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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(B).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (20 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reviewing the public procurement process to make it more transparent and work to ensure greater participation from SMEs. Working towards this aim, and to set out the strategic direction of public procurement for the next five years, my Department is developing a first National Public Procurement Strategy. On 25 March, the Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are four types of body under the aegis of my Department.Civil Service Offices and Agencies (Scheduled Bodies) i.e. the National Shared Services Office, the State Laboratory, the Public Appointments Service and the Office of Public Works;The Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (independent in the performance of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I understand that the Deputy has clarified that this Question is referring to the list at the following link: www.bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott The Government does not support the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) approach, although individuals and organisations have the right to make their own decisions. In European law, Directive 2014/24/EU and its transposing statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (14 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Single Scheme is a statutory Public Service Career-Average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. It was established on 1 January 2013 under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. The provisions of the Single Scheme are clearly set out in law and were enacted on 28 July 2012. All new-entrant public servants hired after 1 January 2013 are members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (14 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (14 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I am informed by the NSSO that they fulfil their commitment to the distribution of payslips for all payees in line with Government policy which is to do so electronically. As previously explained to the Deputy, in exceptional circumstances the NSSO does make paper payslips available to certain customers to address specific customer needs.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis. My Department does not hold such information in respect of other Departments or bodies under their aegis, so the Deputy may wish to put separate Questions down to the relevant Ministers. Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: My Department is committed to continuing to implement the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate to support climate action within its own operations and with its clients and suppliers. Through the development and implementation of its Climate Action Roadmap, this Department has a focus on the organisational-level actions needed to meet the requirements of the Mandate and reach our 2030 carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: ResponseIn relation to: “To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the recent tender for “ITC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Network & Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services, how many of the seven successful OEM brands are EU-owned and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 and 505 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that there are four types of body under the aegis of my Department:Civil Service Offices and Agencies (Scheduled Bodies) i.e. the National Shared Services Office, the State Laboratory, the Public Appointments Service and the Office of Public Works;The Office of the Ombudsman...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Functions (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department was established by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011, which was signed into law by the President on 4 July, 2011. This Act transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the functions of the Minister for Finance relating to public expenditure, public service pay and public service modernisation. The detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511, 512, 513 and 514 together. The Terms of Reference of the Office of Public Works (OPW) are outlined in its Governance Framework. The OPW has an Audit and Risk Committee in place to advise the Accounting Officer, comprising external members and one representative of the OPW senior management. At least one member of the Board had recent, relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The Framework Agreement is for the provision of Taxi Services in the Greater Dublin Area (counties Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath and Louth). There are four (4) Service Providers (Framework Members) appointed to the Multi-Supplier Framework. Company Name Contract Expiry Date Mytaxi Network Ireland T/A Free Now 31st August 2026 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (8 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis. Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform The total number of such projects for my Department is 14; comprising 2 projects in 2022, 6 in 2023, 3 in 2024 and 3 for 2025 to date. Details of these projects are outlined in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(B).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 52(1)(B).

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I will ask the Minister for Justice to respond to him directly on the particular policy plans in respect of the issue he has raised.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: There is very strong reference in the programme for Government to making progress across the disability area. In each budget, we want to make incremental progress over a five-year period. That will involve the consideration of social protection payments and indeed means-tested payments like the disability allowance, as well as other areas on which we were very clear in the election...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I know from being in Youghal with him on many occasions the importance of different State infrastructure and the services and activities it provides in the context of the local community and the other resources that are attached to the courthouse he has referenced. I will ask the Minister for Justice, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, to respond directly to the Deputy on his...