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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The number of staff in my Department by gender and pay grade, as of 31 October 2019, is set out in the following table. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Female Male Grand Total Secretary General 1 1 Deputy Secretary 1 1 Assistant Secretary / Director ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Details of special advisers contracted by my Department since the commencement of this Government are outlined in the following table. Name Commencement Date Cessation Date Deborah SweeneySpecial Adviser Appointed as SA to DPER on 06/05/2016.Reappointed as SA to DPER & Finance on 15/06/2017. N/A Stephen Lynam...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not of the view that there is an anomalous distinction between the approach for retired public servants taking up employment in the public service as compared to those who take up employment in the private sector. In 2012, the then Government, in legislating to extend abatement to include re-employment anywhere in the public service, acknowledged issues around recruitment of skilled...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The principle of abatement of a public service pension is longstanding within the rules of various public service pension schemes. Abatement is an important aspect of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (the Single Scheme Act). Section 52(1) to 52(5) provides for the abatement of a public service pension where a retired public servant, whose pension is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I wish to state that there have been no complaints of bullying and sexual harassment in respect of this Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I wish to state that there have been no dismissals in respect of this Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Project Ireland 2040 is the Government's long-term, overarching strategy to make Ireland a better country for all its people, integrating, for the first time, the national spatial and investment strategies. The projects under these plans which include roads, schools, primary care centres, housing, sporting and cultural amenities and business activation facilities impact villages, towns,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department's FOI Publication Scheme provides information about the operations of the Department in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis, in line with Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014. The Scheme allows for the publication of information outside of FOI where the provision of information is not prohibited by law. My Department is proactive in publishing such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department, as of 18thNovember 2019, is set out in the following table. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 2016 2017 2018 2019 Public Relations €5,417 * - - €7,592 Promotions - - ...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I take the Deputy's clarification. Of course he is right, it is the company. However, that just emphasises my point regarding a level playing field for companies paying tax. What the amendment is looking for is that a charity would not pay VAT when buying goods from a UK registered company that becomes registered in Ireland. How can that be fair to every other charity or company that pays...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 9: In page 30, line 16, to delete "10 years" and substitute "7 years". On foot of the 2018 Indecon review of the employment investment incentive, EII, and following on from the priority package of measures I implemented in last year's Finance Bill, I have brought forward a number of enhancements to the EII scheme to increase its effectiveness and attractiveness, at...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 10: In page 30, line 19, to delete "10 years" and substitute "7 years".

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 11: In page 30, to delete line 24 and substitute "paragraph (a).",".

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have written to the Revenue Commissioners and anticipate a response from them imminently. When I get it, I will make the details from that available to the House. I am aware of the issues raised by Deputy Michael McGrath and the number of workers who would be affected by the measure. I ask the Deputy not to press the amendment. He could do this in anticipation of me making the Deputies...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of the impact that this change will have on those who are affected by it. I agree that the House needs to be informed in a timely manner on how the issue stands. I was asked if there is any plan to remove the current collection arrangements for flat-rate expenses. The answer is that there is not. While I am aware of the effect this will have on those who are impacted by the...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter again. I know that it is of real concern to him, to the organisation involved and, of course, to his constituents, for whom this very important service is provided. Notwithstanding the appreciation I have for the issue and the way in which the Deputy has raised it, I have questioned it again since he raised it on Committee Stage and I cannot...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Remote working or e-working is defined by the Revenue Commissioners as when an employee works from his or her home on either a full-time or part-time basis, with the remainder of time spent in the normal place of work or working while on the move, with visits to the normal place of work. E-working involves working for substantial periods outside the normal place of work, logging on to a work...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In truth, I do not know if will be in a position to commit to anything in respect of budget 2021.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: They sure can be. The Deputy has heard my rationale for believing that this particular change is not merited. It is because of the array of supports already in place. One could go so far as to make the case, given that it has just committed to a massive capital investment programme for a national broadband plan to facilitate working from home, that the State has made the intervention...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which we discussed on Committee Stage. As he was good enough to acknowledge, the changes we made in this area were broadly welcomed by the SME sector. These particular changes followed on from consultation we had with the SME sector and that my officials had with them before the summer. We have followed up on this issue in the context of...