities and utilities entities replace the EU procurement directives of 2004. These were transposed into Irish law by way of Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: With regard to buyers, the OGP funded a series of information sessions on the new EU Directives in 2016. These were attended by representatives from some 120 Public Sector Bodies. While the OGP participates in events aimed at informing suppliers about public procurement opportunities such as Meet the Buyer, it has no plans to fund training events for suppliers at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The framework in respect of the PCW 1% allowance was developed by my Department, in consultation with the relevant union interests, under the local bargaining arrangements in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work 1994 to 1996 (PCW). The purpose of this arrangement was to achieve greater organisational productivity and providing civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Management (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Grievance Procedure is a process that seeks to deal with the complaints of individual staff members. Any member of staff can take a grievance under the Procedure and  it is not necessary to be a member of a trade union. The procedures for dealing with grievances provide for: - Informal resolution between the complainant and the person against whom the complaint is being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (26 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Based on information available to my Department, seven Chief Executives of Commercial State Bodies have served longer than seven years. Of these: five CEOs have, through  operation of law, acquired Contracts of Indefinite Duration under the terms of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003; one CEO holds a permanent contract; and one CEO...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Legislation (25 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In August, I published the report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives, which was chaired by my Department. A copy of the report can be found on my Department's website at: . The report identified a set of framework policy principles to underpin an approach to the issue of fuller working lives, based around providing appropriate circumstances to facilitate workers who wish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government (25 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe:  The Programme for Partnership Government provides for the establishment of a Prevention and Early Intervention Unit focused on children and older people within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. A consultation process in relation to the unit underway and an initial work programme for it has been identified. My objective is to establish a Unit which provides...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Oct 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The assessment of a tenderer's financial and economic standing is a key part of any procurement process because the contracting authority must be reasonably satisfied that a contractor will have the necessary capacity to carry out a contract if the contractor is awarded the contract. Establishing the appropriate suitability criteria that are relevant and appropriate to a particular contract...