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Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Per annum. There has been confusion with the language.

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for that answer and acknowledge he has said that these are gross savings. I know he cannot put an exact figure on it but presumably the net savings to the Exchequer as a result of this will be approximately 50% of that when one takes in PAYE, PRSI, pension levies and other deductions. Nobody can put an exact figure on it. The document that was produced does not give us...

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I accept that it will require some analysis but could the Minister in due course put into the public arena the savings that will emerge from this from the non-pay savings? Are they in there at all? In some cases, there are almost more non-pay savings through reform than pay savings and that issue has not come out here. Are the non-pay savings factored into this? Can the Minister give us...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform State board appointments; if he intends to ensure appointments are not influenced by political affiliations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10589/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I acknowledge that the Minister has put in place what looks, on the face of it, to be a perfect system. While it is perfect in theory, it is not working in practice, which is why I tabled this question. It is clear to anyone who has been following this issue that 60 appointees to State boards since the Government took office were specifically affiliated to and had connections with either...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is the Minister satisfied that more than 60 people who have been appointed to State boards since the Government took office had connections with either Fine Gael or the Labour Party, including councillors, people who had donated money to these parties, party advisers, party candidates, former party public representatives, party activists, party canvassers and friends of individual Ministers?...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I concur with everything the Minister has said and he will acknowledge that I said the people appointed might be well qualified. I just want this process to be opened up to others who are equally well qualified. I am clear-cut in saying people who have shown an interest in public affairs, whether it be through the democratic process, are regularly very suitable to be appointed to State...

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the savings he is seeking under the extension of the Croke Park Agreement are gross savings; the expected saving, net of pensions costs and tax, PRSI, levies and other deductions foregone, if he achieves the targeted saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/13]

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Therefore, the savings of €1 billion will be made over three years. This is what is causing the confusion because-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I wish to make two quick points. I do not believe whoever drafted the answer to my question read it but just issued the Minister with a statement on the Croke Park agreement. I asked about savings, but the Minister did not mention any figure. The only figure he mentioned was the €1 billion he mentioned in response to my follow-up question. He should have given us some of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I will be putting a question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I want a commitment from the Minister that he will equalise the pay of new recruits not only for teachers but also for nurses, gardaí and prison officers. It is not fair that some people earning €30,000 will suffer cuts of 8% while others earning €60,000 will not suffer cuts. Some people on similar pay rates will face different levels of reduction based on the amount of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the savings in payroll he is seeking in 2013 are contingent on a successful conclusion to talks to extend the Croke Park Agreement; the way he will ensure that public services including frontline public services are maintained following completion of the talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10588/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the proposed agreement on public service pay with the Minister in the House. This is the first opportunity we have had to do so since the proposed agreement was announced earlier in the week. The Minister should agree that there is a lack of fairness in the proposals as they stand. There is nothing in the proposals about protecting all public services,...

Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Last November the Dáil was informed that legislation to merge the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency was to be published by the end of 2012. Three months later we have found that the heads of the legislation have not yet been agreed. Will the Taoiseach let us know when the legislation will be published?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of external consultants currently engaged by his Department providing advice in respect of the proposed sale of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sale of State Assets (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of expenditure incurred in 2012 in respect of advice and preparatory work connected with the sale of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2820/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10981/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of agency and contract staff currently employed under the aegis of his Department; the mechanism in place for monitoring and managing the associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10985/13]