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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: I remain committed to ensuring that the recruitment processes for Senior Public Service posts are open, transparent, and objective. Accordingly, as recently outlined to the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, I am moving to establish an external Review Panel to examine the current recruitment process for Senior Public Service posts and the process for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: Ireland submitted its draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan to the European Commission on 28 May 2021. On 16 July 2021 the Commission issued its positive assessment of the Plan. The Plan was then considered by ECOFIN on 6 September 2021, and a Council Implementing Decision was adopted by written procedure on 8 September 2021. Now that the Implementing Decision has been adopted by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: The Independent Panel on Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance made 10 recommendations in 2014. Recommendations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 were included in the 2014 Civil Service Renewal Plan, including the establishment of an Accountability Board. The recommendations were subsequently implemented over the course of the 2014 Civil Service Renewal Plan. The Board...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Environmental Policy (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: Per- and poly-fluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are an additive that is commonly used to make a range of products from household items to food packaging, oil and water-resistant. At European level a number work is ongoing to address chemicals in materials which may result in legislative changes in the future. These include: - EU Farm to Fork Strategy:The Commission will be revising food...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Referendum Campaigns (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: The approximate costings for all referendums since 2000 are set out in the table below with the exception of Referendums in 2004, 2011, October 2018 and 2019. The referendums in those years were not taken on their own but were combined and accounted for with the European and Local elections in 2004, both the Presidential and a bye election in 2011, the Presidential election in 2018 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (15 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: In March 2021, my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth amended the Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 to provide for five weeks statutory leave from April 2021 for a relevant parent within the first two years of a child’s life, or in the case of adoption, within two years of the placement of the child with the family. This is in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (10 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement, has no offices in the county specified. This is also the case for the bodies under the aegis of my Department, with the exception of the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has 40 members of staff across the locations in the table below. Office of Public Works Section ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: Please refer to attached file - there appears to be an IT glitch as copy/paste not working.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (10 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: In 2021 there have been a total of 69 public tender competitions published by my Department and agencies/bodies under the auspices of my Department. Of those 69 published competitions, only 5 received no responses. My Department is committed to meeting its obligations under the Official Languages Act 2003 and, in particular, the commitments outlined in the Department’s Official...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: There are many thousands of people across the country who went above and beyond over the course of the last two years. The continued contribution of so many people in all walks of life has been essential to getting us through this difficult time. Collaboration and solidarity have been the hallmark of our national approach to COVID-19 and the measures announced on 19 January are true to those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (9 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: Civil Service Mobility offers an opportunity for staff members to apply for Mobility (i.e. transfer) through an open and transparent system. It is one of a number of arrangements put in place to fulfil the requirements of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which calls to “expand career and Mobility opportunities for staff across geographic, organisational and sectoral...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: There are many thousands of people across the country who went above and beyond over the course of the last two years. The continued contribution of so many people in all walks of life has been essential to getting us through this difficult time. Collaboration and solidarity have been the hallmark of our national approach to COVID-19 and the measures announced on 19 January are true to those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (8 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy services, professional fees and legal advice spend by my Department is regularly updated and published on gov.ie. Details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of September 2021 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-co sts/. The costs...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (8 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the principal recruiter for the civil service. It establishes panels from competitions, including for civil service positions requiring fluency in the Irish language, that are available to civil service employers to access as vacancies arise. PAS last advertised a Clerical Officer with fluency in Irish competition on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Travel (8 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Government is in the process of finalising the programme to mark St Patrick’s Day around the world. This will include a programme of visits by ministers that will be approved by the Government early this month, and which will be made public immediately afterwards.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: There are many thousands of people across the country who went above and beyond over the course of the last two years. The continued contribution of so many people in all walks of life has been essential to getting us through this difficult time. Collaboration and solidarity have been the hallmark of our national approach to COVID-19 and the measures announced on 19 January are true to those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Defence Forces (8 Feb 2022)

Michael McGrath: The Conciliation & Arbitration Scheme for the Defence Forces is the primary mechanism for addressing industrial relations issues in the Defence sector. In line with the Irish model of industrial relations, it is a voluntary mechanism which provides structures for management and staff to engage on collective issues that may arise. These structures have helped to maintain positive...