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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies.  National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations.  Under EU law, public contracts above a certain value must be advertised EU-wide and awarded to the most competitive tender in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Gender Proofing of Policies (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The ongoing work in my Department regarding equality and gender budgeting flows from the Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to develop the process of budget and policy proofing as a means of advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening economic and social rights. This is also a commitment within the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money.It is a basic principle of public procurement that competitive tendering should be used other than in justifiably exceptional circumstances.  Under Department of Finance Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Macroeconomic projections adopted in the Plan for the period 2018-2021 are detailed in Annex 3 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook for Budget 2018. As set out in the NDP, a potential growth rate of 2% in volume terms is assumed over the period 2022 to 2027. This potential growth rate aligns with the most recent long-term growth projection from the European Commission for Ireland for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commission is expected to bring forward its proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework in May 2018. This will set out the limits for the budget of the European Union post 2020 and proposals in relation to the different areas of EU activity, including Cohesion funding. Without prejudice to the Commission proposals, or the negotiations that will follow, it is likely that there...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Commission's post-programme surveillance report addresses a number of issues in the area of public expenditure policy. In the area of capital spending the report notes that public investment continues to recover while addressing key infrastructure bottlenecks, with the additional capital allocated following the mid-term review of the Capital Investment Plan bringing capital...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money.  It is a basic principle of public procurement that competitive tendering should be used other than in justifiably exceptional circumstances.   The current procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government launched the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 - 2027 following a special Cabinet meeting at the Institute of Technology in Sligo on 16 February. The NDP comprises an investment programme of €116 billion, of which €91 billion relates to Exchequer capital investment and the balance of €25 billion is State-backed investment by commercial State Owned...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The agenda for the meeting referred to by the Deputy comprised 1) NPL strategy and disposal plans, 2) tracker update, and 3) general performance update. I presume when the Deputy refers to the bank's proposed sale of property he is referring to the sale of NPLs and I can confirm that this matter was discussed as per the agenda.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Debt (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On 8 March 2018, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published the Quarterly National Accounts for the fourth quarter of 2017, which included a preliminary GDP estimate for 2017. The CSO will update modified GNI (GNI*) with the annual National Income and Expenditure publication in June/July. The nominal gross and net general government debt forecasts are unchanged since the publication of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the budgetary process over the last three years, a National Economic Dialogue was held, jointly hosted by the Departments of Finance, and Public Expenditure and Reform. A Government decision on whether to hold a National Economic Dialogue this year has not yet been taken but will be considered as part of the on-going budgetary process for 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the European Commission is currently developing proposals for a revision of Directive 2008/118/EC on the general arrangements for excise duty in the EU. The Commission is expected to publish these proposals during 2018. Ireland will participate fully in the legislative process once the proposals have been presented.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, on retirement, an individual in a defined contribution pension savings arrangement has the option, after taking any lump sum, of either using the funds remaining to purchase an annuity or transferring those funds into an Approved Retirement Fund (ARF). Where such an individual is under the age of 75 at the time of exercising the option and does not have a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. The threat that fuel fraud and the illicit tobacco trade pose to legitimate business, to consumers and the Exchequer is recognised and I am advised by Revenue that tackling such criminal activity has been one of their priorities over recent years. Revenue’s strategy for combatting the illegal fuel trade has included the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Approved Housing Bodies (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On 29 November 2017 I met with representatives of Cairn Homes to discuss the Irish housing market and to get their perspective on issues affecting the market as residential builders of significant scale. Officials from my Department prepared briefing material in advance of that meeting. The purpose of the briefing was to provide meeting attendees - including myself - with an update on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to PQ Ref: 11836/18 on 20 March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan Data (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Macro-economic projections adopted in the Plan for the period 2018-2021 are detailed in Annex 3 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook for Budget 2018. As set out in the NDP, a potential growth rate of 2% in volume terms is assumed over the period 2022 to 2027. This potential growth rate aligns with the most recent long-term growth projection from the European Commission for Ireland for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Private Partnership (PPP) model is an internationally recognised model to design, build, finance, operate and maintain public infrastructure. In accordance with international best practice, PPP contracts typically include detailed provisions that apply in the event of the liquidation of a consortium member of the PPP company, or an entity under the contract, to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question no. 54985/17 answered on 16 January 2018.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Moynihan for raising this matter. I will be meeting the Revenue Commissioners soon. I have regular engagements with the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners on many matters. I will follow up directly on this issue and revert to the Deputy with a response.