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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that, as part of the Standard Operating Procedures for the recent deer cull, An Garda Síochána at Cabra Garda Station was notified in advance and was aware that firearms would be discharged as part of this operation.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works has a Deer Policy for the Phoenix Park which has been endorsed by both the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the School of Biology & Environmental Science at University College Dublin. This policy addresses all aspects of deer welfare and management of the deer herd in line with international best practice. The Phoenix Park...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ports Development (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works has been mandated to secure the property required at Rosslare Europort and to undertake the necessary work to ensure that the additional infrastructure required as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU becomes operational in a timely manner. Planning requirements will be adhered to.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The amount spent on airline costs by my Department in 2018 was €91,400.38. Of this amount, €16,228.37 was recouped in respect of EU Council meetings and other recoupable meetings.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In answer to the Deputy's question, the amount spent on the purchase of newspapers in my Department in 2018 was €15,369.96. Staff in my Department are strongly encouraged to use online subscriptions to the relevant media outlets in order to reduce costs.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The table sets out the number of visitors. Total Visitors to Trim Castle Visitors who availed of a guided tour 2015 86,972 33,771 2016 101,127 36,319 2017 104,354 37,169 2018* 106,877 37,856 *2018 figures are provisional and subject to change

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. In May 2018 I launched 29 Flood Risk Management Plans for all the main river basins identifying a total of 118 flood relief projects to protect the main flood risk areas throughout the country. These Plans and projects are a key part of the overall flood risk management strategy set out in the National Development Plan 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Investment Projects and Programmes Office (IPPO) was established within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in 2018. This was on foot of the recommendations contained in the Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) Report and a commitment set out in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027. The IPPO is redesigning the requirements in relation to the different stages...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Industry (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Measures to address potential capacity constraints in the construction sector have been a priority for a number of years now.  A mid-term review of the 2016-2021 Capital Plan was published by my Department in September 2017. That review noted that the scale of increase in public capital spending will accentuate capacity pressures for that sector. The review highlighted the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is engaging with the Department of Health on the topic of the National Children’s Hospital, and how the increased costs of the project will be managed within the overall agreed NDP capital allocations. To that end, the Government has decided that in relation to the 2019 increased costs, €50 million will have to be found within the 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the Deputy is referring to a proposed extension to the existing exemption of certain income from long-term leasing of farm land to include rent received by a lessor in respect of a residential property. Section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the exemption of certain income from leasing of farm land, where the land is let under a qualifying lease, by a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Review (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The report of the review of the LPT is currently being finalised in conjunction with the Departments of the Taoiseach, Public Expenditure and Reform, Housing Planning and Local Government, and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. I will of course carefully consider the conclusions and recommendations of the report when it is presented to me.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 64 together. The independence of the Central Bank of Ireland is enshrined in the Central Bank Acts, the Treaties of the European Union and by the Statute of the European System of Central Banks, and in that context the Central Bank Commission is responsible for the Bank's overall staffing levels and the allocation of those staff across the Bank. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 48(1) of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (the Act) gives the Central Bank of Ireland the power to make regulations for the proper and effective regulation of regulated financial service providers. The benefit of Section 48(1) is that it allows the Central Bank to make detailed and technical sector specific Regulations. The approach adopted in Section 48 was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Data (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Pensions Authority (PA), a body under the aegis of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, that at the end of Q3 2018, the value of assets held in PRSA accounts stands at circa €6.6bn. The number of PRSAs established at that time was 275,739 resulting in a mean average value of PRSAs of circa €24,000. I am further advised by the PA that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Investor Compensation Company Limited (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Investor Compensation Directive (97/9/EC) sets out the basis for clients of investment firms to receive statutory compensation when an authorised investment firm fails. In Ireland, the Investor Compensation Act 1998 provides for the establishment of the Investor Compensation Company DAC (ICCL) which administers the Investor Compensation Scheme. The Investor Compensation Scheme deals...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Investor Compensation Company Limited (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Investor Compensation Directive (97/9/EC) sets out the basis for clients of investment firms to receive statutory compensation when an authorised investment firm fails. In Ireland, the Investor Compensation Act 1998 provides for the establishment of the Investor Compensation Company DAC (ICCL) which administers the Investor Compensation Scheme. The Investor Compensation Scheme deals...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The OECD Pensions Outlook 2018 provides comprehensive analysis and insight into the challenges facing developed nations that must design and apply appropriate pension policies to best meet the needs of their existing and future older populations. My colleague the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection outlined last year this Government's approach to reforming all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages Data (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of his office. However, I have been advised by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman that he currently has 1,221 complaints on hand in January 2019 which relate to tracker mortgage issues. Of those,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that my Department has spent the following on accountancy and consultancy firms in relation to capital projects in the past five years. Division Amount spent in each year for the past five years on accountancy and consultancy firms in relation to capital projects; The specific capital project in which the costs were incurred; Corporate Affairs 2016 - €4,206.60 2016...