Results 61-80 of 31,111 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The changes proposed by the respective Ministers that are being facilitated by my Department will enhance the options available to members of the uniformed services, and allow them to remain in service for longer if they choose to do so, and will assist in recruiting and retaining valuable expertise. My officials are now at an advanced stage of drafting the legislation to enact these...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) are a form of Public Private Partnership (PPP), but are significantly different from ‘traditional’ PPPs. Under an EPC, an Energy Service Company (ESCO) takes responsibility for undertaking the energy efficiency upgrade of a building. In return, an agreed proportion of the resulting energy bill savings accrue to the ESCO rather than to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service have informed me that the interviews for the position the Deputy refers to are being held in Galway, and that the client was informed of this on 9 April.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236, 237, 239, 240 and 243 together. The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is reviewed annually as part of the whole of year budget process including the Summer Economic Statement and the Estimates process. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Public service staffing is largely managed through a policy of delegated sanction, which has been in place since 2015. Under this delegated sanction framework, Departments are permitted to fill vacancies through recruitment and/or promotion where they hold a recruitment license, in grades up to and including Principal Officer Standard or equivalent, subject to remaining within the overall pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Overall our economy is in good shape and economic growth is expected to continue this year and through the medium term, as the Stability Programme Update has recently illustrated. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook, published this month shows that Irish GDP is projected to grow by 1½% in 2024. Irish GDP is forecast to continue to grow over the medium term. This is supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: At the core of our strategy to meet targets is the Medium-Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES), which serves two fundamental objectives: to ensure the long-term sustainability of core expenditure growth and to safeguard investments in public services. This framework undergoes annual review as part of the comprehensive budgetary process, including the Estimates process and the Summer Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As set out in the Summer Economic Statement (SES) 2023, an additional €2.25 billion of capital funding was made available to be allocated in the 2024 to 2026 period. This funding will facilitate the progression of important projects and enable more...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is reviewed annually as part of the whole of year budget process including the Summer Economic Statement and the Estimates process. As part of the Government’s fiscal strategy REV 2024 allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department previously provided grant funding to Benefacts between the period 2015-2022. As DPENDR does not have a policy role in relation to the non-profit sector, the original basis for the provision of grant funding was to identify/stimulate the demand for data on the non-profit sector within Government Departments/public organisations, In 2020, on foot of a review, which found...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Analysis on the cost of mandatory retirement age (MRA) increases for Gardaí was undertaken by my Department. This analysis used anonymised individual data records. The extent to which an increased MRA represents a cost or a saving incorporates many factors including the individual's rank, current MRA, pension scheme membership and terms applicable (arising from their recruitment date),...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government has a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Print and Design. 53 suppliers are members of this DPS.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (11 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b)

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ukraine War (11 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised of the following by the Office of Public Works (OPW). In 2022, the Government approved the provision of modular houses as part of its plans to address the need to develop capacity for accommodating Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is the lead Department for the modular homes programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (10 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement has a multi-supplier Framework for the Provision of Security Services. The arrangement's scope does not provide for steward services. There are twenty two (22) service providers appointed to the arrangement, listed below. - Ailesbury Services - Bidvest (ROI) Noonan - Blackberry Computing Ltd t/a Goldeneye Security - Cairborne Trading Ltd t/a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (10 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Office of Public Works that the conditions attached to the An Bord Pleanála planning decision are currently being reviewed. Arising from this review, the programme and costings will be updated.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (9 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a parliamentary democracy.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (9 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Starting in 1995, successive iterations of the European Union’s cross-border PEACE programmes had by the end of 2020 committed some €2.3 billion in support of shared peace and prosperity on the island of Ireland. For the current 2021-27 EU programming period, the new PEACEPLUS programme is now investing a further €1.145 billion across Northern Ireland and the border...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Assets (9 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Estates of those who have died intestate and without known next of kin vest in the Minister as Ultimate Intestate Successor under Section 73 of the Succession Act, 1965. Where an estate falls to the State under Section 73, it is administered by the Chief State Solicitor under the direction of the Attorney General. The proceeds of such estates are remitted to the Intestate Estates Funds...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Travel (9 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information is set out in the following table. St Patrick's Day Travel Minister 695.43 Private Secretary 448.73 Special Adviser 744.31 Total 1,888.47 Please see the total travel costs associated with visits I made abroad as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP...