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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Since the establishment of my Department in July 2011, there have been no reinstatements following retirement on the grounds of ill health. As the Deputy will be aware from my previous responses in relation to this matter, neither the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 nor the relevant circular (Ill-Health Retirement from the Civil Service, 22/07) make...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Expenditure (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The position in relation to the global valuation of public utility undertakings is that the Commissioner of Valuation has recently carried out a further valuation of seven utilities as required by section 53(6) of the Valuation Act 2001, as amended by the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015. The Commissioner is independent in the exercise of his functions in this regard, by virtue of section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 36415/15 of 20 October 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I refer to my reply on 5 November 2015 to Parliamentary Question Number 38893/15. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Transport Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Government Procurement conducted the procurement for the recent purchase of Garda vehicles; both standard and high performance types, on behalf of An Garda Síochána. The competitive tender process resulted in An Garda Síochána receiving excellent value for money in the purchase of these vehicles.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Industrial Relations (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I held a constructive meeting with SIPTU and IMPACT trade unions in relation to the position of CE Supervisors in September. Having listened to their respective positions, I have reconvened the Community Sector Informal Forum which ceased operation some years ago, in order to have matters relating to CE Supervisors examined.   The Forum will be chaired at Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Pensions (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Public service pensions above specific money thresholds are subject to decrease by means of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). A partial unwinding or amelioration of the PSPR cuts to pensions, in three stages and commencing on 1 January 2016, is provided for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015. The Deputy is seeking an estimate based on at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Under the terms of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015, which is currently before the House, I propose adjustments to the PSPR tables (affecting entry thresholds, bands and rates) over three stages, on 1 January 2016, 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018. These changes constitute a significant part-reversal of the PSPR burden on public service pensioners, and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Based on the available data sets, and making reasonable assumptions regarding retirements and mortality rates, the estimates of the pensioner numbers and associated annual costs in the specified pension bands can be provided: Pension Band Number of Pensioners Current Pension Cost €34,132  to €40,000 16,800 €580,000,000 €40,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Instruments (12 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Section 9 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2009 (No 5 of 2009), allows the Minister for Health to reduce the amount or the rate of payment to be made to health professionals (or classes of health professionals) in respect of any services that they render to or on behalf of a health body. Any reduction is to be effected by the Minister for Health by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (11 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. The PAS advertised a recruitment competition for Clerical Positions in June 2014 which attracted over 28,000 applications. This competition is being held in order to create panels of qualified individuals from which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Investment Projects (11 Nov 2015)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question my Department has no capital investment, projects or grants underway or approved for funding.

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: Was it all in our imagination?

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: I thank the Deputies opposite for acknowledging so clearly the progress we have made as a country in the past five years. In 2011, when the Government of which I am honoured to be a member came into office, we inherited a broken country and a broken economy. We had lost 250,000 jobs and unemployment was heading towards 500,000. Our debt as a country peaked at 123% of GDP. All our efforts...

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: We are only on the Title of the Bill yet.

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: Deputy Fleming wants to pull down the whole edifice.

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: I said an additional cost.

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: Yes.

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: I am not saying that.

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: Deputy Fleming is misinterpreting what I said. Chairman, may I deal with that point?