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Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: A different rate of pay. That is fine. It is just of interest to me that this is managed differently elsewhere, by means of what other people would see as an allowance. You do not see it as an allowance, but as part of pay.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: That is fine. In the table entitled Health Service Executive Allowances Review: Information for Public Accounts Committee, there is a section on decisions from DPER on review. This may seem like an obvious question, but I will ask it anyway. When you say, "abolished for new beneficiaries" about allowance No. 15, for example, which is for second opinions by consultant psychiatrists, does...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: When we say, "new beneficiaries", does that mean a new consultant psychiatrist could not access this allowance but that an existing one could?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: The HSE representatives are welcome and I thank them for coming in again. I wish to address the big picture of the value of the allowances within the HSE and tease it out. According to the figures the HSE has shared with the committee, allowances are worth 2.6% of the total pay bill. We received equivalent figures from the Irish Prison Service relating to allowances as a percentage of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to tease out the question of what constitutes an allowance. I have provided some figures which I either brought with me or worked out during the session. The figure for the HSE is 2.6%, while that for the Garda is approximately 16% and that for the Prison Service is 35%. These are the figures for allowances as a percentage of the total wage bill. From what we have to date, the HSE...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It is considerably lower than the figures for other agencies that have a large rostering component in the delivery of work.

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: This goes to the heart of it. I want to ensure I understand it correctly. Does the HSE definition of allowances include night duty?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Does it include weekend payments?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Does the figure include overtime or on-call duties?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive - Review of Allowances (8 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Other agencies include these as allowances. I am keen to illustrate the point. Let us consider night duty. The Irish Prison Service has an allowance for night duty, which took the place of the existing overtime payment. The Garda has an allowance for overtime that evolved from its industrial relations heritage. The Civil Service has an allowance for officials who are on call. We went...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (7 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in respect of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48917/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (7 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has provided funding for works to redevelop a residence (details supplied) in Dublin 7 as a residence for transition housing for released prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48888/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Casini and his colleagues for their contribution to our committee meeting today. I understand Mr. Casini will be travelling home after this engagement. I hope his journey here today has been useful and wish all the delegation a safe journey home.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Hafner. If any of my colleagues wish to respond to what has been said before I go to Mr. Casini, they may do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you. Would Mr. Casini like to respond now or would he like one of his colleagues to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Many of the analysts who write about our current economic difficulties argue that deeper integration is required if the euro is to succeed and the economic prosperity of Europe is to be protected and increased. This is the essence of the difficulty we face at present. I campaigned on the opposite side to Deputy Crowe in the recent referendum but there is much truth in his remarks about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Casini. I now invite my colleagues to respond to Mr. Casini's remarks. Following that, I will invite the other witnesses to contribute, if they so wish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament: Exchange of Views (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and a number of their staff. There will be simultaneous translation and I would be grateful if my colleagues would be mindful of that as they put questions to our guests. I will hand over to Mr. Casini for some opening comments.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved carer's allowance; the date the application was received in her Department; if the medical element of the claim has been approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47270/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance was received in her Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the medical element was approved; when the file was sent to the inspector for the means assessment to be carried out; when a decision will be made in view of the fact that this application has been ongoing for over...