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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to my previous update on this matter given to the House on 19th January of this year regarding the consent process for the River Deel Flood Relief scheme prepared by the Office of Public Works under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 to 1995. An initial round of public consultation was held beginning on the 1st December 2020 and concluding on the 11th January 2021. Following this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, this is a matter for my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister of Defence in the first instance but I will address the Deputy’s question from my Department’s perspective. A series of enhancements to pay and terms have been introduced for the Defence Forces in recent years including, for example, enhancements arising from recommendations of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 196 and 201 together. The Government has committed €165 billion for capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action. Achieving value for money and reducing cost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 197 and 199 together. With an overall goal of ensuring value for money for the taxpayer, budgetary and expenditure reforms remain a key feature of public expenditure management throughout all Departments. This important goal has been fully embedded across the system of Government and is progressed in a number of ways including the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is governed by EU legislation and national regulations with the aim of promoting an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime that delivers the best value for money for the State. All Irish public bodies are obliged to spend or invest public funds with care, and to obtain optimal value for money in accordance with the Public Spending Code. For...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 200 together. My Department is responsible for the allocation of public funds across each area of Government spending and seeks to ensure that expenditure is managed by Departments in line with these allocations. The responsibility for the management and delivery of investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The terms and conditions of Adult Education Tutors employed by Education and Training Boards are a matter in the first instance for both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The particular matters raised in the proposals are complex and raise significant issues which are being considered by my Department.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The amount of Expired Unclaimed Prizes for which audited accounts are available in each of the past six years was as follows: € 2021 17,054,620 2020 17,026,536 2019 18,993,483 2018 18,922,846 2017 16,164,125 2016 16,359,564 No amount of Expired Unclaimed Prizes has reverted to the Exchequer. The total amount of Expired Unclaimed Prizes in each year has, as prescribed in the Licence,...

Estimates for Public Services 2023 (1 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Further Revised Estimates: Vote 16 — Tailte Éireann (Further Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €84,104,000 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 Tailte Éireann, including a grant. Vote 23 — Electoral...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak about the national development plan, NDP. This plan was first launched in 2018, with the revised version published in 2021. It is the largest, greenest and most ambitious plan of its kind to date and will have a value of €165 billion out to 2030. My Department will play a central role in supporting the delivery of the plan and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (1 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the deputy is aware, the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in June 2022 pursuant to section 18 of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. Since then, representatives from my Department and the Public Appointments Service have been actively participating in this Committee through attendance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (1 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (1 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 the period 2021-2030. In 2023, over €12 billion will be made available from the Exchequer for investment in public capital projects, which will provide more...

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2023: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2023, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 20th February, 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 242 together. The matter referred to by the Deputies relates to the civil service status of staff serving in An Garda Síochána in the context of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill being advanced by the Minister for Justice. Officials in the Department of Justice are engaging with my officials on the issues in question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 241 together. I will answer PQs 9628 and 10371 together, as they refer to the same matter. As the terms and conditions applying to any given cohort of civil or public servants can vary for a number of reasons, the impact of changes to the classification of civil servants to public servants are assessed on a case by case basis. Typically, such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (28 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to the Deputy’s question regarding the delays experienced by retired members of Technological Universities in receiving pension increases under the Building Momentum Agreement. The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) operate the pension payroll on behalf of the Technological Universities. The NSSO is working closely with the various institutions to process these pension...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department, which includes the Office of Government Procurement, and the bodies under its aegis is set out in the tables below. The Deputy will note that the names of the individuals who provided the services in question have not been included as this would constitute the provision of their personal information in the context of the General Data...