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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Expenses (28 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not normally collect information on overall figures for travel in the Public Service. However, if the Deputy wishes to consult the response given to PQ 26628/15, this sets out the most recent estimated figures on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Correspondence (28 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that correspondence has been received from this company.  Having reviewed the issues raised, I am satisfied that the Office of Government Procurement ("OGP")  tender process was robust, transparent and open and that it acted in line with Circular 10/14 Initiatives to assist SMEs in Public Procurement (April 2014) and the appropriate Directives and Regulations....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (28 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, transfers for Clerical Officer and Staff Officer grades, which are represented by the Civil Public & Services Union, can be arranged in accordance with formal procedures which were agreed with the Staff Side at General Council under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for the Civil Service. Agreements were reached for Clerical...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Promotions (28 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in general, promotion within the Irish Civil Service takes place by way of; - competitions confined to particular Departments (Internal promotion) or - from competitions open to candidates from all Departments (Interdepartmental promotion) or - from open competitions to all qualifying candidates including members of the public Candidates who are successful...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: On Friday morning, I received a text at approximately 4.45 a.m with the result. I got up when I received the information, but I was not surprised, given the results that had been coming in the previous night. Like many other people who are interested in the matter, I watched the news and then daily life had to begin. I walked into my son's room to get him ready for a day in school. As I...

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: No; it has campaigned against the European Union. I have been in this Chamber and heard Sinn Féin Deputies describe the European Union in terms which would of course cause doubts, and I accept their democratic right to do so. However, we should not be surprised, after decades of comments on this project in what were at times exceptionally negative terms, that that would have...

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (Resumed) (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should not get carried away.

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The publication of the summer economic statement represents a very significant step in laying out the Government's medium-term strategy for sustaining economic growth, securing sensible and responsible budgetary policies and using the proceeds of both to continue to build services for all. Published a little over six weeks after the Government took up office, the summer economic statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Outcome of the Review of Public Sector Allowances was published by this Department on 18 September 2012. (The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2011.) The Delegates (and Chairpersons) Allowance (payable to officials who travel outside of Ireland and the UK to represent Ireland at meetings of the EU or other international organisations, or who...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). Any further consideration of remuneration for any group of public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 108 on 9 June 2016. In June 2015, Government approved proposals for a significant amelioration of pension reductions which had been applied under the financial emergency (FEMPI) legislation to all public service pensions above specified thresholds. This amelioration of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR), which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government is keen to explore to scope for including social clauses in public contracts where they are suited to the objective of the contract and would have the greatest impact. In this context, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is examining social clauses with a view to assessing where they can be deployed to contribute to employment or training opportunities for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (23 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Public service pensions affected by the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) are simply reduced in pay-out value: as such no deduction, levy or other stoppage arises.  There is no special or mutually distinguishing difference between pre-2010 and post-2010 pensions in terms of PSPR impact. However, such a difference does exist in respect of pensions awarded to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am joined by my colleague, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and officials from my Department. I am pleased to have the opportunity to present the 2016 Estimates for my Department’s group of Votes. The group comprises a significant number of Votes and is as follows: the Vote for the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Chairman for his views. I agree with some of what he has said but not with all of it. Clearly, it would have been ideal if we had been in a position to begin this process earlier in the year. We would have had time to form broader committees. We would have had an opportunity to work through the Estimates in the detail anticipated by the Chairman, which I am happy to do. A...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I will deal with each of the Deputy's questions in turn. The short answer to his technical question is that, yes, capital expenditure is treated in a different way to current expenditure and smoothed over a four-year period. The figures outlined by the Deputy are approximately correct. That is the way it works and €1 of expenditure would have a smaller effect on how much of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The principle outlined by the Deputy is correct in that if there is to be a future agreement to replace the current one, we must have the ability to pay for it. We will have that ability but I will deal with the issue of how much of our future financial flexibility could be absorbed by it when we get to the conclusion of the current agreement. I thank the Deputy for acknowledging the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that the Estimates that come out of the budget in October normally come back to the House early in the following calendar year. I would anticipate this happening again. In the past they have been taken through committee at more length than is happening this year. In my previous life as Minister for Transport, I spent many hours in committee dealing with the Estimates...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes. In the normal cycle I would have secured agreement as part of the budget and would have come into the committee and made a statement on it. When my Estimates are drafted, particularly at sub-Department level, and all elements are clear I come back to the sectoral committee in January or February of the following year with a detailed paper. That is then discussed for quite a while.