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- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: In total, the Public Service Agreement 2024 – 2026 provides for increases of 10.25% over a two and a half year period. In relation to the pay adjustments, the key parameters and percentage increases provided for are: Seven general round increases totalling 9.25%, four of which have minimum increases attached; and A provision for a Local Bargaining mechanism equivalent to 1% of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage (23 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ..., as set out by the Living Wage Technical Group, is €14.75 per hour. In relation to the civil service, for which my Department holds detailed data, €14.75 based on the civil service 35 hour standard net working week equates to an annual salary of approximately €26,938. Detailed data on civil service staff indicates that less than 0.02% of staff in the civil service are...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (23 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: While my Department has responsibility for setting the terms and conditions of various leave types for civil servants, it is a matter for individual employers to implement the provisions of the relevant circulars/policies accordingly. As outlined in , Civil Servants who avail of a Career break are required to comply with sections 31-34 when returning from a Career Break. In particular...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (23 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...a mid-term review of the NDP. At that time the process for undertaking any such review will be made known. As with previous NDP reviews, it is likely that a public consultation will form part of the approach and stakeholders will be invited to make submissions.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: The Standards in Public Office Commission is independent in its function and neither I nor my officials have met with the commissioners or senior staff of the Standards In Public Office Commission to discuss the matters raised in this Parliamentary Question.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (22 Oct 2024)
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 or sectoral policy strategies, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP),...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Assemblies (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: Balanced regional development is a key priority of this Government and this priority is at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. This strategic plan includes the National Planning Framework (NPF), which sets the overarching spatial strategy for the next twenty years, along with the revised National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) which was published in 2021. Over the lifetime of the NDP, this...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 273 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: My Department plays a key role in developing and monitoring capital expenditure in line with Government objectives and agreed fiscal policy. Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Department. My Department is in regular communication with all Departments to ensure expenditure is managed within the overall fiscal...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...the Union as either being a “Less Developed Region”, a "Region in Transition” or a “More Developed Region”, based on their GDP per head of population relative to the EU27 Average. The Northern and Western Region is classified as a “Region in Transition” on the basis that its GDP is between 75%-100% of the EU27 average. The other two regions...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (22 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...serving civil/public servants to start above the minimum subject to certain conditions. Examples of such policies include, inter alia; - Incremental Credit, as provided for through Circular 21/2004 and Circular 40/2007; and - Appointment to Analogous Grades, as provided for through Circular 08/2019. It is a matter for the employing department to determine the policies that apply to any...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising an issue I know he has a long-standing interest in. I have constituents who have difficulties similar to those the Deputy referred to. We come across them during our public work. Their loans have been sold and are now owned by a fund or entity which they feel is adding to the challenges they face. The licensing of those funds and organisations is handled...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...the difficulty they are facing at the moment. Please allow me to reiterate what we are doing. We are doing two things. First, this is why so much effort is being put into building public and social housing and we are building more homes than we have built at any point since the 1970s. Second, it is the reason that such investment has been put into our emergency housing services-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: It is not my desire because they want to be helped and supported and I am sure if he has any information about them, they are already getting support from their local authority. I hope they are. Housing executive bodies are in place to try to prevent people becoming homeless.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I hope the housing executive body is aware of the issue and is trying to help.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...constituent have changed in any way resulting in the loss of the medical card. We have changed thresholds for medical cards in recent budgets. I have worked with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and other Ministers on this. The thresholds have been increased so that people are able to go back to work and be in some form of paid occupation while keeping their medical cards. If the Deputy...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I know this is a very important issue affecting the Deputy's constituents. As Deputy Stanton has said, a €22 million upgrade is now underway at Whitegate water treatment plant. I understand it is due to be completed in 2026. I know 2026 is a long way away for up to 10,000 people who are affected by a boil water notice. I will raise the issue with Uisce Éireann to see if any...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...airport project a number of years ago. I remember the circumstances in which it happened because of the role the airport can play in supporting large employers in Waterford, the Deputy's county, and beyond. The issue has not been raised with me recently by the Minister, Deputy Ryan. I am sure engagement at official level is underway with regard to it. I will check up on that. ...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy. Our retained firefighters do important, dangerous and difficult work. In their absence, communities such as the one the Deputy represents would not get the support and safety they need. The Minister, Deputy Dara O'Brien, has put huge effort into trying to resolve this issue. The Deputy has said there is a WRC process. Therefore, it is best that that is the way in...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Oct 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...the information on a wastewater treatment plant, I hope the Deputy will forgive me if I cannot tell him the status of the weeds around the Rock of Cashel. I also know it is an important tourist and community asset. It is important and valued by the Deputy's constituents and I am sure he wants it to be looked after in the way it deserves. I will of course raise this issue with the OPW....