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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the Taoiseach has initiated a process with the Leader of Fianna Fáil to review the Confidence and Supply Agreement which facilitates the operation of the current Fine Gael led minority Government. Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil  have appointed teams of negotiators and the review is ongoing. In that context, the Taoiseach has requested that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works has secured a funding commitment from Fáilte Ireland to improve visitor facilities at Casino Marino through provision of a new visitor welcome facility (including café and retail space) additional visitor car parking and improvements to the landscape. This proposed development may include provision of access/egress from Malahide Road. The proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The payments made by my Department to the individual / company in question from 2013 to 2017 are set out below. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Vote 11) Payment Date Total Services Rendered  Description of service 2013 €110,700 Consultancy Procurement Advice and Support Office of Government Procurement (Vote 39) Payment Date...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The protection of Shannon Airport from flooding is the responsibility of the airport owners, the Shannon Airport Authority. The airport is protected by a range of embankments on its Eastern and Western sides which are owned by the airport Authority which is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of those embankments. There are other embankments adjacent to the airport which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Process (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to the scale of Government expenditure and the cash basis of Government accounting, the need for Supplementary Estimates can arise for a number of reasons, including policy decisions, timing issues and overspends. Supplementary Estimates are an important element of expenditure management, allowing for the proper alignment of resources within allocations. However, they can only be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A number of actions have taken place since the publication of the Expenditure Report and there are plans in place for further reforms in the area of reporting and accountability into next year and beyond.    Ireland requested support under the European Commission Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) to advance central Government financial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sustainable public finances are essential in order to ensure that Government can provide for ongoing improvements in public services and infrastructure. Total voted expenditure in 2019 will be over €66.5 billion, with over €59.2 billion allocated to current expenditure, a c. 4 per cent increase on the current expenditure provision in 2018. This will allow Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Issues (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I should first say that responsibility for affordable housing is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, while questions relating to general economic matters are best addressed to me in my capacity as Minister for Finance. However, what I can say is that, following the launch of the National Development Plan in February 2018, I have established a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Managing the delivery of public services within allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and Department. There are important measures in place to ensure that our budgetary targets are being met and my Department is in regular contact with all other Departments and offices to ensure that expenditure is being managed within the overall fiscal parameters. Expenditure profiles...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for workforce planning in, and recruitment to, the Civil Service. In Budget 2015, it was announced that there would be a targeted programme of recruitment into the Civil Service to address service needs and a shortfall in key skills. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is a key element of the Government’s Public Service Reform programme and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) was established to lead on its implementation.  The OGP commenced sourcing operations in 2014 and, together with four key sectors (Health, Local Government, Education and Defence), has responsibility for sourcing common goods and services on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government is under no illusions about the complexity of Brexit and is taking forward extensive and detailed Brexit preparedness and contingency planning across all Government Departments and Agencies.   Contingency planning is well advanced, with all issues identified and an array of measures are under active consideration in a worst case scenario. Within my own...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is the Sponsoring Agency for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) and it is the responsibility of that Department to undertake costings and comply with the Public Spending Code.   It would not be appropriate to comment or speculate on the estimated cost of the NBP, at this juncture in advance of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) study carried out by the Office of Public Works resulted in the publication of Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMP’s) for each river basin district studied under the programme. The FRMP for the Shannon river basin identified a potentially viable solution for the flooding problem in Springfield (Clonlara) comprising the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, my role is to ensure that the funds allocated to addressing climate change are well-managed, well-targeted and sustainable. My Department does not have specific climate change targets save for the objective  of improving its energy efficiency by 33% by 2020.     A sustained whole of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. My understanding of the PQ's is that the Deputy is looking for the number of people who currently fall into each of the income bands that apply to the PSPR rates and how the number in bands will change as a result of the PSPR rate changes provided for under the Public Service Stability Agreement.  I have been supplied by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 sets out a specific schedule of measures and dates in respect of deductions made under the FEMPI Acts including provisions in respect of the implementation of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA). This scheduled further lessening of the PSPR impact on pensions will mean that from 1 January 2019 all pensions up to €39,000...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 24 of the Public service Pay and pensions Act, 2017 will raise the PSPR exemption threshold from €34,132 to €39,000 per annum. This change means that all pensions up to €39,000 per annum will be exempt from PSPR in 2019, while those higher-value pensions still affected will benefit from a gain of €1,080 per annum. This significant change in 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) study carried out by the Office of Public Works resulted in the publication of Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMP’s) for each river basin district studied under the programme. The FRMP for the Shannon river basin identified a potentially viable solution for the flooding problem in Springfield comprising the construction of a...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages [Private Members] (22 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to thank my officials, who have put considerable work into co-operating with Deputy Michael McGrath on this Bill. I am keen to emphasise one objective we have not touched on tonight. We have all talked about the different objectives that Deputies have relating to Irish banks. I have another objective that has not been mentioned this evening. I want the Irish taxpayers' money...