Results 521-540 of 31,112 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 153 together. As the Deputies may be aware, I have overall policy responsibility in relation to public service occupational pension schemes payable to retired public servants. My Department is aware that there are some issues concerning the procedures for qualifying for the payment of an Occupational Supplementary Pension and we are liaising with the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. The European Union’s Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is a unique regulation established specifically to provide for Brexit. It provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. Ireland’s allocation from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Bus Services (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement does not have a multi-supplier framework for the provision of bus and coach hire services for Public Bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the NSSO that a preserved pension refers to the pension entitlements due to an officer who resigns from the Civil Service prior to reaching their minimum pension age. Once the officer has met the required vesting period at the time of their departure, their pension benefits are accrued up to the date of their resignation and are 'preserved' or 'deferred' until they reach that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. In March 2023, I presented to Government a package of significant actions aimed at enhancing project delivery for the National Development Plan (NDP). Among these actions, I committed to an independent evaluation of investment priorities and capacity of the NDP, focusing on the capacity to deliver current Government priorities, to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, I have overall policy responsibility in relation to public service occupational pension schemes payable to retired public servants. For all new entrants to the public service (including members of An Garda Síochána) on or after 6 April 1995 (the date of introduction of full social insurance for public servants who now pay Class A PRSI) and before 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (9 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In May of this year, following the successful conclusion of a tendering process, my Department established a new contract for the provision of eTenders, the national electronic tendering platform for public procurement contracts. In doing so, the provision of eTenders transitioned to a new service provider and as a consequence to a different eTenders platform than that which had been in use...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has engaged independent environmental consultants to carry out the relevant environmental assessments as required by EU Directives 2011/92 and 2014/52. On the basis of advice received, in order to reach a full, reasoned conclusion on the environmental impacts of the scheme, I have sought supplementary information from the Office of Public Works as provided for under Section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (9 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In September 2012, a Government Decision was made accepting recommendations arising from a review of Public Sector Allowances and Premium Pay. All Departments were notified, by letter, of this decision and the associated changes that were to be implemented. Copies of the letters that issued, outlining the changes that were being introduced are available on my Department's archived website...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (9 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, as amended by Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Circular 16/2021, sets out the process that must be followed when commercial semi state bodies (CSSB) request Ministerial approval for pension increases. The Code of Practice requires that any request for a pension increase by a CSSB must first be submitted to the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Financial Resolution (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: That section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which provides for income tax relief for certain income from leasing of farm land, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: With regard to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within my Department, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and another Division of my Department have begun assessing potential AI projects through discussions with industry providers and academia, as well as through secondary research. The OGCIO has deployed AI powered security tools as part of our overall...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has engaged independent environmental consultants to carry out the relevant environmental assessments as required by EU Directives 2011/92 and 2014/52. On the basis of advice received, in order to reach a full, reasoned conclusion on the environmental impacts of the scheme, I have sought supplementary information from the Office of Public Works as provided for under Section...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: An Independent Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery funding was published in December 2022. The review aims to reinforce the sustainability of the National Lottery as a source of funding for good causes into the future. The recommendations set out in the review are based on a wide engagement with Government Departments, public agencies, public consultations,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Raising funds for Good Causes which help to support and make a difference to thousands of communities all over Ireland is one of the primary aims for the National Lottery. According to the terms specified in the National Lottery licence, 65% of Gross Gaming Revenue, which is the total lottery sales minus the total prizes, is passed on to the Exchequer to be disbursed for use by good causes....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 14A (2) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 stipulates that each Minister of the Government shall, in each year after the publication of the Climate Change Advisory Council's annual report and the Environmental Protection Agency’s report, at the written request of a joint committee, attend before the committee to give account of the matters...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Committees (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, I acknowledge the important role I and my Department have to play in the achievement of Government’s objectives in the area of climate action, and I am keen to engage with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action on this role. I received an invitation in October 2023 to a meeting of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Since taking up my role as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on 17 December 2022 I have received two Statements of Interests for the purposes of Section 19 from my special advisers. Furthermore, and in accordance with Section 19, my special advisers have also sent their Statements of Interests to the Standards in Public Office Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (7 Nov 2023)

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: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) is funded as part of the Vote for the Office of the Ombudsman. The Office of the Ombudsman vote comprises of six separate statutory bodies which are supported in their work by a Corporate Spine consisting of ICT staff, legal and HR support as well as facilities, communications, governance, procurement and finance staff. As with the majority of...