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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Services Staff (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No.2) Act 2009 provides for the reduction in the pay rates of all persons employed by public service bodies, as defined under the Act. Such reductions apply irrespective of whether a particular post is funded in whole or in part through non-Exchequer funds or income. The particular category of staff referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Valuation Act, 2001 as amended by the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015, provides that all buildings used or developed for any purpose are rateable unless expressly exempted under Schedule 4 of the Act. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Acts and the making of valuations is his sole prerogative and I, as Minister, have no role in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Update (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The 2011 Programme for Government contained commitments to ensure more progress on eGovernment and moving Government services online. The Public Service Reform Plan, published in November 2011, recognised that there was significant opportunity for increasing the electronic delivery of services and stated that the Government would develop and publish a new eGovernment Strategy to support this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Service ICT Strategy sets out a new model for ICT delivery across the entire Public Service, delivering more efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery through a more integrated, shared and digital environment. It identifies a number of key strategic objectives that will set the future direction for innovation and excellence in ICT within the Public Service - Build to Share,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I have met with representatives of retired public servants, firstly in May of 2013. At that time I indicated to them my support for the formation of  a pensioner representative grouping along the lines of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants. I also committed to move towards reducing  the impact of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (8 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Information on public service numbers is freely available on my Department's databank website- for as far back as 1980.   The full-time equivalent number of public servants at the end of each year from 2007 to 2014 is set out in the following table. # 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total 312,131 320,387 310,747 305,967 297,327 290,862 288,217 289,643The ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (8 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Details concerning the pension entitlements of individual public servants are a matter for the relevant employer, pension administrator or Government Department in the first instance. However, I understand that public servants in general who began employment in a public service body prior to 1 April 2004 have a maximum retirement age of 65 under their terms and conditions of employment. For...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Programmes (8 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I am pleased that the new INTERREG VA Cooperation Programme was officially adopted by the European Commission on 13 February 2015.  The European Regional Development Fund contribution to the Programme is €240m (85%).  In addition, €43m will come from match-funding, raising the total value of the programme to €283m.   The Programme has four key...

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Is that not a good thing?

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: We might all be gone within 11 weeks.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: It was the site chosen that was wrong.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy's party picked the wrong site for it.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: It was the site.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: A broken economy.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: It is open to them to do that.

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I am glad to have the opportunity to outline to the House the capital investment framework, Building on Recovery, which represents an Exchequer spend of €27 billion over the next six years. The longer six-year timeframe for the plan will facilitate the delivery of a greater number of projects and programmes. Key investments will be made in transport, education, health...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I apologise that I was unable to be here for previous Stages of the Bill just before the summer recess, but I was committed to being elsewhere. I did, however, read with great care the transcript of the debate in this House and thank Senators for participating in it. I will offer some background information on the Bill. This is a very modest proposal in terms of the real reform agenda that...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Or weeks. Who knows these things? I am more confident, to borrow a phrase from our esteemed President, that the testing of the love of the people will take place in 2016 rather than 2015, but who is to know these matters. In any event, should I have any influence on the matter, I certainly will have something to say about it, and if I am in an executive position in the next Oireachtas I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Seanad Elections (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The cost of registered post for ballot papers, in the Cultural and Educational Panel by-election to Seanad Éireann in 2014, was €2,676.00.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Seanad Elections (7 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: For the election to Seanad Éireann 2011 the cost of registered post for ballot papers, for the National University of Ireland constituency was €534,336.46, and for the University of Dublin constituency was €826,744.15.