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Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy did that.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: He did that when he voted for the guarantee.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Bill is to liquidate IBRC.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Adams does not have a clue.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Adams is not good on history.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: We would love to magic it away.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy does not grandstand.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: We will wait until next week.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will oppose it anyway. I am sure he has some idea.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: That is rubbish.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: He has nothing to say.

Business of Dáil: Motion (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: Sinn Féin is willing the country to fail.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I am advised that as a pension is generally taken to be deferred income it is therefore covered by the constitutional protections that apply to property. I cannot comment on the legal or constitutional changes which might be required to alter this position. For the information of the Deputy, a number of significant reforms have been introduced in recent years which have impacted on Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Service Reform Plan published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in November 2011 identified procurement reform as a key instrument that can assist in maintaining the delivery of public services in an efficient manner. The national arrangements put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS) are designed to enable the State to do more with less by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question the Public Appointments Service (PAS), in the course of running recruitment competitions for the public service, avails, inter alia, of trained and experienced retired public servants as interviewers, assessors and as decisions arbitrators. At any given time, PAS would have approximately sixty active on their database that would be used from time...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Revenue (6 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question deposits (including the Exchequer Account) held at the Central Bank earn interest at the Euro OverNight Index Average (EONIA) rate which is the overnight rate calculated by the ECB. Moneys in the National Lottery Fund are transferred into the Exchequer on a regular basis and a significant proportion of the amount held in the fund, currently of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question I wish to confirm that my Department has no funding programmes that community, voluntary and sporting organisations can apply to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Open Government Partnership (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I envisage that the question of participation in the Open Government Partnership shall be put to government shortly. Subject to approval, a letter of intent will be issued to the co-chairs of the Open Government Partnership. Within 30 days of the letter being issued the public consultation phase shall begin. While the exact structure has yet to be finalized the public consultation will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Abolition (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: The streamlining of State Bodies is a key deliverable of the Public Service Reform Plan. The Plan included 48 rationalisation measures to be implemented by the end of 2012, as well as a further 46 critical reviews to take place by the end of June 2012, details of which are set out in Appendices IIa and IIb of the Plan which can be found on the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (5 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 367 together. Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies. Public procurement in Ireland is governed by legal requirements, rules and guidelines set both at national and EU level. The general requirements are set out in the Public Procurement Guidelines - Competitive...