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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...an additional 700 nurses since the beginning of last year. We have looked, at the request of the Minister for Health, at incentivising people to come back from England, by giving them relocating fees to help in making that decision, which has helped. I spoke to a trade union official on the nursing side during the week. He told me about a health facility - it was not a unique hospital...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (20 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...Act of 2009. The changes being made reflect the very different economic context in which we operate, six years after the original Act, and the need to adjust upwards in some cases rather than solely downwards. The original FEMPI Act gave the Minister for Health, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the power to reduce the fees paid to health professionals by the State for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Costs (14 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...in the course of its examination of appointment processes.  In addition, expenditure has been incurred by the CPSA over the last three years in successfully defending a legal challenge. The  legal fees incurred by the Commission for Public Service Appointments for 2015 to date and for each of the past four years are provided in the following table. Year Amount 2015 to date...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...the introduction of cycles of care for those with type-2 diabetes and asthma. Next year, subject to successful negotiation with doctors' representatives, it is planned to extend GP care without fees to all children under 12.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (29 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ... is employed elsewhere in the Public Service, the general rules of abatement apply to their pension. This means that pension is abated so that the rate of pension, when added to the rate of pay or fee for the subsequent work, will not exceed their former rate of salary uprated to current values. This position was reinforced when I reviewed the TLAC terms in October 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the annual cost to my Department of fees paid to private for profit companies to provide public services is nil.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the table below provides information on the annual costs of outsourced services to my Department since September 2014 to date. Description Total Consultancy Fees €627,921 Training €264,919 Cleaning €130,028 Catering €24,914 The OPW have indicated that they will respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...Mileage from March 2011 to March 2015 is available on my Departments' website Information in respect of April 2015, May 2015, June 2015 will be published on the Departments' website shortly. The following table outlines expenditure on legal fees from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 in my Department. Legal Fees from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 Supplier Amount Eversheds Sweden €1,200...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Requests (14 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ... be regarded by the requester as precisely formulated.      In relation to the search, retrieval and copying charges issue, the Deputy will be aware that the FOI Act 2014 resulted in the abolition of the upfront FOI application fee and a significant re-design of the search and retrieval fees regime allowing for up to five hours search, retrieval and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legal Costs (7 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The total of legal fees incurred by the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI) to date in the case of NAMA v Commissioner for Environmental Information is €97,000.  It is expected that additional fees will be incurred in the coming weeks. The total of all legal fees incurred by the OCEI since its inception to date, including those for the NAMA case, is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (2 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: .... That is not surprising. I have indicated the issues that were raised with my staff, for which I am responsible. There were other issues. For example, the Deputy instanced the registration fees for nurses and I know that issue was raised with the HSE staff and with the Department of Health negotiators who were there. Those are issues because there were anomalies and they were...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the potential annual savings to the Exchequer if board members fees were reduced by 25%. Agency Annual Savings to Exchequer Public Appointments Service €8,764 The Valuation Tribunal €29,050 Total €37,814 The non-commercial State sponsored bodies under my remit are the Special European Union Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the total cost of professional fees during 2014 was €2,494,281.  The annual saving to the Exchequer based on a reduction of 10% would be €249,428.  (Payments are inclusive of VAT where applicable.) My Department ensures that every effort is made to limit the use of consultants where possible.  All contracts are negotiated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...children, in this case up to €12,500 per annum, a total of €25,000 for each year the pensions remained in payment. The cost of a thousand such cases would be €25m per annum and of 10,000 would be €250m per annum. To offset costs, an upfront fee could be levied on those who chose to opt in. However, the fee for opting in either could not cover the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...that come to light in the course of its examination of appointment processes.  In addition, expenditure has been incurred by the CPSA in successfully defending a legal challenge, The following legal fees were incurred by the CPSA for each of the last four years. Year Amount 2012 1,000 2013 35,000 2014 132,000 2015 2,000

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (17 Jun 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...documentation to address situations where breach of employment or health and safety (or other relevant) legislation comes to its attention in the context of contract administration. Discharge of fees is subject to compliance with terms and conditions of contract which includes legislative compliance. Similarly material breach of such terms may trigger a right of termination.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (19 May 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question there has been no expenditure on legal fees in my Department appealing decisions taken by the High Court.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Bodies (25 Mar 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...xa0; Currently, the only expenses paid are to the Chairperson in respect of travel from Belfast which is in the region of €200 approximately per annum. The Institute of Public Administration do not pay fees to board members. It should be noted that while my Department is responsible for determining the fee rate policy for chairpersons and members of commercial and non-commercial...

Estimates for Public Services 2015 (5 Mar 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...year ending on the 31st day of December, 2015, for pensions, superannuation, occupational injuries, and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts 1834 to 2004 and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (12 Feb 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...primary categories namely - Legal & Insurance - Consulting & Advisory - Banking & Finance - Construction & Engineering In terms of reducing costs associated with management consultants fees, accountant fees and legal advice fees, the OGP intends putting in place National Frameworks for the following during 2015: 1. Financial & Economic...