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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Cohesion policy is the EU strategy to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion of Member States, through measures to reduce disparities in development between regions.  The European Commission classifies regions as Less Developed, Regions in Transition, or More Developed, based on GDP per head of population.  The Northern and Western Region is a Region in Transition with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The use of expired unclaimed prize money from National Lottery ticket sales is set out in the licence to operate the National Lottery, which was won, following an open competition, by Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) in 2013. The Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (ORNL) is an independent regulatory office established by statute. The role of the ORNL is set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The focus of the Procurement Reform Programme is to further develop the potential of strategic procurement, with an emphasis on sustainability and social considerations, public works reform and innovation. A review of the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) commenced in March 2019 to improve the delivery of construction projects in terms of quality, timely delivery and cost...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The labour market has shown marked improvements in recent years, and this will continue with the Department of Finance forecasting employment growth of 1.2% this year. These tighter recruitment conditions have impacted on recruitment across all sectors of the economy. In parallel to these labour market developments, staff numbers in the public service have continued to grow over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parliamentary Party Allowances (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware from her previous enquiries to officials in my Department, provision for the Parliamentary Activities Allowance is made under the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938 as amended, most recently by the Oireachtas (Ministerial & Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act 2014.  The allowance is paid to the parliamentary leader of a qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 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. In 2023, over €12 billion will be made available from the Exchequer for investment in public capital projects, which will provide more...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 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 NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Housing Provision (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The delivery of local authority build targets is a matter for the Minister of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. 

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Housing Provision (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The €165 billion national development plan to 2030 sets out the Government’s overarching investment framework and broad direction for investment priorities for this decade. The NDP also sets out the actions that are being taken to strengthen delivery, maximise value for money and ensure to the greatest extent possible that projects are delivered on time, on budget and with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan 2021 - 2030 (NDP), rests...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The use of expired unclaimed prize money from National Lottery ticket sales is set out in the licence to operate the National Lottery, which was won, following an open competition, by Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) in 2013. The Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (ORNL) is an independent regulatory office established by statute. The role of the ORNL is set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 and 130 together. At the outset it should be noted that my Department, in carrying out its role in coordinating the National Development Plan Review, did not consider the merit of individual projects or sectoral policy strategies as this is primarily a matter for individual Departments and Agencies. National Strategic Objective (NSO) 8 seeks the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Budget Process (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: From 2022, the Government has committed to featuring the Well-being Framework within the budgetary process.  This follows from a commitment in the Programme for Government – Our Shared Future to use a well-being perspective to inform budgetary priorities as a complement to existing economic measurement tools.  This commitment regarding the budgetary process is part of a wider...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 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 NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister.  I am currently examining the support structures and levers available...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 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 NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to my previous update on this matter given to the House on 19th January of this year regarding the consent process for the River Deel Flood Relief scheme prepared by the Office of Public Works under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 to 1995. An initial round of public consultation was held beginning on the 1st December 2020 and concluding on the 11th January 2021. Following this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, this is a matter for my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister of Defence in the first instance but I will address the Deputy’s question from my Department’s perspective. A series of enhancements to pay and terms have been introduced for the Defence Forces in recent years including, for example, enhancements arising from recommendations of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 196 and 201 together. The Government has committed €165 billion for capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action. Achieving value for money and reducing cost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 197 and 199 together. With an overall goal of ensuring value for money for the taxpayer, budgetary and expenditure reforms remain a key feature of public expenditure management throughout all Departments. This important goal has been fully embedded across the system of Government and is progressed in a number of ways including the day-to-day...