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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the following appointments were made to bodies under the aegis of my Department. An Post National Lottery Name of Appointee Date Appointed Mr. Donal Connell - Chairman re-appointed February 29th 2012. The position to which Mr. Connell was re-appointed by me as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform was not advertised as under the National Lottery...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Since February 2011 my Department has not set up any agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos. With regard to the numbers abolished since February 2011 the only group that was abolished was the Decentralisation Implementation Group. The Decentralisation Implementation Group was disbanded in November 2011....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question no non-governmental organisations or quangos are in receipt of remuneration from my Department. Grants-in- Aid are provided to both the ESRI and the IPA and details of the amounts paid to each can be found in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which is published annually.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Job Creation Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 to 505, inclusive, together. The Government is responding to the challenge of the jobs crises in Ireland right across the public policy spectrum, as encapsulated first in the jobs initiative and now in the Action Plan on Jobs. The aim is to identify those actions each area of Government can take to improve and sustain job creation. In some areas this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The total amount spent by my Department on taxis since February 2011 is €7,747.00.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department employs one press officer, who is a civil servant and is currently paid a gross salary of €71,359 per annum. With regard to the press officers in the office/agencies under the aegis of my Department the following is the position: Special EU Programmes Body The SEUPB currently employs a Communications Manager, and a Programme Officer (Communications). The total cost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The total number of board appointees made by me since coming into office is as follows: Department appointees The Secretary General of my Department, Mr. Robert Watt became a Member of the Outside Appointments Board on an ex-officia basis. The position is set out in paragraph 2.1 of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour As drawn up and promulgated by the Minister for Finance on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department has not incurred any costs in respect of photography since coming to office.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. The total cost of providing entertainment, food and drink for my Department since coming to office is €1,845.20, the breakdown is as follows: Ministerial Date Details Cost Lunch 18 July 2011 - 30 people Buffet lunch hosted by Minister Howlin when attending a meeting of the North South Ministerial Council Sectoral meeting....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: No money has been spent on hair and make-up by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The name and salary of each of the Special Advisers appointed by me is as follows: Name Title Salary (per annum) Increases Anne Byrne Special Adviser (D/PER) €83,337 with effect from March 2011 €86,604 with effect from March 2012 Ronan O’Brien Special Adviser (D/PER) €114,000 with effect May 2011 Nil As I have advised in previous PQs since I appointed Anne...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514, 516 and 517 together. My Department did not make any payments to public relations and communications consultants in the period from 2010 to date in 2012. The following amounts were paid to consultancy persons or organisations during the same period*: Year Contractor Payment 2012 Step Performance Group €1,665 2012 People Resources...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: This Parliamentary Question was answered previously in PQ number 25526/12 on 22nd May, 2012. There has been no change to the information supplied in that PQ.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour (September 2004) sets out the terms and conditions of service, including the engagement in political activity, of all civil servants including Ministerial appointees. Section 5.4 of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour excludes staff holding temporary unestablished positions and whose tenure is coterminous with that of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy’s question, the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011 has been €148,847.06. This cost includes mileage (which is to cover car-related expenses), the salaries paid to civilian drivers, travel and subsistence paid to the drivers and Employer PRSI contributions in respect of the two drivers.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Since February 2011, the following amounts were paid to external consultants in respect of reports commissioned by my Department: €615 was paid to Davy Corporate Finance in respect of a study carried out for the Department on options for the next National Lottery licence; €1,210 was paid to Mercer in respect of data used for input to the Organisational Review Programme;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Labour Court Recommendations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: There are no Labour Court recommendations that have not been complied with in full in respect of my Department or organisations under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The work of the Valuation Office is underpinned by the Valuation Act 2001 which provides for the valuation of all commercial and industrial property. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Act and the making of valuations for local authority rating is his sole prerogative. The statute does not accord me, as Minister for Public Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: No State bodies have been set up by my Department since 9 March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2011. In common with all other Civil Service Departments and Offices, the Department fully implements the Government’s policy on the employment of people with a disability. The Government’s policy is supported by the Code of Practice for the Employment of People with a Disability in the Irish Civil Service...