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Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in implementing new guidelines on the public procurement process that will allow small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, to compete fairly for contracts; the method his Department will use to monitor adherence to the guidelines; the penalties that will be imposed if the guidelines are not followed; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: Procurement is still a mystery to many SMEs. It has considerable potential. The Minister has published new guidelines on public procurement processes, but what plans has he to publicise them and, more importantly, ensure that they are implemented and adhered to in order that SMEs are protected by them and know their way around the process?

Other Questions: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Holding a roadshow in Leinster House - perhaps in the AV room - would be worthwhile so as to brief Members of both Houses. I have written to the Minister of State about an issue that has come to my attention, that of small, independent book publishers that are effectively excluded from library tendering. Library tenders are now being...

Other Questions: Vacant Sites Data (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 45. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the implementation of the property asset management delivery plan; if a database has been compiled detailing all property owned by the State and local authorities; the number of properties that are classified as vacant; his plans for these vacant properties; if these properties are suitable for a residential...

Other Questions: Vacant Sites Data (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: Regarding the property asset management delivery plan, have we a central database of all properties that the State possesses and the condition of that property? Where the vacant element of that property is concerned, what can be done for people who are seeking homes or to offer opportunities for community groups, SMEs and so on in areas of the country where they are needed?

Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: It will be 24 December.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister of State. However, he could have given me that answer in June or July. I want to know what specific new initiatives he has taken to deal with the rainfall levels this summer and their potential impact on the flooding in those communities later this year. We had the extraordinary event in Donegal but that is now becoming less extraordinary and more the norm. While the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: I had heard the Minister of State was around the area. It is the end of September and the level of the River Moy is what it should be at the end of November. While I do not need a response on that, it gives an indication of the potential challenges this year. The Minister of State has to ensure that a response is ready to go on the ground in the event of a repeat of what happened in 2015...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contingencies put in place to deal with increased water levels in rivers and waterways; the extra measures that have been established to deal with the upcoming winter months; the amount dedicated towards these contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: We have just come out of a very wet summer. Met Éireann figures show it was a wetter than average summer. There were the extraordinary events in Donegal, the debate on which Deputy McConalogue will be leading later, and I know the Acting Chairman, Deputy Eugene Murphy, visited Donegal as well. What plans has the Minister in place to deal with the potential flooding that may arise this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: Castleknock is fairly near it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of mid-term capital review; if it will provide specific estimates of key projects; if it will earmark funding to specific projects; when he expects the review to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40449/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: The summer economic statement gave a commitment to increase the public capital plan by 17%. The Minister published a glossy document at the beginning of September relating to the review of the current plan. Can he give assurances that this is not more of the Government spin, which has been the hallmark of its first 100 days in office, that there will be substance to this capital plan and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: When does the Minister expect to publish the plan? How will it align with the work the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is doing on the national planning framework? The document the Minister published, the review of the capital plan, highlights broadband as an area for prioritisation. He may have heard in the last hour or so that SIRO has pulled out of the national broadband tendering...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed - Priority Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: First, the Minister's response to my broadband question highlights a problem I have, namely, who is in charge of making sure the plan is delivered? If the Minister leaves it to each line Minister, who is in charge of making sure he or she does his or her job? Is it not the Minister's job to make sure that they spend the money and spend it properly? Second, the Minister mentioned PPPs....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: Having spent the last couple of Sundays in the north-east inner city, I can say that the people there do sympathy very well. This area is crying out for action and real activity, rather than spin, statements and ministerial visits. While Michael Stone has the potential to make a real difference, he will be unable to do so unless he is given an appropriate and dedicated budget that is not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: Or working in it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Communications (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: The links between Ireland and India go back to before independence, as Deputy McDonald said. There were very strong links between the former Taoiseach and President, Éamon de Valera, and Indian politics of the time. Those links were renewed in recent years, particularly in the area of science policy. The initial Ireland-India research programme offered considerable opportunities for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the spending review currently taking place; the timeframe for the publishing of the review; the estimated savings to be made; the measures that will be implemented as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Sep 2017)

Dara Calleary: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on his Department's discussions with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the implementation of Labour Court recommendation, LRC 19293, regarding the rights of community employment scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40448/17]