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Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (21 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Service Agreement 2010-14 (Croke Park Agreement) provides for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the Civil Service and in other parts of the public service. Under the Agreement, redeployment generally takes precedence over all other methods of filling a vacancy and supersedes any existing agreements on the deployment of staff. It sets out the agreed redeployment...

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

Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question details in relation to the number of retired persons serving on State Boards or commissions under the aegis of my Department are as follows: An Post National Lottery have two retirees sitting on their board. The total annual fees for these two members is €25,000. The Public Appointments Service have three retirees sitting on their board. The total annual...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Public Service Agreement 2010-14 (Croke Park Agreement) provides for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the Civil Service and in other parts of the public service. Under the Agreement, redeployment generally takes precedence over all other methods of filling a vacancy and supersedes any existing agreements on the deployment of staff. It sets out the agreed redeployment...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In the time allowed it is not possible to provide a detailed response to the Deputy. However, details in respect of my Department are outlined as follows. Department Band Number of Employees D/PER 0-10K 99 D/PER 10-20K 9 D/PER 20-30K 24 D/PER 30-40K 36 D/PER 40-50K 53 D/PER 50-60K 57 D/PER 60-70K 19 D/PER 70-80K 28 D/PER 80-90K 45 D/PER 90-100K 12 D/PER 100-115K 17 D/PER...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Cost Neutral Early Retirement (CNER) scheme under which staff may apply to retire before the normal retirement age but to have an off-setting actuarial reduction applied to their retirement benefits. In the case of the Civil Service, the data sought by the Deputy is set out in the tables below for 2011 and 2012. In the case of the wider public service,...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should not be putting that on the record.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It was the developer.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: We are way over time.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Does he have a script?

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In 1872.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It is a mini-series.

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government provides that the Government will legislate to restore and extend the Freedom of Information Acts. My Department is at an advanced stage in the preparation of the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to the above commitments on Freedom of Information. Subject to Government approval of the draft Heads of the Bill and other priorities in the Government's...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 to 124, inclusive, together. In relation to expenditure by Government Departments, in the case of the majority of transactions, there are no minimum or maximum amounts specified for reporting in the annual accounts. There are, however, a number of situations in the annual Appropriation Accounts where expenditure thresholds apply. These are outlined in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: My Department has already conducted a major review of capital expenditure programmes across Government in 2011. On foot of this we have set out our capital investment priorities for the next five years in Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016, which we published on 10 November 2011.

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In the Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2012-2014 published last December, I set out a range of reform initiatives designed to modernise our system of public expenditure management and planning. As part of this reform process, I introduced a new Value for Money (VFM) Code, a central point of reference for the public service on good practice in the areas of evaluation, appraisal and...

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: I have taken a close interest in the preparation for Ireland's EU Presidency since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform. A Presidency planning group has been set up within the Department and the matter is discussed regularly by the Department's Management Board. My Department also takes an active part in the various Presidency preparation groups established by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: In general, my Department uses the services of the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. The costs associated with these Offices are borne by their respective Votes. My Department also seeks outside legal advisors in circumstances requiring legal services of a specific nature. The total cost of such payments made by my Department since it was formed in...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: It is very dangerous to make those sorts of allegations.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy was so helpful with State assets for years.

Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Brendan Howlin: Iarr ar Iarnród Éireann.