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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the timelines for delivery. The NDP contains expenditure commitments for a range of strategic investment priorities which will contribute towards the achievement of these NSOs, including NSO 5 which relates to a Strong Economy supported by Enterprise, Innovation and Skills. NSO 5 aims to maintain and enhance Ireland's status as a competitive, innovative and resilient enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (2 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: .... It also allows us to take stock of the economic environment and reflect on our ongoing investment path in public services and infrastructure in advance of setting our budgetary framework for 2025 in the Summer Economic Statement. Our expenditure policy remains rooted in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy agreed by Government in the Summer Economic Statement of 2021, with an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (23 Apr 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan (NDP), rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case. The Government has committed €165 billion funding for capital investment, as set out in the NDP published in October 2021. This expenditure was considered and agreed in order to support those sectors that would be key in...

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

Paschal Donohoe: ...from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. In relation to overall funding, the Department of Children, Equality, Integration and Youth have an allocation of 20 million euro for capital projects in the childcare sector in 2024. The funding will go towards the Building Blocks capital programme, with plans in 2024 focused on expanding the capacity of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the emphasis on Green Public Procurement (GPP). Key messages in the Public Sector Leading by Example chapter included “that the public sector will fully implement GPP”. Key performance indicators for 2025 included developing and implementing a new Green Public Procurement Strategy and action plan, based on a review of Green Tenders. A section (10.3.7) specifically on GPP...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to incremental and permanent decarbonisation that is strategic and sustainable. We are seeing the fruits of this policy. Last year, 39% of our electricity came from renewable sources, reaching 52% in December. In addition, in 2023 almost 40,000 electric vehicles were sold, heat pumps were installed in more than 90% of new homes and nearly 50,000 homes were retrofitted. All of this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Data (17 Jan 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As per Sections 27, 28 & 29 of the Finance Act 2020, the carbon tax increased by €7.50 a tonne as part of Budget 2024. The increase on transport fuels was effective from 11 October 2023, while the increase on home heating fuels will not take place until 1 May 2024. In the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, the Government committed to ring-fence all revenues raised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (17 Jan 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Regulator of the National Lottery that the chances of winning the Lotto jackpot are available on the National Lottery website and are 1 in 10.7 million. This version of the Lotto game commenced in 2015. There are detailed procedures in place to ensure the integrity of every draw and independent observers from KPMG check that each step is followed for each and every draw....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Budget 2024 Expenditure Report set out €4.5 billion in non-core expenditure. Approximately €1.3 billion is categorised as Covid-19 expenditure relating to direct and indirect impact of the pandemic. Allocations of this funding by Department, as shown Chapter 2 of the Budget 2024 Expenditure Book, are set out below. All funding has been allocated. €...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Further measures include capitation payments to schools from the beginning of 2024 and a €50 million increase in funding for school transport. These announcements represent further important strides in transforming the quality, the affordability and the inclusivity of our education system. SOCIAL PROTECTION While providing supports, we also need to ensure that our welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As per Sections 27, 28 & 29 of the Finance Act 2020, the carbon tax will increase by €7.50 a tonne as part of Budget 2024. The increase on transport fuels is effective from 11 October 2023, while the increase on home heating fuels will not take place until 1 May 2024. In the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, the Government committed to ring-fence all revenues raised...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...a humanitarian response for the people of Ukraine. Thankfully, inflation has fallen from its historic high of an 8.1% average in 2022. This reduction is estimated to continue in 2024 and 2025. This forecasted reduction, if and when it materialises, will be welcomed and means the Government can plan to return to its medium-term expenditure strategy. However, in the short term, we are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Data (13 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...public service ICT infrastructure, shared service delivery models and cross government applications. The Voted Expenditure for the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in 2023 is €40.286 million. This includes a provision of €4.5 million for the National Low Latency Platform programme that is funded under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) fund. There...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement 2023: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...approach to the public finances. In line with best practice, as the overall economic picture stabilises, we are committed to a path back to the medium-term expenditure strategy growth rate of 5%. However, we are also acutely aware that price pressures remain in the short term, and on that basis, the strategy for budget 2024 will be to continue to help society to deal with the challenge...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (27 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the administrative burden for Departments and public bodies developing capital projects. One of these specific changes is the reduction of the number of approval stages prior to implementation from 5 to 3, reducing the administrative burden on Government departments charged with developing and delivering projects. Additionally, the general threshold for major projects is increasing from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (18 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the administrative burden for Departments and public bodies developing capital projects. One of these specific changes is the reduction of the number of approval stages prior to implementation from 5 to 3, reducing the administrative burden on Government departments charged with developing and delivering projects. The three approval stages prior to implementation are:Strategic Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Health Service Executive (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to the health sector for capital investment to allow for future planning of substantial infrastructure projects and programmes. Currently, the Department of Health have NDP allocations of €1,161 million in 2023 (as per the Revised Estimates for 2023), €1,255 million for 2024 and €1,360 million for 2025. The NDP ceilings for 2023 to 2025 are set and will not to be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...with claims to manage costs. On the matter of the wider capital plan for the health sector over the medium term, it is important to note that the Department of Health has NDP allocations of €1,161 million in 2023 (as per the Revised Estimates for 2023), €1,255 million for 2024 and €1,360 million for 2025. These ceilings for 2023 to 2025 are set and will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (9 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., Cost of Living and Covid pandemic, and Finally, we have achieved all this whilst ensuring our public finances are in a sustainable position.The Budget Package for 2023 represented an increase of €5.8 billion in core expenditure bringing the total level of core expenditure to €85.8 billion in 2023. The level of expenditure supports existing services, provides services to an...