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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: Performance budgeting was introduced in 2011 as part of a suite of reforms to the public expenditure framework and involves the routine use of performance information alongside financial details as part of the budget process. A key aim of the performance budgeting initiative is to maximise the reporting of relevant quantitative metrics capable of being used to assess trends over time in order...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: Due to the nature of its role, my Department has not allocated funding to projects in County Tipperary in the last year from its own Votes. The main purpose of projects and associated investment undertaken by my Department is to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public Service. While all counties ultimately benefit from my Department’s reform plans by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the reductions in counsel fees over the period of 2009-2011 were underpinned by Government decisions and formed part of a broader Government need to reduce costs across the public service. I fully acknowledge and appreciate the very important work undertaken by barristers who prosecute criminal work on behalf of the State and my Department has engaged...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy is aware, my Department operates in a constantly evolving strategic context. The Department will continue to adapt both its reform programme and expenditure monitoring and evaluation programme activities, so that it can deliver on Government objectives, EU commitments and support the economic, social and climate-related progress in keeping with the requirement to return to a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Child and Family Agency (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 to 484, inclusive, together. I appreciate the valuable work of the community and voluntary sector that provide services to children and families across Ireland. The issues raised in the Deputy’s questions relate to the funding of such organisations by Tusla. Under Section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013, the funding of these...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: Across 2020 and 2021, Government will have made available over €31 billion for direct expenditure measures to support our people, businesses and key public services deal with the impacts of Covid-19. Over €16½ billion was allocated during 2020 with provision for almost €12 billion made as part of Budget 2021 and further funding of approximately €3 billion to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: The phased unwinding of the Financial Emergency legislation commenced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 and will be completed under the Public Services Pay and Pensions Act 2017 and the Public Service Pay Act 2021. On 1 July 2021, under Section 19 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, pay restoration for all public servants with annualised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: The reduced new entrant pay scales for civil and public servants introduced in 2011 were abolished in 2013 under the Haddington Road Agreement, where it was agreed to merge the new scales and existing scales - typically by adding the lower two points of the new scale to the existing scale. As such there are no separate reduced pay scales for civil and public servants. Under the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, TDs do not get incremental salary increases and instead are on a fixed point scale.There is therefore no cost in relation to increments.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: My Department is working closely with other Departments and the HSE to ensure that EU Digital Covid Certificate (EU DCC) meets the Regulation as set down by the EU. The EU DCC Regulation is intended to facilitate people’s fundamental right to move and reside freely and help to support the lifting of restrictions currently in place in a coordinated manner within the EU. It can be used...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cybersecurity Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 490 to 493, inclusive, together. The Office of the Government CIO (OGCIO), which is a division in my Department, is responsible for developing and implementing the Public Sector ICT Strategy and providing guidance, support and advice on a number of fronts. It ensures an integrated approach to the exploitation of ICT including, accelerating the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) administers the Irish Government’s national electronic tendering platform (eTenders). eTenders is a central facility for all public sector contracting authorities to advertise their procurement opportunities and award notices. eTenders is currently provided, managed and maintained on behalf of the OGP by a third party service provider. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: As per section 24 of Circular 27/2003 - Annual Leave, under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, it is illegal to pay an allowance in lieu of the minimum statutory annual leave entitlement of an officer unless the employment relationship is terminated, in which case the officer is entitled to payment for untaken annual leave accrued at the date of cessation of employment either by way...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2021)

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 tables below. I wish to advise the Deputy that break clause details have not been included in the below tables as this information is considered to be commercially sensitive. Office Location Number of Staff ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: Is the committee hearing me okay?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: I will be as brief as I can. I welcome this opportunity to appear before the committee to speak on the summer economic statement, which was published yesterday, with my colleague, the Minister for Finance. The summer economic statement is a key element of the reformed budgetary process and sets out the parameters for the forthcoming budget and our medium term budgetary strategy to 2025....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: The positive position in relation to the recovery of the Irish economy underpins the summer economic statement, SES, strategy. We are seeing a significant rebound in the economy and we expect that to transition towards a sustainable recovery over time. Our key focus is to help people who want to get back to work. We still have more than 200,000 people on the pandemic unemployment payment....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: We have set the overall framework in the SES, on both the current and capital expenditure sides. From 2022 to 2025, the expenditure will be of the order of €50 billion in our public capital investment programme. Housing will be the big winner because we recognise it is a top priority across society and a key priority for Government. Compare that €50 billion across all...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputy for the question As he says, Table 4 sets out the total package for next year, which is of the order of €4.7 billion. The amount that is essentially pre-committed, whether it be by demographic costs, public service pay, existing levels of services etc., is of the order of €2 billion. Then there is the increase in capital expenditure of €1.1 billion...