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- Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: And awash with money.
- Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I wish to share time with the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. I am conscious that inclement weather is visiting the country again as we speak. We have been experiencing it for weeks on end and ten minutes ago, Met Éireann extended its...
- Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Absolutely not.
- Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is against outsourcing, taxes and so on.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following is a list of bodies under my remit which I am responsible for answering Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Order 34: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; Office of Public Works; Office of the Ombudsman; Office of the Information Commissioner; Commissioner for Environmental Information; Standards in Public Office...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Appointments (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that I have the authority to appoint Board members to An Post National Lottery and the Public Appointments Service. The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 states that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (in consultation with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I have not conferred any new powers or functions on local authorities by legislation since my Department was established in 2011.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (12 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: The Government published the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2012 on 3rd August, 2012 as part of its legislative programme. The Bill proceeded through its second stage in Seanad Éireann on 11th October 2012. The primary purpose of the Bill is to accelerate the national programme of revaluing every commercial and industrial property in the country which is being undertaken by the...
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I thank all Senators for their contribution. We need to have regular contributions on the issue as much of it is not “sexy” to use that hackneyed word because it is a process change, but it is fundamental. I take both elements of my job seriously. As Minister for public expenditure I have to reduce the full expenditure profile of the State to an affordable level. Senator...
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I hope the Senator enjoyed her time in Wexford.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: We must invite the Senator over.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: I assure the Senator the Office of Government Procurement is not a soviet.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: We have made €500 million savings doing it this way.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It will be introduced this year.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: Like current Ministers.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: They get more than 30% less than their predecessors.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: That is all done. There has been reform on sick leave, absenteeism and standardised leave.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It is part of the accountability process that I have outlined.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: It will migrate into that area.
- Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)
Brendan Howlin: That information is already up.