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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Circular 01/2020 enables the public sector to lead by example on climate action by internalising the cost of greenhouse gas emissions from air travel within public sector organisations, with the revenue raised from this being allocated to the Climate Action Fund administered by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. This action is necessary because the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In January 2020, I as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform introduced mandatory new procedures for all Departments and agencies for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel. In line with these procedures each Government Department, Office and agency must record the CO2emissions associated with all official air travel, value these emissions based on the prevailing...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am pleased to have this opportunity to inform the Deputy of a number of developments that enable public service bodies to expand their use of cloud to deliver services. Connecting Government 2030: A Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Servicerestated my Department’s guidance from the previous Public Service Cloud Computing Advice Notethat, subject to certain...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Services (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My officials in the Office of Government Procurement have no governance role relating to the Health Service Executive’s (HSE’s) procurement activities. The tender in question and its timing are operational matters for the HSE as the contracting authority. The Office of Government Procurement is engaged by public bodies by submitting a formal Procurement Service Request (PSR),...

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 OPW workers outstanding under the Building Momentum Agreement. As the Deputy may be aware, the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) operate the pension payroll for retired OPW workers. The NSSO is working closely with the OPW to deliver the pension increases for its customers. Once the NSSO is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (9 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. €5.47 billion euro was allocated to the fund and Ireland’s allocation is €1.165 billion. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The following pay adjustments were scheduled to apply during Building Momentum – A New Public Service Agreement 2021 – 2022: -A general round increase in annualised basic salary for all public servants of 1% or €500, whichever is greater, on 1 October 2021. - The equivalent of a 1% increase in annualised basic salaries to be used as a Sectoral Bargaining Fund on 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department (which includes the Office of Government Procurement) does not lease or own any properties that are currently unoccupied. With the exception of the Office of Public Works (OPW), this is also the case for each of the bodies under the aegis of my Department. I have been advised that the OPW are currently collating the information requested and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (8 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. €5.47 billion euro was allocated to the fund and Ireland’s allocation is €1.165 billion. The application for BAR funding must set out the negative impacts of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (8 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 within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. My department is also responsible for maintaining the national frameworks within which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It was agreed in 2009 that increases in Vhi pensions and preserved pensions would be based on the level of increases in the consumer price index (“CPI”), up to a maximum of 2%. These increases may be granted at the discretion of the company, and are subject to the approval of the Minister for Health with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (8 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: It is presumed that the Deputy is referring to cases dealt with under the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme. Firstly, in this regard, it should be noted there are no delays in accessing third-party hearings of cases under the scheme. At present, there are three cases awaiting arbitration hearings. While the circumstances of each of the cases are different, the overall...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: At least the Deputy is acknowledging it.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 long-term illness). Currently Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with a disability or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (7 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 which 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Substantial resources have been allocated since the beginning of the pandemic to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on our citizens and our economy with an estimated €34.7 billion spent by Departments on direct expenditure supports over the period 2020 to 2022. An overview of approximate allocations to Departments is outlined in the table below. For 2023 €1.5 billion has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The drafting of legislation is undertaken by Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) to the Government, within the Office of the Attorney General, on the instructions of Government Departments. The final text of legislation as enacted is, of course, ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas. In terms of policy more generally, the Civil Service Renewal Strategy 2030 commits to nurturing a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Each year, alongside the Budget, my Department issues a publication on the use of carbon tax funds for the forthcoming year. This paper details the specific allocation of carbon tax funds in line with the Programme for Government commitments and provides details of the areas that will receive funding. In 2022, the carbon tax revenue available for investment was €412m. This is comprised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (7 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 within the allocations agreed under the NDP is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. The National Development Plan 2021 – 2030 (NDP) published in October 2021 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter referred to by the Deputy is in the first instance one for my colleague the Minister for Health. However, I can confirm that, in relation to the draft report the deputy refers to, the Department of Health and the HSE recently met with the organisation and that my officials were in attendance at that meeting also. I understand that this matter is part of an ongoing process and...