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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 367 together. The number of staff working in the Human Resources section of my Department is 20.8. The HR staffing number is reflective of my Department's mission to, inter alia, deliver the Government's Public Service Reform Plan.  The introduction of PeoplePoint in 2013 was accompanied by the establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: On the commencement of each Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices including the permitted staffing levels in the private and constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State.  These guidelines are expected to be approved by Government shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The two Directives referred to by the Deputy have been transposed into national law by way of the following Statutory Instruments: - S.I. 284 of 2016European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 - S.I. 286 of 2016 - European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 The provisions of these Regulations are effective from 18 April 2016. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The report of the Civil Service Arbitration Board on the introduction of an Underperformance Policy for the Civil Service was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on Monday 23 May 2016. The new policy on the management of Underperformance in the Civil Service has been endorsed by the Arbitration Board as compatible with good HR practice.  The Board has recommended that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Data (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that there are no semi-State companies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: A tender competition for pre-retirement courses was concluded recently and a new service provider is in place.  Administrative arrangements are being finalised and it is anticipated that pre-retirement courses will be in place shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The River Deel downstream of Crossmolina is part of the River Moy Catchment Drainage Scheme which was carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. The OPW continues to have statutory responsibility for the maintenance of this scheme. Earlier this year the OPW initiated a programme of tree cutting from the bank of the river in this area. Further work...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (14 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I note that the Fiscal Assessment Report welcomes the commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government in relation to compliance with fiscal rules and reform of the budget process to allow for greater scrutiny. Within the context of ensuring compliance with the fiscal rules, the Programme contains a commitment to spend at least €6.75 billion more on public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Facilities Provision (9 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is the responsibility of the Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association to provide, erect and maintain, in a safe condition, goal posts on playing pitches allocated to it in the Phoenix Park.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 subsequently became law under the Financial Emergency Measures in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (9 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question the table outlines the list of all Bills I intend to re-initiate relevant to my Department from the previous Dáil and a provisional timescale for each: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Intended legislation to be introduced in the current Dáil Session Title Purpose Status of Bill Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 To significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, including Teachers, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 365 together. My Department has joint responsibility with the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland for the Special EU Programmes Body which manages the EU funded PEACE and INTERREG cross-border programmes.  The two programmes will see investment of €551 million in Northern Ireland and the border region of Ireland over the period...

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

Paschal Donohoe: Same-sex married couples are afforded the same benefits, under the Civil Service Schemes and the Single Public Service Scheme, as married couples of the opposite sex. The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 extended the benefits provided to spouses under pension schemes to civil partners and the Marriage Act 2015 gives effect to the referendum on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Company Law (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Depending on the circumstances of the case, the directors of a company that is no longer on the register may be in a position to apply under companies legislation to have the company restored. This will enable them to deal with the assets on behalf of the company. In exceptional circumstances, where restoration is not permissible under companies legislation and evidence is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: For the majority of public servants the issue of 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). There are, however,  a number of areas across...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Detailed costings of eliminating scale points for the public service would require collation and estimation on an individual sector level, based on detailed data on the position of staff on each salary scale across the public service for each individual grade.  This detailed data is only available to individual public service employers and is not available to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ombudsman's Remit (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Ombudsman Association is a professional association for ombudsmen and complaint handlers across Ireland and the UK, their staff and others interested in the work of independent complaint resolution. It is neither a complaint-handling nor an advice body, and cannot give the public any advice other than to signpost to an appropriate ombudsman or complaint handling scheme, where applicable....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Correspondence (8 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The system that records representations received by my Department does not differentiate between the type of requester. In order to identify Oireachtas Members my staff would have to spend a disproportionate amount of time analysing each individual representation to arrive at the figures you are seeking which I do not consider appropriate. By way of some assistance, the following table...

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I listened to Deputy Alan Kelly’s contribution. I want to speak about the public wage element and the consequences for civil and public service unions, their members and people working in services. I listened with great interest and care to what the Deputy had to say and was struck by his omission of any reference to the Lansdowne Road agreement. If it was at the start of his...