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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Media (23 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department issues its Social Media Policy (2020), an internal policy document, to all new staff joining the Department. Staff are required to acknowledge that they have received and read the policy. The policy applies to all employees of the Department, whether permanent, temporary or on contract, including interns and staff who are seconded into the Department. The purpose of the...

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

Paschal Donohoe: As I advised in my response of 26 January 2023, my Department formally contacted both CIÉ and the Department of Transport to seek clarity on transfers of service involving CIÉ under the terms of the Public Sector Transfer Network (PSTN) and associated transfer scheme. My Department has since received a response from CIÉ, through the Department of Transport, which is under...

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

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has no plans to create a separate portal or publication similar to the State Directory. However, the Deputy may be interested to note that as part of my Department’s 2023 ICT plan , the current Who Does What website’s content will be modernised and moved to the main Gov.ie website. Gov.ie is the primary source for key cross Government information such as senior...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 107 and 109 together. My Department, through OneLearning and the Senior Public Service (SPS) Team, has central responsibility for learning and development policies and supports for all levels up to and including the Senior Public Service (SPS). The SPS Team predominantly focuses on those at the most senior levels, working in close collaboration with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (22 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 108 and 110 together. My Department is committed to supporting its staff in terms of training and further education. In line with supporting our overall Department objectives, a wide range of programmes are supported and all staff are actively encouraged to develop and enhance the professional skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that lead to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Maternity Leave (22 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Maternity leave is granted to civil servants in accordance with the Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004. The granting of maternity leave in the Civil Service is conditional on the employee being eligible for statutory maternity leave. The maternity protection legislation is under the remit of the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The arrangements...

Estimates for Public Services 2023 (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 1 — President’s Establishment (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €5,091,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2023, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Virement of funding between subheads within a Vote is provided for in the Public Financial Procedures and is typically used to meet expenditure pressures in one subhead through savings in another, subject to the approval of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. There are five Votes within my Department, of which three required a virement for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Road Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery & Reform, I am responsible for setting the overall multi-annual capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group as set out in the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040. My Department is also responsible for maintaining the national frameworks within which Departments must operate to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The NDP published in October 2021 provides a detailed and positive vision for Ireland out to 2030 delivering total public investment of €165 billion over the period 2021-2030 and establishes the Government’s over-arching investment framework and broad direction for investment priorities for this decade. The level of capital investment in public capital infrastructure provided...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The following rates are payable to members of Interview/Selection Boards in the Public Appointments Service. These rates have been in place since 1st July 2013. Retired Public Servants (on pension): Secretary General €377 Deputy Secretary €295 Assistant Secretary €200 Principal ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Parental Leave Amendment Act 2019 is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Parental leave legislation allows parents to take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are no projects in my Department that are on hold due to capital funding pressures. Due to the nature of its role, my Department does not have responsibility for any major capital projects such as construction projects. The main purpose of the capital projects and associated investment undertaken by my Department is to support greater effectiveness and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Eircom Superannuation Scheme, which is a defined benefits pension scheme, makes provision for the granting of discretionary annual pension increases, subject to Ministerial approval. On 7 October 2022, Eir wrote to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications requesting Ministerial Consent for a 3% increase to pensions in payment and deferred pensions under the Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sustainable Development Goals (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In Ireland, a whole-of-Government approach has been taken to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The work of my Department is associated with the following Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 9:Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation A renewed National Development Plan was published in October...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, Section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 specifies that arrangements put in place by An Post to provide pensions for former civil servants transferring from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs must ensure that the conditions of such pension schemes are “not less favourable” than the conditions that applied immediately...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 362 together. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October 2021 provides a detailed and positive vision for Ireland over the next 10 years, and delivers total public investment of €165 billion over that period. As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 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 and programmes within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of each Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to the Deputy’s question regarding pension increases in relation to retired civil servants outstanding under the Building Momentum Agreement. As the Deputy may be aware, the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) operate the pension payroll for retired civil servants. The NSSO is working to deliver the pension increases for its customers and I can confirm that as of the March...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Dublin Airport Authority (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The 2014 Freedom of Information Act expanded the scope of FOI to cover nearly 500 state entities directly. Generally FOI applies by default to public bodies, that is those that were created by the State or have significant State involvement in their governance structures. In respect of bodies that operate in competitive marketplaces, the approach adopted since FOI first came into effect in...