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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Development Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I apologise at the outset on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe. I am taking this Commencement matter on his behalf. The BMW region is one of Ireland’s two regions for the purposes of EU funding. During the 2014-2020 period, the ERDF alone will deliver more than €320 million worth of investment to the region. This...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Development Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am a Minister of State in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, so it is my Department that looks at this issue. With regard to the areas to which the Senator has primarily referred in respect of economic development, it is important to point out that unemployment in all of the regions, particularly in those outside Dublin, has fallen. That needs to be recognised. Every labour...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (28 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the institutions for occupational retirement provision, IORP, II directive regulations will be transposed into law; when they will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14557/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (26 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information regarding the Court of Appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (26 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 706. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter will be addressed regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13230/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Garda Vetting (26 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there a requirement by the local authorities to Garda vet persons who are in receipt of housing assistance payment, HAP; if persons that are residing in HAP houses have to comply with the same level of scrutiny as council tenants; and if they can have their tenancy terminated. [14060/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a medical device (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12258/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy opposed it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is like the Westmeath county final.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I acknowledge the support of Deputy Cowen in the passage of the Bill. The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 provides for an increase to age 70 in the compulsory retirement age of most public servants recruited before 1 April 2004. As Deputy Michael McGrath will be aware, public servants who reached the compulsory retirement age of 65 before the new legislation was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Cowen, during the passage of the Bill, suggested a number of measures, as did Deputy Darragh O'Brien. I accepted the amendment in good faith to see if there was a remedy that could address that cohort. However, I put it on the record of the House and made it very clear that the spelling out of the legislation meant that those who entered into the interim arrangements when the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I should not and do not want to pre-empt the content of the report. That is not my job. The provision of section 3A(6) requires that the report covers public servants who were forced to retire between the dates of 6 December 2017 and the commencement of the Act. It is also very clear that the report is to cover all public servants who reached the compulsory retirement age in that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Tenders (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, addressed that issue both in the committee and in the House. Where there are issues of abnormally low tenders, the contracting authority, whether a public body or State agency, does not have to accept the tender, and I have outlined the reasons for that. As well as that, once a contract for a tender is awarded, there is a dispute resolution mechanism. There...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Tenders (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: The awarding of public contracts is governed by the fundamental principles derived from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as they apply to public procurement. These include transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination, proportionality and mutual recognition. The European Union directives set out the legal framework for the award of contracts that exceed the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Tenders (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: On the national children's hospital, the Deputy will be aware from responses that have been given by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board sought, in advance of the contract being awarded, to apply for a derogation from the use of the standard works contract. This was established by the Government contracts committee for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 314. To ask the Minister for Health if the delays associated with the supply of Spinraza will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development Initiatives (5 Mar 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: 587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the south-east regional spatial strategy will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10446/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this important debate. Brexit has rightly been described as one of the greatest challenges facing Ireland in recent decades. As we face into an uncertain future, I would like to start by reflecting on a number of things: on the very real achievements of the European Union over more than 60 years, on the benefits that membership has brought for...

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is clear from this morning's debate that everybody in the House shares the concerns raised in the motion. The Opposition and Government agree and recognise the important part that independent radio stations play in society and the difficulties they are facing. As highlighted in the motion today, 83% of the population listen to radio daily. Radio stations, whether national or local, make...