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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: House of the Oireachtas Commission (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The ex officio members of the Oireachtas Commission, who are the Secretary General of the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Ceann Comhairle and the Cathaoirleach, are not in receipt of an allowance in respect of their membership of the Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The attached table details the former Ministers who are currently in receipt of a Ministerial and TD pension. Former Ministers who are currently gifting their pension in 2012 have been marked accordingly. Forename And Surname Person Reference Annual Ministerial Pension Annual PSPR Annual Ministerial Pension less PSPR Annual TD Pension Annual TD Pension Less PSPR GAY MITCHELL 1364383...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy may be aware, only around 1% of public service pensioners are in receipt of a pension in excess of €60,000 and only a few hundred have a pension in excess of €100,000. The average public service pension is estimated at around €25,000 and many of these pensioners do not have any entitlement to the social welfare pension. I would add that there would be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The issue raised by the Deputy is not in the first instance the responsibility of my Department notwithstanding any deliberations that may have taken place with the Department of Social Protection on this matter in the context of public expenditure policy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Party Leader's Allowance (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly in relation to reviewing the Party Leader’s Allowance, and for any necessary amendments to the primary legislation underpinning the payment of the Allowance, the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices)(Amendment) Act, 2001.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Northern Ireland Issues (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My officials and I are directly involved in ongoing and frequent North South engagement. Officials within my Department work closely with the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) in Northern Ireland as joint sponsors of the Special EU Programmes Body, one of the North South implementation bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement. Officials also work closely with the Special...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Howlin: On the 17th of July 2012, the Government announced its plans for an additional 2.25 billion euro stimulus package investment in public infrastructure projects in Ireland. This includes 1.4 billion euro to fund the proposed new Public Private Partnerships (PPP) programme. The list of projects selected for Phase 1 of this programme was published when the announcement was made and is available...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The payment of a Gaeltacht allowance in the Civil Service arises from the Local Offices (Irish Language) Regulations, 1966, which permits the payment of “additional remuneration” not exceeding “seven and one half per cent of the rate per annum of the annual basic salary of the said holder” where certain conditions of service are met. Since the establishment of my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The voted capital expenditure allocation for each Department in 2012 is published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2012 and is also available in the statistical databank on my Department's website at . Information in relation to net capital expenditure to end September is published in the End September Exchequer Statement, details of which can be found on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. An estimated €810m in sustainable pay bill savings and approximately €680m in non-pay or efficiency related savings has been achieved during the first two years of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014. This is broken down as follows: Savings Year 1 (Q1 2010 to Q1 2011) Year 2 (Q1 2011 to Q1 2012) Total Sustainable pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In the period since March 2011, the following amounts were paid to external consultants in respect of reports commissioned by my Department: Report name Commission/Publication date Consultant Cost Capacity and Capability review of Central Procurement Function Published September 2012 Accenture 30,750 Options For the next National Lottery Licence Published March 2012 Davy Corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The full cost to the exchequer for attendance by staff of my Department at Conferences and Seminars, including travel, over the last twelve months was €17,420.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Promotions (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The details of internal promotions since my Department was established in July 2011 are set out in the following table. Additional acting up or temporary allowances to perform more senior roles have not been sought. In accordance with the Department of Finance letter of 27 March 2009 - Implementation of Savings Measures on Public Service Numbers the relevant officials in my Department are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Redeployment (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. Since my Department was established in July 2011, no staff have been redeployed in or out of the Department from the resource panels operated by the Public Appointments Service for the redeployment of staff. In accordance with the Department of Finance letter of 27 March 2009 - Implementation of Savings Measures on Public Service Numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The estimated annual savings to the Exchequer arising from a cap of €80,000 on civil service and public service salaries is estimated at €500m. The estimate takes account of the reductions in pay arising from the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009, but does not take account of any offsetting reductions in taxes and levies. As the combined...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grades (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Under the Public Service Reform Plan my Department is reviewing the grading structure of the Civil Service. The review will examine the number and distribution of management grades across the Civil Service, the percentage of the pay bill accounted for by such grades and taking account of organisational needs and best practice, assess the scope to reduce the number of management grades....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department was established in July 2011 and the unit dealing with the North South programme policy transferred from the Department of Finance at that time. There are currently 3 staff members (1 Principal, 1 Assistant Principal and 1 Higher Executive Officer) in my Department working on North/South related matters as established under the Good Friday Agreement. In addition, these staff...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Redeployment (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Civil Service departments and other public service organisations vary in relation to the approaches they adopt to the transfer of their own staff between locations and no centrally agreed approach is applied. There are no formal arrangements in place within the civil service to facilitate requests for transfers to other locations/employments, except in the case of grades represented by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Further information regarding the €810 million in sustainable savings was outlined in Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 10 October 2012. To reiterate, over the first two years of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014, €810 million in sustainable savings have been achieved. This comprises €289 million in respect of the first year of the Agreement and €521m in...

Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Amendments from the Seanad (23 Oct 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It would be a very poor council that did not do it in that time.