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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The new Public Service Sick Leave Scheme is a very significant reform introduced by my Department earlier this year. The significant reduction in access to paid sick leave is required to reduce the unsustainable costs of sick leave in the public service. The new scheme was finalised on the basis of two Labour Court recommendations following extensive negotiations with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Mar fhreagra ar cheist an Theachta, is féidir liom a dhearbhú go bhfuil de chumas ag ochtar ball foirne obair na Roinne a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge.  B'fheidir go bhfuil cuma íseal ar an bhfigiúr seo, ach is cinnte gur leor é chun freastal a dhéanamh ar riachtanais na heagraíochta.  Mar gheall ar an ról ata aici, ni bhíonn...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The licence to operate the National Lottery was granted to Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), a consortium comprising Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (the owner of the Camelot Group), An Post and An Post pension funds in February of this year.  Half of the €405 million due from PLI in respect of the licence was received in the Exchequer at that time and the remaining half was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: An actuarial valuation was carried out earlier this year by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to update the accrued liability in respect of Public Service occupational pensions. The key result of the exercise is that the total accrued liability in respect of Public Service occupational pensions is now estimated at €98bn as at December 2012. This compares with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262, 263 and 266 to 269, inclusive, together. As set out in the Government's Public Service Reform Plan 2014-2016, Public Service Reform has been, and will continue to be, a key element of the Government's overall recovery strategy.  The Reform Plan and Progress Reports which set out the considerable progress that has been made can be seen...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of State Assets (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I am happy to inform the Deputy that the programme of State asset disposals that I announced in February 2012 reached a successful conclusion this year. This will result in special dividends (asset proceeds) of some €1.4 billion being paid to the Exchequer to support stimulus measures and reduce Ireland's debt burden and no further State asset disposals are under...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The publication of the Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015 2017 (CER) on Budget Day followed a process of evaluation and analysis of expenditure priorities over the coming years, and how best to accommodate the increasing demands on some public services in an affordable manner. For 2015 in the CER, the Government approved expenditure increases amounting to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (16 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Detailed quarterly and annual statistics on Public Service staffing  are available at .  Based on the Databank information, the table outlines the annual net reduction in Public Service numbers during each year from 2009 to 2013.  These numbers take account of exits through retirement and under voluntary redundancy schemes - some 2,500 staff left...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: On a point of order, the House is due to adjourn in eight minutes. To vote on a motion to adjourn, which will take more than eight minutes, is farcical.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Farcical.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: That is patronising.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: She knows that.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: "Charges like this" are €60?

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: On a point of order-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Is it all right for Deputies to abuse Members of the House like that and call them names?

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Is that all right?

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: €100.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: On group water schemes.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: And paying for it.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Joan is on her way.