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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Costs (15 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question I can confirm that no staff, since the formation of my Department, attended the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the General Court in Luxembourg or the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg as a result of litigation in 2011 and 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (14 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is assessing the management issues arising in respect of all the recently closed Garda Stations including Beaufort. The office is engaged in determining alternate state use, potential disposal and addressing temporary constraints relating to some individual properties. Community involvement will be considered subject to the receipt of an appropriate social /...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (14 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware, following public servants non-acceptance of the measures proposed by the Labour Relations Commission, the Government has requested the CEO of the LRC to make contact with the parties to establish whether or not there is a basis for a negotiated agreement to meet budgetary targets. The Government will reflect on the outcome of this process before coming to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (14 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In July 2012, the NPS advertised an open competition for the Supply of Custom Envelopes on the eTenders website, which detailed a range of envelopes that were the most commonly purchased by public bodies. This Request For Tender (RFT) also outlined the qualifying criteria for specific paper quality and sizes, nationwide delivery to hundreds of different public bodies, provision of a dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (14 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question there are seven organisations within the Public Expenditure Vote Group including the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Office of Public Works, Public Appointments Service, Ombudsman, Valuation Office, State Laboratory and the new Shared Services. Because of the way the information is compiled the initial earning brackets can only begin...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (14 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question I can confirm that one staff member in my Constituency Office and two staff in the Constituency Office of the Minister of State earned overtime since the formation of this Department in 2011 as follows: Minister Constituency Office - Overtime 2011 - 2013 Year Amount 2011 €4,520.20 2012 €6,102.27 2013 ...

Topical Issue Debate: Croke Park Agreement Review (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy has rightly acknowledged that we have a very small group of people who are working in support of the implementation body to produce these reports. They certainly have been fully occupied in the negotiations on an extension of the Croke Park agreement. The Deputy has understood the point well that the objective I set out to achieve on behalf of the Government in last year's budget...

Topical Issue Debate: Croke Park Agreement Review (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Deputy participate?

Topical Issue Debate: Croke Park Agreement Review (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputies will be aware that an implementation body was established in 2010 to oversee implementation of the provisions of the Croke Park or public service agreement. The body is independently chaired by Mr. P. J. Fitzpatrick and comprises representatives of all the parties to the agreement, the public service trade unions and public service management. The body is supported in its work by a...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy has a brass neck.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Dooley should come down off his soap box.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Dooley should fall off his soap box.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Child Care Services Provision (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Tetra Ireland Limited was granted a licence in 2008 for the installation of telecommunications equipment on the mast at the former Garda Station in Finglas. The licence facilitated the roll-out of Digital Radio for An Garda Síochána and other Emergency Services. The licence agreement requires 12 months notice by the Commissioners of Public Works to Tetra Ireland Limited to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Closures (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is assessing the management issues arising in respect of all the recently closed Garda Stations including Beaufort. The office is engaged in determining alternate State use, potential disposal and addressing temporary constraints relating to some individual properties. Community involvement subject to the receipt of an appropriate social or community case...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Appointments (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, in 2011 the Government introduced new arrangements for the appointment of State board members. Under the new arrangements, Departments now invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards of bodies under their aegis on their websites. It is open to all members of the public regardless of gender, political affiliations or geographically...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. Based on data reported by Departments for the end of April 2013, some 34% of principal officers and 41% of assistant principal officers employed on a whole-time equivalent basis are women.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware, I requested Mr. Kieran. Mulvey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to establish if there was any basis to conclude a negotiated agreement following the ICTU Public Services Committee rejection of the LRC proposals for an extension to the Public Service Agreement. I have agreed Mr. Mulvey's request to allow him additional time to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As might be expected, a variety of complex issues, legal or otherwise, fall to be considered in the context of the proposed sale of harvesting rights to Coillte forests as announced under the State assets disposal programme. The Government has established a Steering Group comprising the relevant Departments and NewERA to examine these issues and to report back to Ministers on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Expenditure (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question the following is a list of travel and subsistence claimed by my Secretary General and the Minister of State since the formation of my Department in July 2011 to date in 2013. An additional list of staff appointed by me in my Department and the Minister of State is also included incorporating their relevant cost and travel and subsistence for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (9 May 2013)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware, following the rejection by the ICTU Public Services Committee of the Labour Relations Commission proposals for a revised "Croke Park" deal, the Government has requested the Chief Executive of the LRC to make contact with the parties to establish whether or not there is a basis for a negotiated agreement to meet budgetary targets. The Government will reflect on the...