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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Public procurement in Ireland is governed by EU and National Law and National Guidelines. The EU Treaty principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination, transparency, mutual recognition, proportionality, free movement of goods and services and the right of establishment must be observed on all tenders.  The main purpose of the EU public procurement regime is to open up the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that, due to its nature and purpose, my Department does not issue grants to organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware, recruitment to the Civil Service is regulated by the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. The Act established the Public Appointments Service (PAS) as the centralised recruitment body for the Civil and Public Service. I have been informed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) that the information requested by the Deputy is as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy the following table outlines the Statutory Instruments I have signed into law since 1 January, 2016: Title of Statutory Instrument Date signed into law Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Payments to State Solicitors) (Adjustment) Regulations 2016 1 January, 2016 Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to Central Fund) Order 2016 21...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware, recruitment to the Civil Service is regulated by the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004. The Act established the Public Appointments Service (PAS) as the centralised recruitment body for the Civil and Public Service. The number of positions filled by region; The following table shows the number of vacancies filled by PAS, however...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (14 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: In January the Government approved the establishment of an Interdepartmental Working Group to consider policy that will support fuller working lives. The Group is chaired by an Assistant Secretary from my Department and includes senior level representatives from the Departments of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Social Protection, Justice, Health and Education. The Group is...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: It is constitutionally prohibited.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Yes, they were the Members who were working on this.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Hear, hear.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: By whom?

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: No, it cannot be ten minutes for the leaders of the parties up to now and suddenly five minutes for everyone else. When I approached the Ceann Comhairle on this issue, he assured me it would be ten minutes for each speaker.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Can I have injury time now? I approached the Ceann Comhairle on this matter and he assured me there would be ten-minute slots for each speaker.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I presume I am getting injury time for this as well. I was about to refer to the review of the budgetary process, one with which I have been intimately involved over the past five years. We tried to change it. The comprehensive review of expenditure laid out all the expenditure options in each area. I then wrote personally to the chairman of each committee to ask them to examine the...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Go raibh maith agat, Acting Chairman.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: As did Deputy Micheál Martin.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy did not object then.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I was going to address that very point.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy did not make an objection when his leader was speaking in defiance of the order. I immediately approached the Ceann Comhairle because I think it was wrong that we had a change and in the spirit of change the novelty was that members of the committee who had worked for the past three weeks would be called upon in alphabetical order.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I think that was a great thing. I approached the Chair as soon as that was not happening.

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: However, I am told that was agreed, and Deputy Micheál Martin and the representative of Sinn Féin were called in sequence.