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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (9 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis is set out in the table below. Public Body HEPA Filtration Co2 Monitoring Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform No The Department does not have any hard-wired Co2 monitoring systems installed or in operation. Where necessary, portable Co2...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Summer Economic Statement (SES) was published in July, following on from the Stability Programme Update earlier this year. It set out the parameters for Budget 2025 and expenditure ceilings out to 2030 which are framed with the need to continue to improve public services and capital infrastructure to support a growing population, and to ensure an expenditure strategy that will help...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service is the recruitment and resourcing service provider for client organisations in the civil and public service. It is responsible for sourcing, assessment and delivery of quality candidates to public service clients. It runs a wide range of openly advertised recruitment competitions and interdepartmental promotion competitions within the Civil Service. PAS’...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Public cloud continues to be a key and growing platform supporting the delivery of innovative, modern digital public services. Connecting Government 2030, the Digital and ICT Strategy for Ireland’s Public Service, reaffirms the commitment to a cloud-first approach, as set out in the 2019 Cloud Advice Note published by my Department. That note advised that new government systems should...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister recognises the role that Cloud computing plays in the delivery of public services. In support of this, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) published a comprehensive Cloud Services Procurement Guidance Note which provides procurement and commercial guidance to Public Service Bodies in respect of their procurement of Cloud based solutions. This Guidance Note was well...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In answering the Deputy's question, it is assumed that the scenario outlined applies to an individual who has retired or resigned from a role in the Defence Forces, in which they were a member of a pre-existing public service pension scheme, and who has now accepted another public service role, where membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme applies. It should be noted that, in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469, 477, 478 and 479 together. As a consequence of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the EU put in place funding support for Member States to mitigate the resulting impacts, in the form of a Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). The BAR provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis have had any legal cases of the nature specified in the past five years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is a unique regulation established specifically to provide support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial, and environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. The BAR funding complements funding provided by the Government. In order to be eligible for BAR funding, expenditure must fall...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Summer Economic Statement is an important milestone in the annual budgetary process, it sets out the broad parameters for the forthcoming annual Budget in terms of current and capital, giving the wider macroeconomic context within which the parameters are set. It sets the basis for which my Department negotiates the overall allocations to each line Department and on that basis is vital...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Ombudsman (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Ombudsman currently has jurisdiction by default in relation to any company where a majority of shares are held by or on behalf of a Minister of the Government, unless it is specifically excluded under the terms of the Ombudsman Act. At present, there are no plans to make changes to the current arrangements. In relation to prisons, engagement is ongoing between the Ombudsman and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: NextGenerationEU is the EU’s temporary recovery instrument to support Europe’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and build a greener, more digital and more resilient future. The centrepiece of NextGenerationEU is the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) - an instrument that offers grants and loans to support reforms and investments in the EU Member States. RRF...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Summer Economic Statement (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 491 together. The recent Public Service Pay Agreement covers the years 2024 through to 2026. The full cost of this agreement is €3.6 billion over the period. The Existing Level of Service (ELS) provisions in the Summer Economic Statement (SES) reflect the impact of the costs of this agreement. As outlined in the SES, there is an ELS provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Summer Economic Statement (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: While we operate in an uncertain international environment with wars in Ukraine, Middle East and Africa, and deal with certain legacy impacts of the pandemic, it is appropriate to maintain a contingency reserve within the overall expenditure amounts across the years 2025 to 2030 in line with what was previously set out in the Stability Programme Update (SPU). In Budget 2024 a sum of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Summer Economic Statement (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Summer Economic Statement (SES) is an important milestone in the annual budgetary process. It sets out the broad parameters for the forthcoming annual Budget in terms of current and capital, giving the wider macroeconomic context within which the parameters are set and is the basis for which my Department negotiates the overall allocations to each Department. The 2024 SES set out an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 498 together. In relation to the civil service, for which my Department holds detailed data, the suggested Living Wage at €15 per hour based on the civil service 35 hour standard net working week equates to an annual salary of approximately €27,395. Detailed data on civil service staff indicates that approximately less than 0.2% of staff...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The total public service pay bill figure (inclusive of Local Authorities) for 2024 is estimated to be €27.5 billion. This includes all elements of pay, including basic pay, allowances, overtime, premia, and employer PRSI. The estimated cost of a 10% pay increase for public service workers earning less than €100,000 would be approx. €2.6 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the role and levels of accountability of State boards have evolved significantly over the last number of years during which we have seen marked developments in the importance of oversight, transparency, disclosure and the management of risk and change. State boards are today required to engage in active oversight, provide clear direction and guidance to State...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you Deputy for the question. My Department has been responsible for a number of recent reform initiatives, including ‘Better Public Services’ transformation strategy, which aims to deliver inclusive, high quality and integrated Public Service provision that meets the needs and improves the lives of the people of Ireland. Under ‘Better Public Services’,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (23 Jul 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Coastal protection and localised flooding issues are matters, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. To assist Local Authorities in managing the coastline for coastal erosion, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has undertaken a national assessment of coastal erosion (including erosion rates) under the Irish Coastal Protection Strategy Study (ICPSS). This...