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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The petitioner seeks "a provision in the new Bill [sic] that pension cuts made will be reversed as pay cuts will be." In the first instance, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 passed into law on the 5th of June, 2013. There is no provision in that Act that pay cuts will be reversed. However these latest pension reductions, representing as they do one of a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 117 to 122, inclusive, together. As I have stated previously in the House, the provisions set out in the Haddington Road Agreement will deliver the targeted savings of €300 million in 2013 and €1 billion by 2016. The savings arising under the Agreement in 2013 have been incorporated in the various votes in the context of the revised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Haddington Road Agreement (HRA) does not contain any pension reduction measure. In drawing up the HRA, the Labour Relations Commission expressly recognised that Government plans for certain public service pension reductions did not form part of the proposals which comprise the HRA. The relevant paragraph in the HRA, headed "Public Service Pensions", reads as follows:Separately to this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Dividends (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: A representative from my department attended the AGM of the company at which the Chairman of the board outlined that it had received professional advice that, having taken appropriate legal advice in the matter, the board were satisfied that it would be in order to proceed with the AGM and the payment of the dividend. The dividend payment, €74.5m of which was due to the Exchequer,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: There have been no retired Civil or Public Servants retained by my Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As I have stated, the Haddington Road agreement will facilitate a reduction of €1 billion in the Public Service pay and pensions bill by 2016. In relation to my own Department, the savings arising under the Agreement have been incorporated in the Department’s Revised Estimate for 2013 and further details for 2014 and 2015 will be incorporated in the vote allocations in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (17 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question, since the formation of my Department, the new method of calculating annual costs of ministerial transport is being used. In relation to the use of my car for ministerial travel under this scheme, the total cost in 2012 amounted to €100,974.20.This cost includes mileage (which is to cover car related expenses), the salaries paid to civilian drivers,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In answer to the Deputy’s question, based on information provided by the Office of the Paymaster General, the individual concerned was paid the following amounts: 2011 €99,442 2012 €81,886.16 2013 €10,350.41 Total €201,378.57

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The amount of revenue (surplus) generated by the National Lottery through the sales of National Lottery tickets (i.e. its turnover net of prizes and all costs) is shown in the following table. National Lottery surplus transferred to the Exchequer Year € million 2008 268 2009 264 2010 244 2011 230 2012 220

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In relation to improving access for small and medium sized enterprises my Department has issued guidelines (Circular 10/10) that require public bodies to promote participation of such enterprises in the award of public contracts. The guidance does not distinguish between micro-enterprises and other SMEs, and the approach set out is intended to be applicable to them all. These guidelines set...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In relation to improving access for small and medium sized enterprises my Department has issued guidelines (Circular 10/10) that require public bodies to promote participation of such enterprises in the award of public contracts. The guidance does not distinguish between micro-enterprises and other SMEs, and the approach set out is intended to be applicable to them all. These guidelines set...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: There is no embargo on recruitment in the public sector, rather there are annual staffing ceilings agreed out to end 2014 and a moratorium on recruitment and promotion for so long as public sector organisations are in excess of these ceilings. When public sector organisations are within these ceilings there is scope for some recruitment and there has continued to be targeted recruitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Open Government Partnership (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The inaugural public meeting of the citizen and civil society Open Government Partnership network took place at the Wood Quay Venue beside Dublin City Council offices on Wednesday 10 July 2013. This was organised by Transparency International Ireland to commence the co-ordination of civil society input for the development of Ireland's Open Government Partnership national action plan. I...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of each external consultant of all external reports commissioned by my Department since its inception in 2011: Name of External Report Costs Date of Commission Date or Expected Date of Publication Name of External Consultant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 400 together. The remuneration of members of the Oireachtas was reduced on 1 July 2013 in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013. This represented a further 5.84% reduction in remuneration for TDs, from €92,672 to €87,258. Senator’s salaries have been reduced to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 and 412 together. In response to the Deputy’s questions I can only provide information on behalf of my Department only but I understand a copy has already been submitted to other Departments in the meantime. The following table gives a breakdown of the fees and expenses paid to each member of each State board under the aegis of my Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402, 403 and 407 together. I refer to my replies to Questions 49133/12, 49134/12, 49188/12, 49189/12 and 49296/12 of 8 November 2012. Data is currently being collated to reflect the implementation of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2013 and its effect on salary pay bands.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's questions the following non-commercial state sponsored bodies come under the aegis of my Department: Special European Union Programmes Body and the Institute of Public Administration.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's questions I can confirm that there are no commercial state companies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (16 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 413 together. In response to the Deputy's questions I can only provide information on behalf of my Department only but I understand a copy has already been submitted to other Departments in the meantime. The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) is a non-commercial State sponsored body under the aegis of my Department and the salary of the...