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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There have been a number of studies of the economic impact of Brexit, a number by my Department, some in conjunction with the ESRI. Recent analysis in an OECD staff working paper found that the boost to the Irish economy from additional Foreign Direct Investment would be modest with a 0.1 per cent increase in GDP compared to a no Brexit scenario. The Government is taking the following...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Against the potential challenges we face it is imperative to boost the resilience of the Irish economy in order to minimise – in so far as is possible – any future disruption brought on by potential international developments, including the UK’s departure from the European Union. This is why eliminating the budgetary deficit forms a key part of the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Issues (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The provision of affordable and local authority housing is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. Governor Lane addressed the issue that the Deputy is referring to in a pre-Budget letter to me on 3 August 2018.  In his concluding paragraph, he stated, “Finally, the additional spending pressures associated with an increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Savings Rate (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank publishes quarterly statistics on the growth in household deposits. The latest figures show that in June 2018 household deposits increased by 3.4 per cent on an annual basis. The growth in household deposits reflects our strong and growing economy, lower unemployment and wage growth. This increase has occurred during a period of very low deposit rates. The ECB has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Savings Rate (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank that it publishes monthly data on the total household deposits (as distinct from savings) with financial institutions (banks and credit unions) in Table A11.1 (available at the following link: The data show that since January 2009 household deposits declined from €98 billion to reach a low of €91 billion in November 2011, and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: House Prices (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s primary response to mitigating house price inflation is to increase supply. ‘Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness’, which is the primary responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, sets out a comprehensive package of actionable measures designed to address the ongoing structural...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Loans (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has advised that under the Central Bank loan-to-value rules there is no restriction on the type of lending that the Deputy refers to. The definition of “value” in Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48), (Housing Loan Requirements) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 47 of 2015, as amended by S.I No. 568 of 2016 and S.I No. 559 of 2017)...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure Report 2019 set out total gross voted expenditure of €66.6 billion for 2019. Of this, €59.3 billion is gross voted current expenditure, while €7.3 billion is gross voted capital expenditure. The Departmental allocations outlined in Expenditure Report 2019 will be set out in further detail in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) to be published in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I should first explain that the overall objective of Project Ireland 2040 is to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the development and implementation of policy regarding spatial planning, climate action and infrastructure investment and delivery. Project Ireland 2040 is the overarching policy and planning framework for the social, economic and cultural development of our country.  It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works is not aware of and does not accept that there was any structural damage to properties in the O’Neill Crowley Quay and Ashe Quay areas in Fermoy arising from the flood relief works carried out on the Blackwater River. No compensation claims have been submitted by property owners in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The OPW is responsible for the maintenance of Arterial Drainage Schemes and catchment drainage schemes designated under the Arterial Drainage Acts of 1945 and 1995. The OPW carries out an annual programme, on an average five-yearly cycle, of statutory Arterial Drainage Maintenance to a total of 11,500 km of river channel and approximately 730 km of embankments nationally. Drainage Districts...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Procurement is a key element of the Government’s Public Service Reform agenda and, given the volume of the State’s spend, it is essential that the Public Service operates in a co-ordinated and efficient way and delivers sustainable savings for the taxpayer. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) leads the reform programme and sets the overarching policy framework for public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules and guidelines. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. These rules do not prohibit a public body from providing some form of compensation to a supplier for the costs of tendering for a Government contract.  However, this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Broadband Plan (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials in my Department with responsibility for the Vote of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment have been appraised periodically by that Department of progress on the procurement process but have had no involvement or input in that process or any evaluation of same. The Office of Government Procurement was represented in an advisory role on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The breakdown of staff by grade within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, based on data of 30thSeptember 2018, is set out in the following table: Grade FTE Headcount Secretary General 1 1 Chief Information Officer 1 1 Assistant Secretary/Director 7 7 Chief Medical Officer 1 1 Principal Officer 34.6 36 Assistant Principal 123.01 127 Administrative Officer 62.05 63...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, Government departments have been working under delegated sanction arrangements for their recruitment and staffing issues since 2015. Under these arrangements, there are multi-annual pay ceilings agreed and set and thereafter decisions about recruitment and promotion and overall grade composition up to and including Principal Officer level are devolved. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Seirbhísí Oileán (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Mar a tugadh le fios sa gceist parlaiminte níos luaithe, tá plean curtha le chéile ag Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí chun sábháilteacht a fheabhsú ag an mbealach bóthair go dtí suíomh Séadchomhartha Náisiúnta Dún Aonghasa. Níl aon réiteach go fóill ar na saincheisteanna easaontais le páirtaithe...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure Report 2019 sets out gross voted current expenditure ceilings on a Ministerial level for the period 2019 - 2021. Building on the multi-annual ceilings published in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2018, these ceilings reflect the impact of Budget 2019 decisions, certain demographic pressures and the cost of pay agreements.Expenditure ceilings beyond this period have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The multi-annual Exchequer capital allocations agreed under the National Development Plan underpin each Department’s capital planning process for a five-year period from 2018 to 2022.  These five-year allocations will be reviewed and extended annually on a rolling basis to include a new fifth year, as part of the annual Estimates process.  This will provide Government with an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. The capital allocation for Vote 11 – Department of Public Expenditure and Reform – is €4.33 million in 2019. The information requested by the Deputy regarding Vote 11 is set out in the following table: Subhead Area of Spend / Project Planned Completion Date Allocation Programme A - Public Expenditure and...