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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement refers to the process by which public authorities, such as Government Departments or Local Authorities, purchase work, goods or services from companies. EU law sets out minimum harmonised public procurement rules. These rules govern the way public authorities and certain public utility operators purchase goods, works and services. They are transposed into national...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no centralised forecasts of public service staffing over the period to 2030 conducted by my Department. Public service staffing is largely managed through a policy of delegated sanction, which been in place since 2015. Under this delegated sanction framework, Departments are permitted to fill vacancies through recruitment and/or promotion, in grades up to and including Principal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The rules of the An Post Main Superannuation Scheme provide An Post discretion to grant increases in pensions with the authorisation of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and with my concurrence. The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and DPER Circular 16/2021 set out the process for requesting Ministerial approval for such increases. The Code...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (22 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: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In general, starting pay on recruitment from open competitions, to all posts in the Civil Service should be at the first point of the scale. Circular 21/2004, sets out the policy in relation to incremental credit that can be claimed for previous service in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and equivalent grades. This circular was amended by circular 08/2019 in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no commercial public bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (22 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the principle of abatement of a public service pension is longstanding within the rules of various public service pension schemes. Pension abatement is an important aspect of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (the Single Scheme Act). The Act provides for the abatement of a public service pension where a retired public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 2015 a policy of delegated sanction has been in place across the majority of public service bodies for the management of public service staffing levels. Under delegated sanction, it is the responsibility of Departments to manage their workforce subject to legislation, circulars and other policies and within the overall agreed pay allocation. This policy permits public bodies to fill...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding that the Department of Social Protection has accepted a recent Data Protection Commission (DPC) finding in relation to Free Travel usage data. Importantly, the DPC did not make any order following on from their investigation because the Department had already implemented the necessary measures in relation to transparency (since August 2016) and proportionate and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The table below sets out the position with regard to the implementation of Circular 25/2016 by each body under the aegis of my Department. As a general point, the Deputy may wish to note that the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies does not apply to the Office of Public Works, the National Shared Services Office, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of the Ombudsman...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (20 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Independent Review Panel was established following a Government decision on 31 March last year. It was tasked to evaluate and make recommendations to strengthen the current pay determination and recruitment processes for Senior Public Servant posts. The Panel was chaired by Dr. Donal de Buitléir, with Ms. Jenny Smyth and Mr. Bryan Andrews members of the Panel. The full terms of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (14 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Posts in the Irish Civil Service are open to suitably qualified candidates who are nationals of an EU Member State, including Ireland, or the European Economic Area (EEA). Such individuals have the right under the EU Treaties to reside and take up employment in any EEA Member State. Non-EEA citizens do not benefit from these rights and do not automatically qualify to compete for these roles....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (13 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the National Shared Services Office which has responsibility for the payment of arrears in this case that. Due to Data Protection the NSSO cannot comment publically on an individual’s personal pension entitlements. However, it can confirm that a full review of allowances has been completed and the planned schedule for making payments is as follows: - Post FEMPI...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Elections (13 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Reference: 27061/23 for written answer 12/06/23. I would like to highlight the provisions of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour ('the Code') (part 2, sections 5.1 to 5.4 – ‘Civil Servants and Politics’) which states that: Civil servants above clerical level cannot stand for local election. Civil servants in clerical grades and certain non-industrial civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (13 Jun 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 National Development Plan (NDP) is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. Each Minister is responsible for deciding on the priority...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (13 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the primary recruiter for the civil service and establishes panels that individual civil service employers may access as vacancies fall to be filled. PAS guidelines for the management of panels state that panels are typically active from 18 months to 2 years. In Interdepartmental circulars the last date of appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is part of my Department and its contracts and standardised template documents contain substantive provisions to address confidentiality and conflict of interest matters. These documents are available at the following link www.gov.ie/en/collection/8ced3-templates-goods-and-general-s ervices/ The Tenderer’s statement constitutes...