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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It would be extremely helpful to get a sense of where we are at this point in time. As parliamentarians, we can table questions to every Department and agency and ask them how many secondments they have but I expect it would be better if that was collated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and presented to the committee rather than us doing it individually, which we can do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Some of those elected to the Dáil or the Seanad can avail of a type of secondment. If one worked in the public sector prior to be elected to one of these Houses, is it not the case that position remains open to that person? Is Mr. Moloney familiar with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Is it Mr. Moloney's view those special arrangements should be of an indefinite nature as they are at present? Mr. Moloney can correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is a teacher - not to pick on teachers as my three sisters and my wife are teachers - could be elected as a Member of the Oireachtas and 25 years later, having lost the job, that person could return to teaching as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: My understanding is it is the job the person left that is available to the person because the position that is backfilled is a temporary position. The person who backfills it is not given permanency and that is a problem. There is an issue in terms of workers’ rights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: To move away from the Houses of the Oireachtas and turn to the public service and Civil Service, I am familiar with cases where, for example, a professional working in a publicly-funded hospital but not one that comes under the remit of the HSE has been seconded to the Department or the HSE and that person's hospital position would have been backfilled but it would only be on a temporary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the fact that in the Civil Service that is not the case but I would encourage Mr. Moloney to take it to the next step. Let us have a bird’s eye view of where we are at with secondments, which is an important role in the transferring of experience and so on. I would like to know if there are people who have been seconded for ten years and if so, perhaps those should be...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: No, it has not. Fianna Fáil is changing the law to facilitate it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: They are changing the law to make it legal. They raised half a million last year illegally.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Maybe he could also explain why the permit, the lottery licence, which is supposed to be available in the court, is not available in the court.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: All legal.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Last year, Fianna Fáil was raising money illegally, half a million.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the strategic rail review for the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30747/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the route 30 at 7 a.m. and X30 at 8.30 a.m. Bus Éireann services from Donegal town to Dublin did not operate on 29 April; the operational issues that led to these cancellations; the back-up and-or preventative measures that were in place in case operational issues arose; the steps taken by Bus Éireann to avoid...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 366. To ask the Minister for Finance the minimum level of excise that may apply to petrol under the European United Energy Directive; the rate that currently applies; and the cost of reducing the current rate to the minimum rate from 6 June 2022 until 12 October 2022. [28919/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 367. To ask the Minister for Finance the minimum level of excise that may apply to diesel under the European Union Energy Directive; the rate that currently applies; and the cost of reducing the current rate to the minimum rate from 6 June 2022 until 12 October 2022 if the diesel rebate scheme were suspended during the same period. [28920/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 368. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the diesel rebate scheme in the period from 6 June 2022 to 12 October 2022; and the estimated savings if it were suspended during that period. [28921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 369. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing excise duty on kerosene used for home heating oil in the period from 6 June 2022 until 12 October 2022. [28922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 394. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019 disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [30052/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 395. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of tax relief on pension contributions in 2019 disaggregated by salary band in intervals of €10,000, in tabular form. [30053/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (14 Jun 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 402. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of indexing tax bands and tax credits (details supplied). [30389/22]