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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Currently there are 269personal computing devices running a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system in my Department. Microsoft Windows 7 extended support is available and will be put in place for these 269personal computing devices while they are being upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10, this upgrade project will be completed by the end of 2020. - Nos. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On 14thJanuary 2020 the Department of Finance will have 269personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Provisions are being made to put in place Microsoft Windows 7 extended support for these personal computing devices at a cost of €13,049.19to ensure they continue to receive security updates and patches to protect against malware attack. Plans are in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Provisions are being made to upgrade all Microsoft Windows 7 personal computing devices to Microsoft Windows 10, this project will be completed by the end of 2020. Microsoft Windows 7 extended support will be put in place for all the Department’s personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 while this upgrade project is ongoing. The Department’s Windows 7 personal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. Exit tax on investments in collective investment undertakings is generally deducted on the occurrence of a chargeable event. Such chargeable events can arise – - on the making of relevant payments; - on the redemption of units; - on the transfer by a unit holder of their entitlement to units; - on the appropriation or cancellation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that taxpayers do not require a Public Services Card in order to regularise their tax affairs. However, insofar as the operation of the PAYE system in the case of an individual entering employment for the first time is concerned, it is necessary for the individual to be in possession of a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to enable Revenue to issue the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that none of the staff in the Department of Finance, either full or part-time are being paid at or less than the National Minimum Wage rate of pay that currently stands at €9.80 per hour.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has responsibility for guidance on pay structures. Any such records and subsequent policy development are retained by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as Ministerial responsibility for the area/topic concerned was transferred under S.I. 10 of 2011 Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Payments (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the estimated first and full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the USC threshold from €13,000 to €18,000 is €31 million and €37 million, respectively. This estimate was generated by reference to 2020 incomes, calculated on the basis of actual data for 2017, the latest year for which returns are available. The data was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Public Procurement Policy Framework sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by government departments and state bodies under national and EU rules. In addition, the Department of Finance has its own internal policy and guidance documents to assist staff to comply with all regulations in regard to procurement. In accordance with Department of Finance Circular 40/02,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of the issues facing some businesses in the leisure sector when it comes to the affordability and availability of insurance. The pricing of insurance products is a commercial matter for insurers and neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, have any function in this matter. This position is reinforced by the EU framework for insurance which expressly prohibits Member States from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Employers may make payments of up to €3.20 per work-day to e-worker or home worker employees to cover expenses such as heating and electricity, which are not subject to deduction of PAYE, PRSI or USC. I am advised that where employers avail of this facility, they are not required to advise Revenue and therefore the number of employees reimbursed in this manner is not available....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The carbon tax has been levied at a rate of €20 per tonne of CO2emissions for all fuels subject to the carbon tax since May 2013. I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the revenue raised from carbon taxes levied in each of the respective years. This information is provided in the table below. 2019 figures are to date and figures are subject to rounding to the nearest million....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is Ireland’s national promotional institution. The purpose of the SBCI is to deliver effective financial supports to Irish SMEs to address gaps and potential failures in the Irish SME finance market as well as encouraging competition and innovation, and facilitating the efficient and effective use of EU resources and financial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, as the Deputy is aware neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is reinforced by the EU framework for insurance, which expressly prohibits Member...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), an office within my Department, has responsibility for developing and setting out policy for public procurement in Ireland. The OGP sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by public bodies, provides procurement solutions, advice, guidance and systems for public bodies and promotes good practice and proactive engagement with the public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), an office within my Department, has responsibility for developing and setting out policy for public procurement in Ireland. The OGP sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by public bodies, provides procurement solutions, advice, guidance and systems for public bodies and promotes good practice and proactive engagement with the public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been advised that the individual in this case had previous pensionable service in the pension scheme of the Permanent Defence Forces, as well as in the health service. Accordingly, their pension entitlements are subject to Section 52 subsections (6) and (7) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. These subsections impose a limit on the total amount...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On 14thJanuary 2020 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will have 398 personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Provisions are being made to put in place Microsoft Windows 7 extended support for these personal computing devices at a cost of €19,306 to ensure they continue to receive security updates and patches to protect against malware...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in my Department has responsibility for the implementation of the Public Service ICT Strategy. The aim of this strategy is to provide a framework for the delivery of greater efficiencies in public service ICT delivery and administration. In respect of my own Department, provisions are being made to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: - No. of computers Personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 operating system 398 Currently there are 524personal computing devices running a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, this will be reduced to 398 by the 14thJanuary 2020 when Microsoft Windows 7 standard support will end. Microsoft Windows 7 extended support is available and will be...