Results 17,521-17,540 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Programme for Government includes a comprehensive range of commitments in relation to Public Service Reform. Notwithstanding developments to-date, the cost of delivering public services must be reduced further, with fewer staff and tighter budgets, and the Public Service must become better integrated and more customer-focused, as well as being leaner and more efficient. ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Returning Officers are required to submit accounts to the Department of Finance within six months of holding an election. The accounts for the recent bye-election have not yet been submitted and an accurate break down of costs will not be available until that time. However, the cost for holding the bye-election was estimated to be in the region of â¬231,000.
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is proposed to address this issue when the Bill comes before the House. There are arguments for and against such a threshold in the Bill which can be debated during its passage.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 232 together. The Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (PIPS) offers annuities for sale to defined benefit schemes where the scheme is winding-up and where the parent company is insolvent. Applications to participate in PIPS have been received from two Waterford Crystal schemes. In the past week the detailed information relating to Waterford pensioners...
- Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The information is currently being collated and will be provided by the end of this week at the latest.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: In the period covered by the question there were 2 appointments at PO1 level to posts in the civil service. These appointments were to fill posts at the grade of Senior HR Manager in the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. One appointee came from the private sector and the other from the wider public sector. In relation to appointments above Principal Officer level,...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: In response to the Deputy's question 9 appointments were made to the Public Appointments Service Board on 1 September 2011. Under the terms of the The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 states that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (in consultation with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister for Health and the...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 9 March 2011, the following staffhave been appointed to my constituency office: GRADE SALARY SCALE (per annum) Wholetime Equivalent Personal Secretary â¬23,820 - â¬47,755 1.00 Personal Assistant â¬43,715 - â¬56,060 0.80 Clerical Officer (CO) â¬23,177 - â¬37,341 0.60 Clerical Officer (CO) â¬23,042 -...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data in respect of Ministerial and TDs' pensions requested by the Deputy are in the following tabular statement. The figures were provided by the Office of Paymaster General in respect of Ministerial pensions and by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in respect of TD pensions. The information takes account of the latest figures in respect of the Public Service Pension Reduction. ...
- Written Answers — Departmental Allowances: Departmental Allowances (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: As legislation was only enacted in July 2011 to create my Department, no allowances were paid for my Department in 2010. However, prior to the split of the Department of Finance in July, 2011 to create the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, allowances were paid as follows by the Department of Finance in respect of its staff in 2010: Delegates Allowance â¬47,427.91 On Call...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data will be supplied to the Deputy by the end of this week. The delay is regretted.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The data in respect of Attorney General, Ministerial and TDs' pensions requested by the Deputy are in the following tabular statement. The figures were provided by the Office of Paymaster General in respect of Attorney General and Ministerial pensions and from the Houses of the Oireachtas Service in respect of TD pensions. Forename And Surname Annual Amount of AG's Pension less Public...
- Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy has confirmed that the information sought is in relation to State capital construction projects. My Department did not award any such contracts during the period in question. During 2011 my Department co-funded PEACE and Interreg Programmes which cover the Border counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. These Programmes are administered by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a...
- Written Answers — Civil Service Staff: Civil Service Staff (10 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The current arrangements in place regarding established civil servants wishing to take a career break are set out in civil service circular no. 18/98 - Special leave without pay for career breaks - and were amended in a letter to Personnel Officers of 3 March 2008 - available on www.personnelcode.gov.ie. This scheme allows for established civil servants, who have satisfactorily completed two...
- Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (10 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: The programme measures announced in Budget 2011 were designed to yield an additional level of savings in 2012 of just over â¬80 million. The 2011 Budget also included a multi-annual Employment Control Framework through which public pay bill savings can be achieved over a number of years by reducing public sector staffing numbers. Achievement of savings is predicated on numerous further...
- Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (10 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware my colleague, the Minister for Finance will introduce the Budget in early December, and I am not in a position to pre-empt what will be contained in that Budget. Pay rates in the public service have already been reduced by up to 15% and a progressive pension related reduction applied through the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts of 2009. More...
- Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (10 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Increments within the Public Service vary in terms of timing, cost and application both within and across the various sectors of the Public Service and estimates of cost are of necessity, tentative. It has been estimated that the annual cost in a full year of increments would be around â¬250 million. However, significantly reduced recruitment and higher numbers on the maxima of scales will...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Top Level Appointments Committee is currently conducting a recruitment campaign to fill one Revenue Commissioner post and Revenue is conducting a campaign to recruit up to 30 Administrative Officers with specific information and communications technology skills. Revenue has also received sanction to recruit up to 10 Executive Officers with...
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (9 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither the Minister for Finance nor I have policy responsibility for disbursement of funds across the areas referred to in the Deputy's question. The Minister for Social Protection and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government have policy responsibility. In this regard the Deputy may wish to note that yesterday the Government decided...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Nov 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Funding arrangements for 2012 and subsequent years for all subheads which are supported by Lottery funding will be decided in the context of the annual Estimates.