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- Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: -----and on behalf of my Department, because the Office of Public Works comes under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I wish those who will do the work here to work safely. As the Leas-Chathaoirleach and my good colleague, Senator Burke, know, I attempted to get a seat in the Seanad one time and I lost by one quarter of one vote.
- Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: I do not know if I am better off or worse off. I wish the Seanad and its staff well in its new home.
- Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: The National Shared Services Office, NSSO, Bill is technical in nature. It lays out the legislative basis for the establishment of the National Shared Services Office as a separate Civil Service office under the aegis of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The NSSO is already in place and has been in operation on an administrative basis since 2014. This Bill seeks to formalise...
- Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: I have my breath this time which will be a help. I welcome the support that has been given to the Bill. I apologise for the confusion over the script. We had not been asked to have copies for circulation but I assure the House that in future when I come here to deal with legislation in particular that scripts will be circulated. This is not a quango. A quango in the true sense of the...
- National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: I accept the intent of what Deputy Cullinane is proposing. We had a bit of a discussion on it on Committee Stage. One of the core functions of the Committee of Public Accounts, as set out under Standing Order 186, is to scrutinise the spending of taxpayers' money through examination and reporting to the Dáil on appropriation accounts. The duties of an Accounting Officer are set out in...
- National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy pre-empted me well but, in fairness, I did accept a good number of his amendments already and I thank him for acknowledging it. Government pay policy is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, who is best placed to establish remuneration rates for board members. This applies across all boards appointed by the Public Appointments Service. Section...
- National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Now.
- National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: It really is end-of-term stuff.
- National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Cullinane is right to seek to ensure that the office is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. However, it already is. Section 6(1) of the Freedom of Information Act sets out the public bodies that are subject to the Act. Section 6(1)(b) states that an entity established by or under any enactment, other the Companies Acts, will be subject to the freedom of information, FOI,...
- Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: That is why we need a rainy day fund.
- Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Is the Deputy on Facebook?
- Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy has been practising that line for a while.
- Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the publication of the summer economic statement. I want to thank the Taoiseach for giving me the opportunity to serve in the Department of Finance with the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. This is the first opportunity I have had to speak in the House since my move. In fairness to the publication from yesterday, I want to start by referring...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: We will see if it is repeated outside.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Would Deputy Paul Murphy repeat it outside?
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: There is a shock.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Coppinger is dead right that it is outrageous.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: I thought that Deputy Murphy supported the courts.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: You want the Henry Ford approach - your own way.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)
Patrick O'Donovan: Repeat that outside the House.