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Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: It has only started.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: What did Fianna Fáil do in 14 years?

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Seventy thousand jobs have been created.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Does Deputy Martin have anything positive to say?

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy has not read the document.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: With its partisan policies.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Seventy thousands jobs.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that there were no appointments made to the two State Boards under my remit in 2014 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following table is a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by me from 1 May 2014 to date: Statutory Instruments signed from 1 May 2014 to date Date SI Number Title 15 May 2014 210 of 2014 Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 15 May 2014 211 of 2014 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy raised a number of questions. I will deal with the last one first. There are set criteria for excluding somebody from the tendering process but, obviously, fair procedure must apply, because excluding somebody from being able to apply for a public contract is a significant penalty and the contractor would have recourse to the courts to vindicate its rights to do that. I can...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Deputy for his question. The report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht on Shannon flooding dealt with and included recommendations on a number of issues within the areas of responsibilities of a range of Government Departments and State bodies. The OPW responded to the committee by way of a written reply in September 2012 in respect...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I am advised that data from the exercise was collated by the hydrometric section of the OPW and forwarded to the CFRAM consultants, Jacobs Engineering, for analysis as part of the CFRAM study. I am advised that data from this exercise is available on the Shannon CFRAM and OPW websites.

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: That is what they are telling me.

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy makes a very valid point and it is something I will re-examine on foot of this discussion. It has always been a point in regard to the delivery of public services that we have the maximum flexibility to allow for normal family pressures, probably better than is done in the private sector. I acknowledge much pressure has been put on that in the past few years because we have asked...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Again, I believe the Deputy is right. There are new sick leave arrangements which we have spent a year and a half discussing with the unions and bringing through the Labour Court, and it was in the Labour Court right up to the end of last year. We then enacted specific legislation which we brought through the Houses in this regard. However, there are probably many public sector workers who...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: One of the objectives we have is to allay fears and it is important that we give assurances rather than raise anxieties. I believe this will work out as a very fair scheme. We have specifically looked at the whole area of pregnancy-related illness as a unique set within the sick leave design generally. As I said in my first answer to Deputy Daly, when we have the review in 12 months time,...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: Again, this overlaps with a question I answered earlier. Public procurement procedures require all applicants to meet certain standards when applying for public contracts.  In this regard, applicants are required to make declarations in regard to their financial standing, their legal standing and payment of taxes and social contributions.  The criteria upon which contracting...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: As I indicated earlier to Deputy Fleming, it is the legal responsibility of the contracting authority - if it is a school, the Department of Education and Skills, if it is a road, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the NRA - to ensure that all legal requirements are complied with. The Deputy raised the case of subcontractors. In any public contract valued at greater than...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I do not understand that particular issues would arise. Although I do not know the details of the case or the particular illnesses of the person the Deputy describes but somebody encompassed by the critical illness process has access to 12 months of paid leave on exactly the same basis as on the previous scheme, that is, 364 days of fully paid leave in a rolling year followed by six months,...

Other Questions: Budget 2015 (9 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: In setting budgetary allocations, the Government balances the requirements of bringing sustainability to the public finances, promoting and supporting economic recovery and protecting the most vulnerable in society.  The Government's overall fiscal target for next year is to reduce the general Government deficit to below 3% of GDP by the end of 2015. The scale of the adjustment...