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Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As I said, I have not been able to determine the number of posters that were put up but, on the information that has been supplied to me, I have been able to determine the commercial value of the labour that was involved in putting up the posters-----

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and the commercial value of the vehicles that were involved in doing it.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: They form most of the revision that needs to be made from an expenses point of view. As I have indicated to the House, however, a further revision needs to be made with regard to what I now accept was a corporate donation that I have now acted on with SIPO.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you Ceann Comhairle. As I laid out in my statement to this House last Wednesday, I have been undertaking a review of my 2016 general election expenses in recent weeks. I also reviewed expenses incurred during the 2020 general election. In seeking to determine the full facts of the matter, I consulted with the local organisation in Fine Gael about any involvement from Michael Stone in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am happy to inform the Deputy that the review to which his question refers has been completed and a report on it was submitted to Government by my predecessor, Minister McGrath, in December. The Government approved the Review Report‘s publication and agreed to the preparation of a General Legislative Scheme to reform the legislation informed by the review's outcome. On foot of this,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) is funded as part of the Vote for the Office of the Ombudsman (Vote 19). The activities of SIPO represent one of the programmes making up the overall Vote (the others are: Ombudsman, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Office of the Protected Disclosures Commission, Office of the Information Commissioner, Commissioner for Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) is funded as part of the Vote for the Office of the Ombudsman (Vote 19). The activities of SIPO represent one of the programmes making up the overall Vote (the others are: Ombudsman, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Office of the Protected Disclosures Commission, Office of the Information Commissioner, Commissioner for Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department previously provided grant funding to Benefacts between the period 2015-2022. The project was funded as a pathfinder initiative in the area of data analytics on the non-profit sector. Benefacts was initially co-funded with philanthropy, however, in recent years the Department had been providing the majority of funding to the entity. In 2019, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC) is provided for under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (No. 34 of 2017) - the “2017 Act” and is a statutory deduction. ASC is chargeable on pensionable remuneration of pensionable public servants and different rates apply depending on whether a public servant is a member of a standard accrual pension scheme, a fast accrual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The terms and conditions of Adult Education Tutors employed by Education and Training Boards are a matter in the first instance for both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The particular matters raised in the proposals are complex and raise significant policy, legal and exchequer cost issues which are being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there were no measures of the nature specified provided by my Department to businesses from 2020 to 2022.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not in a position to come in front of the House this afternoon, but I am going to come in front of the House at the earliest possible opportunity. I gave an indication in the Dáil, under repeated questioning this morning, that I did want to come back and update the House. I have looked to fulfil my commitments to this House as well as I can. I am committed to continuing to do so.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It may be clear, but it is completely and utterly unacceptable.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: They are options I am willing to look at. We have capital carryovers in place every year. I take the Deputy's point that when the need for new homes and Garda stations to be built and more investment is so great, it is frustrating for Deputies to see significant capital underspends in Departments. The Deputy has asked for the overall figures. The vast majority of Departments have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I cannot give an indication that I will agree to more projects coming into the pipeline because that would be an overall Government decision of significance. I am not yet confident that our capital ceilings for the year will allow that to happen but I will look at it in relation to the other two issues the Deputy raised. There are issues with public procurement and the public spending code...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is responsible for the allocation of public funds across each area of government spending and seeks to ensure that expenditure is managed by Departments in line with these allocations. Those allocations are laid out in the NDP. To answer the Deputy's questions, the Fiscal Monitor for December 2022 recorded gross capital expenditure of more than...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I very much take the Deputy's point. Through my membership of the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change and in my role as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I want to support a lot of the work that the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has on the way. As Deputy Leddin is aware, there are some very positive signs. We know that electric car sales rose 81% year...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I take the Deputy's point. I know how hugely important these workers are to our society. However, as I said, it is an area that is fundamental to the work that the Department of Health does. If any proposals are shared with me that look at the matter that the Deputy has raised, I will certainly keep in mind his observations. I look forward to updating him on any progress that is made on it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 provides the regulatory framework for recruitment and selection that all civil and public service employers are required to adhere to. It provided for the establishment of the Commission for Public Service Appointments, CPSA, as the independent regulator for appointments made under the Act; the Public Appointments Service,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I certainly will check it out. I have seen so many good examples of mobility within the Civil Service in recent years and I know of the positive role that it can play. I would certainly be interested in understanding any limitations or issues regarding its operation. As I said to the Deputy in answering his question, I am not aware of any concerns at the moment, nor have they been raised...