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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform does not operate any schemes for the provision of support and funding for sporting organisations of the type mentioned in the Deputy's question

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: On 27 June Government agreed to progress the establishment of the Senior Posts Remuneration Committee on a statutory basis, in line with the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Review Panel on senior public service recruitment and pay determination processes. This Committee, on its establishment, will advise on remuneration arrangements for senior posts in the public service and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Health Service Executive is categorised as a non-commercial State Agency, and is listed on the Register of Public Sector Bodies. As the HSE is under the aegis of the Department of Health, the Department of Health may be better placed to provide the Deputy with any further detailed information in relation to the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: A register of Public Sector Bodies is published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This lists all organisations in the State which are considered to be in the general government sector for the purposes of preparing Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) reporting for Ireland. It also lists organisations which, while under public control, are not part of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Consultations (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy thatthe information requested formy Department (including the Office of Government Procurement) is set out in the table below. Company Purpose Cost of Contract to date in 2023 Byrne Wallace Provision of legal advice €29,215 Quadra Remote Working Risk Assessments ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public consultation for schemes submitted under European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019 are provided for under Section 7C of the Regulations. It is my intention to hold a public consultation on the River Bride (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme shortly, and Officials in my Department are working with independent environmental consultants to progress...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). The objectives of the MTES are twofold: to ensure that the level of core expenditure growth is sustainable long-term, and that investment in expenditure protects and delivers improvements to public services. This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Throughout my time in Ministerial positions, I have been wholeheartedly committed to the positioning of equality and inclusivity as vital to the modern workplace, as articulated in the Civil Service Renewal Strategy 2030. My Department is committed to further developing a positive, accepting and supportive work environment where every employee is treated with dignity and respect. An...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since this Government took office in June 2020, we have introduced significant changes to enhance the delivery of the State's national investment priorities. Following a comprehensive review of the National Development Plan (NDP) over the course of 2020 and 2021, the Government committed €165 billion funding for capital investment, as set out in the NDP published in October 2021....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The staff of my Department have worked collaboratively on a wide range of policies and initiatives to deliver on the strategic goals set out in the Department's Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. This includes the strategic management of well-targeted and sustainable public spending and the negotiation and allocation of €91.1 billion of funding for 2023. In addition to the Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Special Advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State may be appointed by Government in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The Advisers employed by my Department are outlined below: Minister Special Adviser Paschal Donohoe Deborah Sweeney Paschal Donohoe Fiona O'Connor ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not allocated any funding or made any payments to RTE. The following is the position regarding the advertising budget spend by my Department and the bodies under the aegis of my Department in each of the past ten years. Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Year Total...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (28 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is a unique regulation established specifically to provide for Brexit. It provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The regulation is clear that in order to be eligible for BAR funding, the expenditure must fall within...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (28 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The total figure of €1.9 billion was identified in a staff paper published by my Department in February 2023, entitled ‘A Review of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and other Potentially Climate Harmful Supports’. This represents the first step in fulfilling the Climate Action Plan commitment to develop and apply definitions to identify and track government spending that may be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (28 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Information on the allocation of voted expenditure is published each December in the Revised Estimates for Public Services, also known as the REV. This details the funding allocated to each Vote by programme and subhead. The REV also contains expenditure information on Non-Commercial State Agencies (NCSAs). The Summary Table Exchequer Expenditure of Non Commercial State Agencies printed in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Spending Code (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am responsible for the public spending code, which sets the value-for-money requirements and guidance for evaluating, planning and managing Exchequer-funded capital projects. In March this year, I informed the Government of a package of significant actions aimed at enhancing project delivery for the national development plan, NDP. This package represented a fresh approach to securing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Spending Code (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Any process that reduces the number of steps that need to be taken and decreases the number of projects that need to go through a more thorough and broader evaluation process, which we have done by increasing the threshold from €100 million to €200 million, is going to help with speed. I anticipate that the improvements for projects overall in how much time will be saved by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy. That is exactly what is under way at the moment. The value of a procurement framework is it provides an overall framework within which public bodies should have consistent standards for being able to procure services or goods and it is of help in making procurement processes work more efficiently. For that reason, we are now looking at the roll-out, as I said a moment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I will certainly think about it. I appreciate the point the Deputy is making that we should have a target for the number of homes delivered via modern methods of construction. I can definitely see the logic of that. The only thing is, I would not want to agree to any further targets that make the delivery of our overall housing targets even more complex than it already is. Where we agree...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Construction Industry (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has continued to work closely with the construction sector through the construction sector group, CSG, to improve productivity and delivery capacity. The CSG provides a useful forum for engagement with the sector on these issues. The Building Innovation report published by my Department has identified a range of actions to drive innovation in the sector. There are 43...