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Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Deputy Mattie McGrath should have a bit of manners.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Deputy happy with that?

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: No, they are not. They only are worried about the mischief the Deputy is making.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: That is not a point of order.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: No.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The time has been used up.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I am surprised Deputy McDonald is not doing the running on this proposal.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is not €800 million; it is €455 million.

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: A history lesson.

Written Answers — Caiteachas Ranna: Caiteachas Ranna (8 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Mar fhreagra ar an Teachta, is féidir liom a rá i dtaobh ionadaithe poiblí a d'fhéadfadh bheith fostaithe freisin ag comhlachtaí stáit, go gcuimsítear iad faoi na socruithe seo a bhaineann le híocaíocht táillí maidir le comhaltacht de chuid bord stáit.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: A number of Delegated Departments are answering this question as they hold the relevant information. As regards other relevant Departments it has not been possible to collate the information in the time available. The relevant data will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Eleven organisations have been reviewed to date under the Organisational Review Programme (ORP). Four Departments have been reviewed as part of the current round: Department of the Taoiseach, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Education and Skills, and Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. When all of the Departments have finalised their action...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (8 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware, the Government has decided to extend the current National Lottery licence to mid-2013 as an interim arrangement in order to allow time for the holding of a competition for the award of a new licence. My Department is currently exploring the opportunities presented by the expiry of the existing Lottery licence and I intend to bring worked out proposals to Government in...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (8 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I understand that the Deputy is also seeking a response from the Minister for Finance in relation to correspondence supplied and as agreed with the Deputy my response will be in relation to Public Service numbers. As outlined in the Public Service Reform Plan that I published on 17 November last, the Government plans to reduce the size of the public service to 282,500 by 2015. The numbers...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: There are no plans to make any changes with regard to contributions to existing spouses' and children's schemes. The Commission on Public Service Pensions examined the issue of compulsory membership in its Final Report on Public Service Pensions. It did not recommend any change in the rules providing for automatic membership of the spouses' and children's schemes, nor in the refund...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Information regarding the total number of retirees from the Civil/Public Service under the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER) who have not yet reached age 60 is not available in my Department. However, for the Civil Service for which I have direct responsibility, it is estimated that there are approximately 730 ISER retirees under the age of 60. The total amount of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: In general, when a Department or statutory body is advertising a job vacancy, good recruitment practice requires that information be made available to candidates via a public advertisement including the nature of the position, whether it is full time or part time, the nature of the duties, the educational and work experience requirements. The circumstances giving rise to the vacancy are of no...

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: How much?

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I thought the Deputy said €30 million.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: For the purposes of PQ number 38320/11, I have taken "the total pay, benefits and claimed expenses of the Information Commissioner" to refer to the Ombudsman/the Information Commissioner/the Commissioner for Environmental Information. The Ombudsman was appointed to her roles as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner with effect from 1 June 2003 for a period of 6 years and was subsequently...