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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question the members of the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) Board do not receive fees. While Board members do not travel on official business as members of the Institute, they are entitled to claim travel and subsistence for their attendance at Board and subcommittee meetings. Details in relation to travel and subsistence claims are published in the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (21 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In the period in question the Office of Public Works was under the aegis of the Department of Finance and they will be providing the information requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (21 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: On foot of last year's review of Exchequer capital expenditure led by my Department, I published Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012 -2016 in November last year. This document identifies the Government's key capital strategic priorities for the next five years, emphasising investment which will provide the greatest economic return or which meets urgent social requirements. While most...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Department of Health has responsibility for policy in relation to rehabilitative training and sheltered work. Responsibility for the delivery of these services rests with the Health Service Executive (HSE). Rehabilitative training and sheltered work is provided largely in accredited training centres that are run by the HSE or by service providers contracted by the HSE and designated...

Written Answers — Property Valuations: Property Valuations (15 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I am informed by the Valuation Office that an application was received from the Social Welfare Inspector at Newcastle West, Co. Limerick on 10th February, 2012 for the capital value of a property in Newcastlewest (details supplied), the subject of the question. On inquiry about progress in this case, I have been informed that the request will be expedited and assigned to a Valuer with a view...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: There were no retirements at the end of February 2012 from offices located in County Clare under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (15 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As I have already told the House on a number of occasions, the sale of State assets under the Governments programme announced last month will be transacted via an open, transparent and competitive process, in order to ensure that the State achieves value for any assets being sold. In that context, the credentials of any potential purchasers will, of course, be established and verified in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department will provide information in relation to the amount spent on Lo-call numbers by this Department. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. My Department is aware that calls to Lo-call numbers from mobile phones do impose additional costs. My Department does operate one Lo-call number. However, this number is accompanied in advertisements by standard...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (13 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It is a basic principle of EU law that between citizens and businesses within the Union there should not be discrimination on grounds of nationality. This principle of non-discrimination is one of the cornerstones of EU procurement rules. The purpose of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. It...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question An Post National Lottery is the only semi–State company or statutory agency which comes under the remit of my Department. Details in respect of the Board of An Post National Lottery are contained in the following table. Please note that An Post National Lottery was under the remit of the Department of Finance until March 2011. Details supplied are in...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (13 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce new legislation to protect small building subcontractors that have been denied payments from bigger companies. In this regard, my colleague Minister of State Mr Brian Hayes has been working with Senator Feargal Quinn to develop the Senator's private member's Construction Contracts Bill – which had passed all stages in the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Reform: Public Sector Reform (13 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The overall staffing level the Public Service is determined within the context of the current moratorium on staffing levels with particular regard to the Employment Control Frameworks currently in place. The filling of staff vacancies through promotion or otherwise is determined to ensure that the Public Service is adequately resourced and skilled to meet strategic goals and priorities....

Written Answers — Public Sector Reform: Public Sector Reform (13 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 233 together. As announced in my address to Dáil Éireann on the 2012 Expenditure Estimates on 5 December 2011, public service bodies have to achieve a reduction of 5% in the cost of allowances and premium payments in 2012. Further savings are anticipated in subsequent years. In order to facilitate the public service wide review of allowances,...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy will be aware the Public Service Reform Plan, published in November, stated that in future, legislation to create a new State Body must now include a sunset clause ensuring that the Body will cease to exist after a predetermined date unless the Body's mandate is specifically renewed. However, to date no new semi-state organisations have been established in legislation since the...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 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-appointedFebruary 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 Act...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should not will a disaster upon us.

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The reduction in numbers is 3%.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I have three or four minutes to do justice to a debate. This is the second opportunity Members had to make a contribution on this and I thank everybody for their contribution. The truth is we do not live in normal times. Listening to some of the contributions from the far side of the House, one would think these were normal times and we were not in a desperate crisis. We have taken a step...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The size of the public service grew significantly in the early years of the last decade. By 2008, some 320,000 were employed in the public service and, by 2009, the gross Exchequer pay bill peaked at more than €17.5 billion. It is perhaps easy to become jaded in our discussion of public service pay costs. However, I would ask the House to note that the total net cost of the public...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It will be €400 million.