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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The mission of my Department, as set out in its Statement of Strategy 2023-25, is to drive the delivery of better public services, living standards and infrastructure for the people of Ireland. In this context, my Department works closely with all Departments in seeking to enable and support them in the delivery of better public services, including in the implementation of Better Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland is expected to receive €914m in grants over the lifetime of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). In order to access this funding, Ireland has developed the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). The RRF is a performance-based instrument with payment contingent on the satisfactory achievement of milestones and targets. The NRRP is based on sixteen...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I have asked Officials in my Department to examine any administrative and legislative measures which may be taken to ensure that the confirmation process under the Arterial Drainage Act (as amended) is carried out it in as effective and timely a manner as possible. It is important to acknowledge that the purpose of the Regulations is to transpose the provisions of EU law, giving further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed €165 billion funding for capital investment, as set out in the NDP 2021-30 published in October 2021. This expenditure was considered and agreed in order to support those sectors that would be key in delivering the ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) identified in the National Planning Framework (NPF). The NDP contains expenditure commitments for a range...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware my Department are now engaged in formal negotiations, under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission, on the potential of a successor agreement to Building Momentum. A range of issues are being discussed as part of this and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics at this time. In relation to the current appraisal categories, since...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department previously provided grant funding to Benefacts between the period 2015-2022. The project was funded as a pathfinder initiative in the area of data analytics on the non-profit sector. Benefacts was initially co-funded with philanthropy, however, in latter years the Department had been providing the majority of funding to the entity. In 2019, my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The DCEDIY Vote Section includes 2 Assistant Principals and 1 Higher Executive Officer. In addition there is one Principal Officer who is responsible for both the DCEDIY Vote Section as well as another Vote Section. These roles are focused on agreeing, monitoring, reporting and sanctioning expenditure in relation to the DCEDIY Vote which includes expenditure on integration. These posts are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The table separately details requests that were refused as records were not held in my Department which were transferred to other FOI Bodies where to the knowledge of my Department records would be likely to be held. The Deputy may wish to note that a number of FOI requests for 2023 are currently in the decision making...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not incurred any costs of the nature specified from 2016 to-date.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that I met with the Hope and Courage Collective in February, 2023 to discuss the work of their organisation. There were no fees paid in respect of this meeting. Neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis have had any engagement of the nature specified with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue from 2020 to-date.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Grievance Procedure (Circular 11/2001) outlines the procedure to manage complaints of individual members of staff within the scope of the procedure, which are not appropriate for discussion under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme. The procedure has two stages; the first involves efforts to resolve the matter informally. If a grievance is not resolved informally,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In responding to the Deputy's question I am referring to the Civil & Public Service Mediation Service (CPSMS) as this has been the context of the other question raised. In that case, there were no reports from Personnel Officers or from Mediation Officers made to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Deliver and Reform in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil & Public Service Mediation Service (CPSMS) have a panel of volunteer mediators who are serving Civil and Public Servants. The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service do not recruit external mediators. Mr. Joe McDermot is the Civil Service Mediator under the Grievance Procedure 11/2001. Mr. McDermot’s appointment was made in consultation with the General Council...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: A panel of mediators, drawn from existing Public Service staff, is used for the Civil and Public Service Mediation Service. There are no external mediators currently on the panel. The mediators on the panel are volunteers and remain on the panel as long as they are available to carry out mediations. The panel is subject to constant change. The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service mediation officers are bound by the Code of Ethics and Practice of the Mediators Institute of Ireland. Under the provisions of that Code of Practice, there is no obligation on the Mediator to notify the parties in writing if the mediation does not proceed, except in cases where the Mediator withdraws from, or terminates, the mediation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the National Shared Services Office that due to Data Protection the NSSO cannot comment in public on an individual’s personal pension entitlements. However, the NSSO has contacted the individual directly to advise them on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Health Budgetary Oversight Group (HBOG) did not convene in September and October due to Budget 2024 discussions, which involved detailed meetings on some of the expenditure and policy matters discussed at monthly HBOG meetings. The August minutes were circulated and put on the agenda for finalisation at the subsequent HBOG meeting which took place on 8 November. Following receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: On the basis of advice received from independent consultants, supplementary information was sought from the Office of Public Works in July of this year regarding the proposed flood relief scheme in Crossmolina. This information was sought under the provisions of Section 7B(4) of the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019 in order to reach a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action....