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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (12 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: Class D PRSI generally applies to permanent and pensionable employees in the public service recruited before 6 April 1995 to whom Class B and C PRSI do not apply. This cohort of Public Servants pay modified Social Welfare Insurance. They do not have an entitlement to the Contributory State Pension. In 2017 the Government agreed the pensions increase policy on public service pensions in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (12 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: All records held by my Department in relation to the individual referred to were released to that individual in June 2021 on foot of a Subject Access Request which they submitted.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: Enhanced gender diversity on State Boards is a long standing commitment of Government and is also important in terms of enhancing the effectiveness of State Boards. I am strongly committed to building on the progress made in recent years in this regard. The Deputy may be aware that in September 2020 I published an Annex to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. The Annex...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (12 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: Ireland has been allocated €1.065 billion in constant (2018) prices, equivalent to €1.165 billion in current prices. This represents 21% of the total value of the Reserve, the largest allocation for any Member State. The reference period for expenditure under the Reserve runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. The objective of the Reserve is to provide support to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department’s procurement policy and processes are set out in accordance with the Office of Government Procurement’s (OGP) Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services, which aim to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers the best value for money. I can confirm that no...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (6 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: Ireland has been allocated €1.065 billion in constant (2018) prices, equivalent to €1.165 billion in current prices. This represents 21% of the total value of the Reserve, the largest allocation for any Member State. The reference period for expenditure under the Reserve runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. The objective of the Reserve is to provide support to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Summer Economic Statement (6 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: As part of the medium term expenditure strategy, the Summer Economic Statement (SES) set out set out the budget package for each year to 2025, with the provision under this to meet the expected costs of delivering existing levels of service (ELS) set out in Table 2.1 of the Mid-Year Expenditure Report. For Budget 2022, provision has been included for an additional €4.2 billion in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (5 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Government has committed in the Programme for Government to mandating public sector employers to move to 20% home and remote working. In July, 2021 the Government approved a Policy Statement on Blended Working in the Civil Service, which was produced by my Department and agreed by the Civil Service Management Board. The Policy Statement commits the Civil Service to implementing a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Revenue Commissioners (5 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: I wish to advise the Deputy that the matter referenced in the first part of this question relates to a body under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In respect of the bodies under the aegis of my Department, I am advised that the Office of Public Works will respond directly to the Deputy in the coming days in line with Standing Order 51a. In terms of the other...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: The following table lists the estimated annual savings from reducing salaries by 50% of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Ceann Comhairle, Leas Cheann Comhairle, Ministers and certain Ministers for State, whilst leaving the current rate of the salary for Deputies in place. ">Table *Allowance for three specified Ministers of State who regularly attend meetings of Government

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (5 Oct 2021)

Michael McGrath: I would like to inform the Deputy that officials from my Department have attempted to contact your office to seek clarification on the information required within your question. When clarification of the information sought has been received, my Department will collate the required statistics and I will respond directly to you by way of letter.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to appear before the committee today as part of its pre-budget 2022 scrutiny process. Detailed work is ongoing in my Department to finalise the expenditure Estimates for budget 2022. Similar to the approach adopted last year, the upcoming budget will be framed in the context of continued sustainable increases in core public expenditure, with a focus on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy for his question. It is good to be back before the committee and it is doing excellent work, as always. On the recognition issue, the Government has on several occasions said we believe some recognition is appropriate and warranted in respect of the extraordinary efforts of so many people across society while we have been living with Covid-19 during the past 18 months....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: As I said earlier, the estimate of the emergency level of expenditure is approximately €15 billion. That amount comes on top of €15 billion to €16 billion in expenditure last year as well. In total, across last year and this year, expenditure in this regard has exceeded €30 billion. The expenditure of €15 billion this year, however, will reduce...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy for the question. It is fair to acknowledge that the recovery will not be even across all sectors. It will be gradual in several sectors. We are seeing an example of that in the aviation industry and with all the main airports. Even international assessments conclude that the recovery of the aviation sector will be gradual. There is, of course, an unknown factor as...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: On budget day, as the Deputy knows, we will update the forecast deficit for this year and the following years up to 2025. As she correctly said, the summer economic statement made a forecast for the deficit for the current year of just over €20 billion at 5.1% of the general Government balance. It is fair to acknowledge that we have experienced strong tax receipts across a number of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: I will provide as much information as I can now. My departmental officials are available to provide whatever additional information and briefing we possibly can on the Brexit adjustment reserve. As the Deputy knows, this comes from an EU fund with a total value of almost €5.5 billion in today's prices. The 2018 value was set at about €5 billion and it then got reset in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny (Resumed): Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (30 Sep 2021)

Michael McGrath: We all acknowledge how vital the wage subsidy scheme has been since it was introduced in March 2020. The Exchequer has paid over €8 billion across the two wage subsidy schemes in that period. Even at this moment, we still have approximately 300,000 workers whose wages are paid in part or in full under the wage subsidy scheme. There is a significant cost at over €400 million a...