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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Instead, they are out there competing in the rental market in a regime of savage rent increases. No wonder they are leaving.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Gender Equality (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I hope the Minister and the Government will support the gender pay Bill, which will be before the House tomorrow. It was introduced in the Seanad by my colleague, Senator Ivana Bacik. That would begin to force institutions and private sector businesses to publish data on the pay gap in order that people can become aware of it and begin to address it. The top management board the country...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Gender Equality (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his policy on gender and pay issues; the number of civil and public servants; the number of men and women, respectively; the average pay of men and women, respectively; his plans for achieving gender pay parity; and the timeframe for same [49204/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Gender Equality (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Minister about his policy on gender and pay issues. What is the number of male and female civil and public servants, respectively? What is the average pay of a man and a woman working in the service? What plans does he have for achieving gender pay parity, and what is the timeframe for doing it? Will he accept the Labour Party Bill which will come before the Dáil...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Gender Equality (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: The critical statistics say it all. At the top echelon of the Civil Service, that is, the Secretary General level or equivalent in a Department, only 21% of the positions are held by women. The Minister probably knows off the top of his head what a Secretary General earns, but it is as low as approximately €150,000 for small Departments, rising to more than €200,000 in the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: As somebody who lives beside the park, I must say the OPW has done a good job of clearing up after the visit in what is probably the premier park in Ireland and which attracts a significant number of international visitors. However, I want to ask about a number of matters both in this case and regarding the fact that the park does not receive any money from some enormous lucrative events...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I am aware of that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: As Mr. McMahon will be aware, there are five or six cafes plus caterers in the zoo and at other points in the park. Many of them are small businesses. In fact, as with the walled garden and the organic vegetables, it is fantastic. I was merely surprised that none of them seemed to have been involved in being preferred caterers, other than being asked to be open. Clearly, when staff and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: There are three hospitals within a stone's throw of the park, namely, St. James's Hospital, which is across the river, the Mater Hospital and Connolly Hospital, which is right next door. I would like the massive expenditure on logistics to be explained. Perhaps it relates to people who may have been suffering serious health issues, but who never arrived.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Did anyone in the OPW consider that this was a very complex way of arranging for family or parish groups that planned to go together to be able to proceed into the park?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: The OPW was not asked for its advice.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Maybe that is-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Did the OPW get any money back from Bloom, Ed Sheeran or anything like that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Does the OPW get accounts from Bloom of its gross revenues from these events?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Do the organisers of Bloom pay anything back to the OPW?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: A ticket to Bloom is dear enough.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: How much did it get?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: How much does Mr. McMahon reckon that the gross income from the concerts would have been? They were very successful.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Did the OPW get a full set of accounts? I am following up on what the Chairman said. We know there are costs involved, but is there a kind of financial construct whereby the venues get some reinvestment back through the State from hosting these events? As I have mentioned, when these mega-events happen, by and large, those who live in the neighbourhood are unable to move out of their...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I am aware that the OPW has a very good history in the context of providing apprenticeships. The Pope's visit coincided with a period when the gates needed to be painted. My question goes back to my point about small traders, cafés and food providers. The gates have gone to England. Am I correct in saying that?