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Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Gerry Adams hardly had that one.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Deputy against it?

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: You put on your green jersey and voted for the guarantee.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Drill our knees or something like that.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: We might be court-martialed.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Sinn Féin voted for it.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Sinn Féin voted for it on the night.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy likes to blame poor Fianna Fáil for everything.

Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy voted for that debt.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Savings (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The €1 billion in savings being sought in the period to 2015, which is being considered in the context of the renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement referred to by the Deputy, is to be found from the Exchequer pay and pensions bill and has been included in the budgetary arithmetic. The exact savings in each year will obviously be influenced by the precise package of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay and Pensions Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The figures set out in the following table are as notified by Departments and Offices. Note that pay and pension payments in a given month are a function of the number of pay and pension recipients in that month and the number of payment dates during the month. The timing of non-core or lump sum payments can also affect the comparability of data for periods that are shorter than a year....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 311 together. The Deputy will be aware that negotiations on an extension to the Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014 are currently underway aimed at achieving savings of €1billion in the public service pay and pensions bill by end 2015. It would not be appropriate to comment on possible future implementation arrangements whilst those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my previous response on this issue in PQs No: 3710/13 and No: 3711/13 answered on Tuesday, 29th January, 2013 . Significant progress has been made in developing my proposals for the regulation of lobbying. The consultation process undertaken on this commitment was based on the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in lobbying which recommend that it may be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government contains a clear commitment that all public bodies would take due note of equality and human rights in carrying out their functions. The State and its bodies must, of course, comply with all provisions of equality legislation in the development and delivery of policies and services. It is the responsibility of individual Ministers and their officials to manage...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The public works contracts include a clause on pay and conditions of employment which require the main contractor to ensure that all those employed on the works (including those employed by sub-contractors) are paid in accordance with the Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry wages and conditions of employment). This is enforced through a number of measures which include:- -...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: On 8 February 2013 the European Council reached political agreement on the multi-annual financial framework for 2014-2020. This is the basis on which the Council will now seek the consent of the European Parliament to the MFF Regulation. The European Council agreed, inter alia , that a gradual macro-economic conditionality will be established in the regulation governing the Common...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Significant reforms have already been introduced in relation to Public Service pension entitlements which affect both Oireachtas and Ministerial pensions. - Under the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, pensions are not payable to new entrant Public Servants (as defined in the Act) before 65 years of age. This includes new Oireachtas Members as defined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 to 324, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce new legislation to protect small building subcontractors that have been denied payments from bigger companies. In this regard, my colleague Minister of State Brian Hayes is working with Senator Feargal Quinn to develop the Senator’s private member’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Public procurement procedures require applicants to meet certain standards when applying for public contracts. In qualifying for inclusion in tender competitions for public works contracts, applicants must submit signed declarations stating that none of the circumstances outlined in Regulation 53 of SI 329 of 2006 European Communities (Award of Public Contracts) Regulations 2006 or Article...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (12 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Government Departments and Local Authority (GDLA) form of contract, which preceded the Public Works Contracts, included a provision for the nomination of certain specialist sub-contractors and suppliers. In order to facilitate the nomination process, estimates were included in the tender documents for the main contractor to cover the works packages to be undertaken by the specialist...