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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, the table sets out the amount of money spent on public advertising and the purchase of external communications and publicity by my Department in 2018. Company Campaign Cost Public Appointments Service Social Media - Google Ads €136.11 Public Appointments Service Economist / Policy Analyst competition - Facebook Campaign €307.50 Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The OPW are working with the Port authority to ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place. Once the plans have been finalised a suitable funding mechanism will be put in place.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group was established by the Government in January 2016 to enhance on-going co-operation across all of the State Agencies involved with the River Shannon. A sub-committee of the Working Group was subsequently formed to develop, monitor and report on progress of the Group’s work programme and additional measures to reduce flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172, 174, 177, 179 and 180 together. The following table sets out the position with regard to the flood relief schemes referred to in the questions as outlined above. These schemes are being advanced by the Office of Public Works and the relevant Local Authorities and are at various stages of construction. It would not be feasible to detail all the various...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Bandon Flood Relief Scheme is due to be substantially completed in the third quarter of 2019. Scheduled works on Bandon Bridge for 2018 have now finished. A small amount of work remains to be completed on the bridge and this will resume in May of next year and is due to be completed by July 2019. Scheme flood defence walls and embankments are now substantially completed. The works...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175, 176, 178 and 188 to 205, inclusive, together. The following table sets out the position with regard to the flood relief schemes referred to in the Deputy's questions. These schemes are being advanced by both the Office of Public Works and the relevant Local Authorities and are at various stages of design and implementation. It would not be feasible to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 to 183, inclusive, and 186 together. I am pleased to confirm that the programmed flood relief works in Northlands, Co. Meath; the South Campshires in Dublin City; Foynes, Co. Limerick; and Bellurgan, Co. Meath are complete, or substantially complete, in all areas. In Northlands, Co. Meath, the construction of the scheme, which consists of in-situ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Dublin City Council is implementing the Wad River Flood Alleviation Scheme with funding from the Office of Public Works. Phase 1 of the Scheme has been completed. Work on Phase 2 is ongoing and the next stage is planned to comprise works under the Howth Road and under Clontarf Promenade. Following those works the next stage is planned to consist of works along Collins Avenue East, Malahide...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Wicklow County Council is the lead authority for advancing the design of a flood relief scheme for Arklow with funding provided by the Office of Public Works. Consultants have been commissioned to undertake engineering and environmental studies to assess and develop a viable, cost effective and sustainable flood relief scheme for the Avoca River. An Environmental Impact Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The River Bride (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme was submitted by the Commissioners of Public Works for approval, i.e. Confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts, to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in August 2018. The Minister is currently undertaking the Confirmation process. The scheme will consist of the following works: - The construction of floodwalls and embankments...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works provides guided services at 70 historic sites nationwide, admitting 7.9m visitors in total at these locations last year. In addition to directly-managed sites, unaccompanied public access is also facilitated at approximately 300 open National Monuments such as Carrigafoyle Castle where visitors are free to enjoy these sites on a self guided basis. OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Mobility scheme which comes under the remit of my department, and is administered through HR Shared Service, National Shared Service Office, offers an opportunity for staff members to apply for mobility through an open and transparent system. The establishment of the scheme fulfils one of the requirements of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan; and Action 14 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Appropriations-in-aid are Departmental receipts which, as set out in Public Financial Procedures, need not be paid directly into the Exchequer, but which may be retained to defray the expenses of the Vote to which they refer. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform databank, , sets out appropriations-in-aid for each Vote broken down into non-pay, pay, pensions, and capital. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (19 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. The table below outlines the spend by my Department on marketing and media in the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. The figures include, for example, awareness campaigns in relation to MyGovID and the work of the Office of Government Procurement which is part of the Department. At present, there are no figures available for the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: All that is true about what the Deputy said about banking pay and remuneration is that I have requested that an independent review of this issue be carried out. The main reason I have done that is I want the Irish taxpayers' money back. We invested billions upon billions of euro in the Irish banking system. Deputy Burton was a great critic of it at the time and she was correct to be a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I will take that question. The Government has brought forward a range of measures to give as much protection as possible to citizens who are facing great difficulty, whether mortgage holders or those who run or own small businesses. As the Deputy will be aware, recently I initiated through the Central Bank a review of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. It shows that the measures we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Earlier in the year, the Public Service Pay Commission published a set of proposals on this issue. The Government has already given a commitment that we will fund and implement these proposals for next year. A meeting of the oversight committee of the public service stability agreement is taking place tomorrow. As the Deputy will be aware, the way in which we engage with trade unions on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Bill to which the Deputy refers is a Private Member's Bill, which is being supported by the Government. It has not yet completed its passage through the Seanad. Responsibility for the implementation of the Bill, when enacted, will be a matter for the Central Bank of Ireland. How the legislation would operate in relation to a specific company will depend on exactly how the company...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset I would like to say that as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation, and have no role in the day to day supervision of insurance companies. I have therefore consulted with the Central Bank on the matters raised by the Deputy. The Central Bank has informed me that, as at 6 December 2018, 175 life...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, the Deputy should note that currently there is no European harmonised framework of insurance guarantee schemes (IGSs) for the insurance sector. Member States have therefore adopted their own approach to such policyholder protection schemes, which show noticeable differences in design features, such as scope, coverage and funding. These differences in national IGSs, together...