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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the Public service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill legislation. [39878/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a progress report on the seven organisations currently being reviewed under the Organisational Review Programme. [39883/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he has not made it a mandatory requirement for all Departments to publish purchase orders over €20,000 on their respective websites. [39885/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain his commitment to overhaul the existing statutory framework for ethics to strengthen and reform the current legislation and provide a single, comprehensive ethics framework in line with best international practice; and if he will provide a timeframe within which this commitment will be delivered. [39886/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Review (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he will publish his policy paper on reform of civil service accountability. [39887/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Review (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the governance model for public service reform. [39888/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the name of the Assistant Secretary on Reform appointed from each Department assigned. [39889/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Mergers (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his critical review of State agencies to be merged has been completed. [39891/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Mergers (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to merge the Forensic Science Laboratory with the State laboratory; if a risk analysis has been completed on the challenges and implications of such a move. [39892/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering the withdrawal of the free travel pass for persons with disabilities. [39882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Appointments to State Boards (20 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Government board appointees currently appointed to the board of Aer Lingus; if he will detail the duties of the Government appointed Directors; and the mandate with which they have been provided. [39871/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances (19 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Notwithstanding the crumbs from his table for new entrant teachers, the Minister seems pretty nonplussed by this issue. He seems to accept that he will have a two-tier workforce in the education system and that a variety of allowances - I have not seen the individual figures - will be taken from support for Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht. The Minister needs to reconsider that. I am alarmed by...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances (19 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Then why not cut salaries at the top?

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances (19 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: This review of allowances is seven months late and we have not been given an opportunity in the Dáil to debate the issues arising even though we were promised a debate on them. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has looked into his heart, de Valera style, and made this decision in secrecy. Despite extensive commentary on the matter there is very little concrete financial...

Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell that to Clare County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (18 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the findings of the recent census that 230,000 units lie empty here while up to 5,000 are homeless; his plans to proceed with a housing first initiative to combat this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39068/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (18 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all Special Advisors appointed by him or his Ministers of State since March 2011 whose salary exceeds the first pay point of the Principal Officer Standard Scale; the Special Advisors names and salaries and salary increases awarded the aforementioned Special Advisors since March 2011. [36952/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Board Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if all board members fees paid to agencies under his aegis were cut by 25%, 35% and 50%. [36953/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Taoiseach the annual saving to Exchequer if the pay of all Chief Executive Officers of State agencies under his aegis were capped at €100,000. [36954/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all professional fees including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising, and accountancy; the company name; and the amount invoiced since March 2011 to the end of June 2012. [36955/12]