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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I refer the Deputy to the following document (TAB A) which details the current levels of Secretary General posts listed by Government Department, and the sanctioned salary levels during 2021 for each post. Information on the payments made on a monthly basis to each individual is of a personal nature. Due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) around personal data a further breakdown...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 392 together. I have received correspondence from the Chairperson of the Independent Body together with the Independent Body’s conclusions and recommendations. This estimates that the cost of implementing their recommendations will be €180M this year with an implementation date of July 1, 2022. I understand that the Independent...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: A revised salary of €292,000 was sanctioned in January 2021 for recruitment to the post of the Secretary General of the Department of Health, reflecting the challenges and very significant responsibilities attached to this role. Section 3.1.3 of Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022 provided for a general round increase in annualised basic salary for all public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the Report on the Processes and Procedures Applying to the Appointment of Senior Executives in the Public Service by the Houses of the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts and the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach is a lengthy examination of complex issues that span a number of policy and legislative areas. Given...

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

Michael McGrath: My Department received a query directly from the person, who indicated they had a reaction to a COVID-19 vaccination and enquired about the type of leave available to them for this situation. My Department issued a response on 10 January 2022, with information on the guidance for public service employers to assist them with the management of working arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have policy responsibility for recruitment and selection within the civil service. I understand that the Deputy is likely referring to a number of complaints made in respect of an internal recruitment and selection process undertaken by the Garda Commissioner in respect of the assignment of sworn members of An Garda Síochána, who...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385, 386 and 388 together. My reply relates to the Civil Service and to the number of state industrial and public service staff employed within the remit of the Minister for  Public Expenditure and Reform. The total number of civil servants, on a full-equivalent (FTE) or headcount basis employed in County Clare in each of the years ending 31...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department and the Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department, is set out in the following tables. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform  Title Planned End Date Review of Civil Service Organisational Design and Structures Quarter 1 2022 Post...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy has asked if a recent PQ to the Minister for Health on the Critical Illness Protocol (CIP) provisions of the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme as set out in S.I.124 of 2014 relates to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and I can confirm that these regulations were introduced by this department. Public servants who suffer from a critical illness or injury can apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Media (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department and for the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following tables. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Social Media Platform Cost LinkedIn €4,404 Facebook €2,332 Twitter €1,901 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 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-con...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The total number of public service employees at 30 September 2021, the most recent quarterly data available, was 364,352 in full-time equivalent (FTE) terms. This number includes 45,108 civil servants, comprising 42,726 civil service employees (FTE) whose details are captured on the Civil Service HR Databank, a further 905 civil servants who are primarily serving abroad, and 1,477 civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I would refer the Deputy to my recent replies to a number of related Parliamentary Questions on this matter (PQs 62607/21, 56346/21, 54814/21, 55749/21). As the Deputy will be aware, this competition was undertaken by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) as the independent, statutory body that provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil service.  PAS forms...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no such contracts in place.  However, the Deputy may wish to be aware that my Department’s telephony service is provided by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI).  This service is provided under a Department of Finance contract in the context of a number of services that are shared by both Departments.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) currently has 74 staff assigned and 31 vacancies. Recruitment of skilled IT and Digital resources is challenging and the Department is actively working with the Public Appointments Commission (PAS) to fill vacancies. It is expected that vacancies at HEO and EO will be filled with successful candidates from recent and ongoing PAS competitions...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cybersecurity Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 to 405, inclusive, together. In relation to my Department, I wish to advise that ICT services for my Department are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) which is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.  Information relating to services provided and or responses initiated to events in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: An initial public consultation on the scope of the freedom of information review closed a week before Christmas, having received almost 1,200 responses.  The process of analysing the responses has commenced, which will inform a consultation paper to be published in the spring.  A customer satisfaction survey is also set to launch shortly, which seek to gain a deeper insight into the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: Legislation to amend the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 to provide for the transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law ("the Whistleblowing Directive") is at an advanced stage of preparation and will be published shortly. The Pre-legislative Scrutiny Report on the draft general scheme of the Bill, prepared by the Joint Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the Report on the Processes and Procedures Applying to the Appointment of Senior Executives in the Public Service by the Houses of the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts and the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach is a lengthy examination of complex issues that span a number of policy and legislative areas. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Michael McGrath: The recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours were received earlier this month. However, estimating the cost of implementing the recommendations will depend on the detail contained in the Independent Body’s full report. The Terms of Reference of the Independent Body state that, as part of the deliberative process, the Independent Body will consider: ...