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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will appreciate that the terms of occupational pension schemes (including public service pension schemes) are separate and distinct from the conditions laid down by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the State Pension (contributory). For example, it is a fundamental feature of occupational pension schemes and of the regulatory framework...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme Implementation (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at a Departmental level. Decisions on how and where those allocations are invested by Departments are a matter, in the first instance, for my ministerial colleagues.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no current plans to discontinue the Civil Service Accountability Board. The terms of reference of the Board are published on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at . Work is underway on a new Civil Service Renewal plan that will include the areas that fall under the terms of reference of the Accountability Board.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Accountability Board has met four times to date in Q2 and Q3 2015 and Q2 and Q4 2016. The minutes of the Board’s meetings and the 2016 Annual Report of the Board is available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at .

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A hallmark of Our Public Service 2020, the new framework for innovation and development in the Public Service which I launched at end 2017, is the strengthened model of governance put in place to oversee implementation of the programme’s actions. This notably involves the establishment of a Public Service Leadership Board (PSLB), made up of representative Secretaries General of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is very conscious of the need to provide the highest level of service to our customers and is committed to ensuring that the 12 principles of Quality Customer Service are embedded in everything we do. The number of complaints received in the years in question is shown in the following table. Year Number of Complaints Received 2017 3 2018 2 2019 (to date) 0 The complaints...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the representation referred to by the Deputy my officials have been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality in order to establish the relevant facts. The application in question was made under the analogous grades policy for entry to the Civil Service. The policy was introduced in support of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay Commission has adopted a modular approach to its work programme for its present exercise focused on recruitment and retention issues in the public service. As the Deputy will be aware, the first module was published by the Commission in August 2018 and deals with issues relating to Nursing and Midwifery, Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and Hospital Consultants. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 to 120, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that they have had extensive engagement with businesses and trade representative bodies throughout the State over the last number of months to assist them in their preparations for Brexit. I am further advised that, subject to documentary evidence, a car dealer who has new vehicles in stock that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. My Department does not make investments from its Vote other than the routine acquisition of IT equipment and systems and certain premises expenses relating to the buildings it occupies. Therefore, there was no funding provided by my Department to projects in County Galway and County Roscommon for the period in question. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Staff (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 127 together. In September 2018, the Government granted approval in principle for the phased recruitment of an additional 600 Revenue staff to meet the challenges posed by Brexit. Budget 2019 provided Revenue with the funding needed for 270 of the additional 600 staff to be recruited during 2019 to manage an orderly UK withdrawal. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. The Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) was commenced in May 2018 following a positive decision from the European Commission that it is compatible with EU State aid rules. The tax is applied to water and juice based drinks, in ready to consume or concentrated form, that contain added sugar and have a total sugar content of 5 grams or more...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Crowdfunding is currently an unregulated industry in Ireland. In my Budget 2019 speech, I announced that my Department will begin work, in conjunction with the Central Bank of Ireland, on the national regulation of crowdfunding in Ireland. With regulation, crowdfunding has the potential to play an important role in broadening competition in the SME finance market, beyond the banking...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has always been clear that Brexit, in whatever form it takes, will have a negative economic impact on Ireland and that the implications for our economy will be disproportionate relative to those for the rest of the EU. The harder the Brexit the more negative the impact will be on our economy. While my Department’s central economic and fiscal planning scenario...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Ownership (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Where a company is dissolved without having disposed of its interest in a property, by virtue of Section 28 of the State Property Act 1954, the interest of the company in the property becomes vested in the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Pursuant to Section 31 of the State Property Act 1954, the Minister has a discretionary power to waive his interest. In this case, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. My Department or the bodies under its aegis have not funded any projects in the counties in question. Due to the nature of its role, the purpose of projects undertaken by my Department is to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public Service. While all counties ultimately benefit from my...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84, 112 and 113 together. I am advised by Revenue that they have had extensive engagement with businesses and trade representative bodies throughout the State over the last number of months to assist them in their preparations for Brexit. I am advised by Revenue that, subject to documentary evidence, a car dealer who has new vehicles in stock that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Insurance Coverage (12 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Mortgage Lending (12 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Following a public consultation process, the Central Bank introduced enhanced mortgage switching and transparency rules to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the Code) by means of the Addendum which became effective from 1 January 2019: (www.centralbank.ie/docs/default-source/regulation/consumer- protection/other-codes-of-conduct/addendum-to-consumer-prote...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Financial Services Sector (12 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the majority of hire purchase agreements, such as PCPs, are provided to consumers through credit intermediaries. Under the Consumer Credit Act 1995, credit intermediaries are authorised by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the CCPC advises that, when performing intermediary functions, credit intermediaries are required to disclose certain...