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Other Questions: Drainage Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Minister of State has hit the exact point that he and I have discussed. It is not the responsibility of the OPW, but that of the local authority. When the local authority is contacted, it claims it is not its responsibility but that of somebody else. Nothing gets done and flooding happens, and we go back through the same scenario. Has Cavan County Council received any money for...

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies on State boards in his Department, the number filled since he took office, the number filled through the Public Appointments Service, the timelines to fill vacancies and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36523/16]

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 151. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies on boards or agencies within his Department's remit that currently exist, the number that have been filled since 8 May 2016, the number of these that were filled through the Public Appointments Service, the timeline for filling remaining vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36652/16]

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacancies on State boards in his Department, the number filled since he took office, the number filled through the Public Appointments Service, the timelines to fill vacancies and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36842/16]

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: I have put this question to every Minister. It concerns the number of vacancies on State boards within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform but as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I would also like him to comment on vacancies on State boards generally.

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The Minister has said there is a good process in places. By extension, this leads me to say that he has confidence in the Public Appointments Service and its role in filling vacancies on State boards. He was previously Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Did he allow a situation to arise where 35 vacancies on crucial State boards were left unfilled? The Road Safety Authority and...

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: In respect of the interests of good governance of any State company or organisation, particularly those facing specific challenges such as Irish Rail and the Road Safety Authority and given the challenges we face at the moment or in any other Department where there are challenges, is it appropriate for there to be no appointments to a State board over a six-month period? I accept that...

Other Questions: Appointments to State Boards (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: If he makes them.

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Deputy Brendan Smith has been delayed and will not make it. He has asked me to state his concern regarding the need for drainage work on the River Erne in County Fermanagh which is affecting many areas downstream in County Cavan. The same applies to rivers all over the country, particularly at this time as we approach the time of year when flooding began last year. I will pass on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: will the Minister confirm that a replacement has been appointed for Oonagh Buckley who did great work in the Department and is now heading up the Workplace Relations Commission? That post holder will, effectively, be the lead civil servant in charge of the public service.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budget that has been assigned to the public service pay commission, PSPC; if he will provide its final terms of reference and its proposed timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36521/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: The PSPC was a part of last May's confidence and supply agreement, but we could not have anticipated the serious situation facing us now. Its role is even more important. What are its budget and terms of reference? What is the timeline for its work and has that timeline been reviewed in light of the current uncertainty around public service pay?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: I do not doubt the value of that work. There will be experienced heads around the table and that experience is needed now more than ever. When the Minister met the commission on Monday, did he discuss the current situation with it and seek advice based on its members' experiences in the private and public sectors as to how he might steer through this situation? The timeline is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Establishment (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: I do not deny that the Minister is not lacking in advice, but what he does with it and who is giving it seem to be the problem. I was intrigued by a comment made by the president of SIPTU, Mr. Jack O'Connor, when he was issuing various threats to the Minister that he did not know anything about the PSPC. The commission formed part of the confidence and supply agreement, and one of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Were their proposals to be implemented, how much would it cost per month in 2017? A catalyst for much of this was the recommendation of the Labour Court in the dispute involving An Garda Síochána. The Minister and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, have indicated that it will cost some €50 million to implement. Has the Government outlined...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: How much would the ICTU proposals cost to implement?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is necessary to re-examine the figures in the context of the provision of €0.3 billion in 2017 and 2018; his strategy for the succession for the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36753/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister outline his proposals for a successor agreement to the Lansdowne Road agreement? The negotiations for such an agreement will have to get under way in any event in early 2017 to be ready for budget 2018. Will the Minister have to re-examine the figures for the agreement for the 2017 and 2018 budgets?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: There have been statements from the other party to the Lansdowne Road agreement, the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, that it wants to see a successor agreement move further. I understand it has given the Minister some space to work on proposals. Will he outline what contacts he has had with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions? Has it tabled any formal...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2016)

Dara Calleary: Where?