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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 127 together. Budget 2021 provided for an overall expenditure ceiling of €87.8 billion. Of this funding, €75¾ billion was allocated to core expenditure programmes with €6½ billion allocated to Departments for measures related to Covid-19. In addition to this, €5.4 billion was set aside in reserve to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have statutory responsibility for the remuneration of civil servants, as set out in Section 17 of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 (as amended): Miscellaneous powers of the Minister in relation to the Civil Service: 17.—(1) The Minister shall be responsible for the following matters— (a) the regulation and control...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I have considered this matter on foot of the Deputy's recent prior representations to me and would refer the Deputy to my correspondence to him of 14 April 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the independent recruiter for appointments to the civil service.All recruitment is demand-led and PAS undertakes competitions on behalf of the civil service to establish panels that may be drawn upon as vacancies arise in Government Departments or Offices. Irish speaking candidates may apply for general civil service roles...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that the matter of community employment schemes falls within the policy remit of my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. I have however a strong appreciation of the role of Community Employment Schemes in communities right across the country and I know this role could not be fulfilled without the leadership of the Scheme Supervisors. In this context I have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy may be aware, in 2017 the Government agreed the pensions increase policy on public service pensions in payment for the period to end 2020 as follows: - An equitable approach must be adopted for the various public service pensioner cohorts who are not only differentiated by amount of pension in payment (determined by grade and service) asheretofore but also by date of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the independent recruiter for appointments to the civil service.PAS undertakes competitions on behalf of the civil service to establish panels that may be drawn upon as vacancies arise in Government Departments or Offices. Administrative Officer CompetitionThe last Administrative Officer general entry campaign undertaken by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: Ireland continues to apply EU public procurement rules to covered public contracts.In parallel, national procurement rules apply to public contracts valued below the EU thresholds. Under EU law, public contracts above certain values must be advertised EU-wide and awarded in competitive tendering in an open and transparent process. National rules provide for similar processes. These rules...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation reduced public service pensions by way of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR), introduced on 1 January 2011 under the FEMPI Act 2010. The PSPR did not target any particular sector specifically, but was a progressive reduction, imposed by way of rate bands based on the pay-out value of the pension, with pension...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Undefined (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 565 together. My Department, working together with the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Finance, the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications, is responsible for preparing Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is the independent recruiter in respect of appointments to the Civil Service The 2021 competition for Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) was by PAS launched in October 2021 and I set out information in relation to this competition for the Deputy’s information: No. No. of applicants 9,907 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that the matter of community employment schemes falls within the policy remit of my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. I have however a strong appreciation of the role of Community Employment Schemes in communities right across the country and I know this role could not be fulfilled without the leadership of the Scheme Supervisors. In this context I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that the matter of community employment schemes falls within the policy remit of my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. I have however a strong appreciation of the role of Community Employment Schemes in communities right across the country and I know this role could not be fulfilled without the leadership of the Scheme Supervisors. In this context I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: Further to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 241 (Proof No. 253) of 24 February 2021, the tables below outline the information requested by the Deputy as it relates to my Department and the Office of Government Procurement, which is also part of my Department. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Purpose of review / research / study Brief Description of work...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Government has a policy of open recruitment and the role of the Top Level Appointments Commission (TLAC), as an independent body, is to support that and ensure that the recruitment and selection process for senior Civil Service posts - at Assistant Secretary General level, or equivalent, and upwards - is accessible to the widest pool of qualified candidates. TLAC operates under the Code...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 563 together. While it remains the responsibility of each Minister to appoint members to the State Boards under the aegis of their respective Departments, in 2014 the Government announced a revised model for appointments to State Boards which sets out that all appointments should be advertised openly on the State Boards portal operated by the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: The Minister for Transport has primary responsibility for the procurement of services such as search and rescue. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) puts in place Framework Agreements for commonly procured goods and services, assists Public Sector Bodies (PSB) running mini-competitions under these Frameworks and also assists PSBs with some bespoke procurement projects. Having regard...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567, 587 to 589, inclusive, 595, 596 and 599 together. A number of reforms have been implemented in recent years to enhance Ireland’s budgetary framework and ensure the efficient and effective management of public expenditure. These reforms aim to increase transparency around the budgetary process and to facilitate meaningful dialogue around key...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 590 together. I would like to thank Deputy for the question. The Deputy will be aware that a large programme of reform has been under way since the establishment of this Department in 2011. Reform of public services will continue to play an integral role in this Department's function as we recover our economy and society from the colossal and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (21 Apr 2021)

Michael McGrath: I understand the Deputy is referring to the policy in relation to pension increases for retired prison officers focusing in particular on the impact of changes in the treatment of rent allowance for the pensions of these retirees. The application of the existing pension increase policy to situations in which a pensionable fixed periodic allowance (rent allowance, in the case of Prison...