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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (21 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: In line with EU and national legislation, the minimum yearly turnover amount shall not exceed twice the estimated contract value, except in duly justified cases. In recognition that the use of high turnover levels as a measure of financial capacity may provide a barrier to the participation of SMEs, contracting authorities are encouraged to consider the risk associated with the contract prior...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (21 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 proposes to establish the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. This legislation is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Finance. I understand that the Bill passed all stages in Dáil Éireann on 15 May. It is intended that the ICN Fund will support the economy in times of exceptional...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (21 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 to 253, inclusive, together. The process of unwinding the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation commenced under the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018. This was underpinned by the FEMPI 2015 Act. The provisions of the 2015 Act also allowed for the amelioration of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Why is the Deputy shouting? We can hear him.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy does not want to hear the response.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Sector (16 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am presuming the Deputy is referring to private organisations which are grant funded in line with Section 39 of the Health Act 2004, Section 56 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2014 and Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Recognising the importance of these organisations, in terms of service delivery, I understand that the relevant departments engaged, through the WRC, last October and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (15 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: For all public servants who are fully insured (Class A PRSI) and who have been appointed before 1 January 2013 (introduction of Single Scheme) pension payment comprises of three components: 1. Public Service Occupational Pension payable by the public service employer from Voted expenditure, the calculation of which takes account of Social Insurance benefits that may be payable to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Whilst travel for official duties is an integral part of the functions carried out by many civil and public servants, opportunities for online meetings should always be considered prior to any travel being undertaken. If travel is essential, public servants should always strive to use public transport in the first instance. The motor travel rates are designed to compensate an officer for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (14 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has made inquiries of the bodies under the aegis of my Department and the bodies have indicated that they are not aware of any cases of bogus self-employment from 2020 to 1 May 2024 across any State, semi-State or commercial semi-State agencies under the aegis of my Department. This also applies to cases before the SCOPE section of the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (14 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below. Total Cost 2019 Total Cost 2020 Total Cost 2021 Total Cost 2022 Total Cost 2023 Total Cost 2024 (to-date) €1,353 €36,454 €18,686 €9,600 €24,021 €43,765 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) that €78.4 million of the €115 million capital envelope for the rollout of the financial management shared services system has been expended to date. This expenditure has allowed the NSSO to deliver 80 per cent of the estimated technical design and system build. I am advised by the NSSO that expenditure by company to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and the bodies under its aegis is set out in the tables below. My Department and one of the bodies under its aegis have engaged two of the companies from the list provided by the Deputy. Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Company Timeframe Formal Tender Process ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am also grateful for the opportunity to be here to present the stability programme update and to speak to the expenditure dimensions of it. As members all know, this is an important point in the annual budgetary cycle. From an expenditure perspective, it allows us to take stock of the significant and continued investment in our day-to-day public services and our infrastructure. It also...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I only have some of the information to which the Deputy refers. I will have to come back to her with the detail. It is information that I know will be readily available to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister. I will endeavour to get it for her. On the 2024 Estimate, of the total capital budget available to the Department of Housing, Local Government...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Sure. I will.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I might comment on the expenditure element of that. Over the past two years in particular, the State, through various expenditure programmes, has stepped in to facilitate the better functioning of the private sector in the delivery of homes, and there are three main ways in which that is being done. First, there are the various funds the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has in place to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I accept the importance of the Deputy's point, and only earlier in the week, I presented a memorandum to the Government updating it on the delivery of the national development plan. It showed that cost-price inflation over the past two years has been very considerable. While the rate of increase has slowed in recent months, it is just a slower rate of increase as opposed to a decrease or a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I will have to come back to the Deputy on that. I do not have the information on that for 2025 onwards but I am happy to check that for the Deputy and will revert to him.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Did the Deputy say constant cost?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.