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- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I know, but the model is based on salaries in 2009 because we do not have the most recent up-to-date figures.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: It does not get the money in. The idea that this adjustment can be done simply by way of increasing taxation rather than by increasing tax in addition to reducing expenditure is not honest. Let anyone look at it. Let me make another point to Senator Cullinane, because his own party has put in a pre-butdget submission. We now have an independent fiscal council, comprising eminent economists...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: My reference was to the earlier Act.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: It is an amendment to the original Act.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The primary purpose of this Bill is to apply the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act of 2009 to serving members of the Judiciary in line with the positive outcome of the recent referendum on the 29th amendment to our Constitution. This amendment, approved by both Houses, amended Article 35(5) of the Constitution in relation to judicial remuneration. The referendum on...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I apologise, it is â¬400,000. The zeroes are swimming before my eyes at present. This is the fourth financial emergency measures Bill to be put before this House since 2009. The application of these measures to public servants in 2009 and 2010 represented the first statutory reductions in public servants' pay since 1933, and it is worth pointing out that the 1933 reductions only applied...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I will conclude with that. We can go through the Bill in greater detail later. Senators wish to make a contribution on Second Stage and I do not wish to take up all their time. The Government is committed to continued sustainability in the overall cost of the public service pay bill. The provisions in the Bill are in keeping with that objective and will provide for greater equity in the...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: In regard to public inquiries?
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I have heard the Senator speak of it before.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I will not detain the House in my reply to Second Stage because it will give us an hour and a quarter to go through the amendments that colleagues have tabled. I will make a number of general points. I thank the Senators for the contributions made. On the issue of a well paid public servant or former politician who had served for many years and who has a pension of â¬125,000, as a result...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: They are younger and poorly paid staff within the public sector. Those who make the point about increments - in respect of which I understand the saving would not be â¬350 million, which figure is being bandied about by the press - should note the Government is clearly of the view that it needs to have buy-in and support for its reform agenda. There are over 200 actions in the reform plan...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I fully agree with the Senator in that regard. That this issue has arisen on four separate occasions since 2008 by way of separate Bills is an example to both Houses that this issue is under constant review. No one knows what our position will be as we enter next year and as the crisis unfolds. As other colleagues stated, we are today fulfilling the wishes of the people in respect of...
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is continuing to develop a proposal for mitigation works in consultation with the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), regarding flood protection for the Roundfort-Hollymount area, while taking account of its environmental sensitivity and status. This is a complex proposal entailing assessment of levels and flows from the turloughs in order to design...
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has already provided substantial funding to Bray Town Council, which has allowed the council to bring the flood relief scheme through the design stage and the procurement of a civil works contractor. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Bray Flood Relief Scheme will be part of the 2012 announcement that I intend to set out on Friday of this week.
- Written Answers — Graduate Support Schemes: Graduate Support Schemes (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works sponsors a post-graduate architect training scheme to provide practical experience for graduate architects wishing to prepare for the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (R.I.A.I.) (NUI) examination in professional practice or RIBA Part 3 examinations. The training programme is available for up to a maximum of thirty graduates for a period of three years....
- Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The total spent on Garda Station refurbishments/extensions for the years in question is: YEAR AMOUNT 2008 â¬8.079m 2009 â¬4.944m 2010 â¬5.398m 2011 to date â¬7.039m These figures do not include expenditure on new build Garda Stations or works of a maintenance nature.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: Entry level State industrial positions in the Office of Public Works are normally filled by public competitions, which are open to both serving staff and the public at large. By long standing agreement, supervisory positions are filled by confined competition, where suitable internal applicants present.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 122, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be provided next week.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: As I am sure all Senators are aware, since 2008 Ireland has faced a period of great difficulty, unprecedented in our history. When the Government entered office in March of this year, we were all too aware of the challenges facing us. Tax revenues fell from â¬47 billion in 2007 to just above â¬31 billion in 2010, a fall of one third in just three years. Measures are being taken to...
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Brian Hayes: The decisions taken, although challenging for many people, are vital to ensure that we will never again occupy the position in which we have found ourselves in recent years. We must address the fiscal deficit problem. The steps taken in this year's budget put us on the path to meeting our target of reducing the fiscal deficit to 3% by 2015. Job creation is of fundamental importance in the...