Results 61-80 of 131 for 5 million speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Levy (11 Feb 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...was introduced in March 2009 under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. The Exchequer yield from PRD since its inception up to 2014 is as follows. Year PRD Yield (€ million) 2009 837.419 2010 948.605 2011 960.224 2012 934.739 2013 925.986 2014 884.369 (provisional) Total 5,491.342 The amounts in the above table do not...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Dec 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...of statutory instruments and the publication and periodic review of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil. Deputies will also recall the recently passed Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Act 2015, under which the method of appointing the Clerks and Clerk-Assistants of the Dáil and Seanad was revised. They will also be aware of the recent announcement of an open...

Public Sector Allowances (24 Apr 2012)

Brendan Howlin: As the Deputy is aware from my previous replies, on 5 December last, during my address on the 2012 Expenditure Estimates, I announced that a review of allowances and premium payments would be carried out by my Department. This announcement was made on foot of a Government decision which requires the public service to take additional measures to deliver further efficiencies in 2012 and...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I am particularly pleased to be able to announce over €15 million in new funding to facilitate the full participation of children with disabilities in this scheme. We are also introducing a range of quality measures for early education, including audits, inspections and training, and restoring capitation levels in the sector. To support parents in low-paid employment, we are going...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (17 Dec 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...above certain thresholds must be advertised on the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5 million. The aim of European and national rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. All policy, guidance...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Howlin: ...plan be published? Earlier, in a different debate, the Taoiseach told us that it would be in the coming weeks. I do not believe for a moment that the Government propaganda unit, with its €5 million to spend, has not already got detailed plans, colour documents, logos and websites planned. Specifically, when will the capital plan be published? My next question is specifically...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (18 Jul 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...can unjustifiably hinder small businesses in competing for public contracts. The key provisions of the guidance include: · supplies and general services contracts with an estimated value of €25,000 or more to be advertised on the www.etenders.gov.ie website; · less use of "restrictive" tendering procedures and greater use of "open" tendering; · ensuring that the levels set by...

Other Questions: EU-IMF Programme (18 Apr 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...The problem is that we are borrowing €1 billion a month for public services. In truth, that is not sustainable in the future. A target has been agreed to get our deficit below 3% of GDP by 2015. In order to do that there is approximately €5 billion in further adjustments remaining. We will divide that between taxation and expenditure reductions. There is €3...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (1 Apr 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...not over €60,000: 12 per cent (€4,320) Any amount over €60,000 but not over €100,000: 17 per cent (€6,800) Any amount over €100,000: 28 per cent. For pensioners who retired after 29 February 2012, and for public servants who retire up to the end of the "grace period" in respect of the pay reductions that applied to higher paid public servants on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pensions Levy (9 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...multi-band reduction imposed on the pay of pensionable public servants. Based on the current PRD rates structure across all sectors of the public service, it is estimated the deduction raises €950 million per year. Unfortunately, it continues to be necessary because it is a critical part of our national fiscal consolidation. Notwithstanding encouraging evidence of...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Brendan Howlin: ...have locked a generation out of the security of home ownership. For those aged 37, the rainy day fund makes no sense. A rainy day fund may sound prudent - it is designed to achieve that objective - but taking €1.5 billion from the strategic fund, an actual buffer for the State, and changing its name on paper is not creating any new money. Where will it now be invested? Taking...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (9 Oct 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...can unjustifiably hinder small businesses in competing for public contracts. The key provisions of the guidance include: - supplies and general services contracts with an estimated value of €25,000 or more to be advertised on the www.etenders.gov.ie website; - less use of “restrictive” tendering procedures and greater use of “open” tendering; -...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Levy Issues (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...they continue to provide critical support to the national budgetary position and to the attainment of our fiscal targets. The PRD is particularly important in this regard, raising in the region of €900 million annually for the public finances at current rates. Under section 12 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, I must review the PRD and other...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Levy (4 Jun 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...and pension measures adopted as part of our national fiscal consolidation. Across all sectors of the public service, and based on the current PRD rates structure, it is estimated that the deduction raises in the region of €950 million per year. A large proportion of this revenue would no longer accrue to the Exchequer if PRD was abolished or no...

Adjournment Debate Matters (9 Apr 2008)

Brendan Howlin: ...to ensure that commitments to provide extra beds and community teams for child and adolescent psychiatry are fulfilled this year and to urgently address the gap in services for 16 to 18 year olds; (5) Deputy Pat Rabbitte — the provision of speech therapy for a child age 16 years who cannot access speech therapy services at St. John of Gods, Islandbridge where she attends and who is not...

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (19 Jul 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...first awards under the scheme of performance-related awards were made in 2003 in respect of 2002. Subsequent awards were made annually thereafter up to 2008 in respect of performance in 2007. On 5 February 2009 the Minister for Finance announced in the Dail the discontinuation of the scheme for Assistant Secretaries, Deputy Secretary and related grades. No awards have been made under the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (5 Mar 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...above certain thresholds must be advertised in the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-restrictive criteria. For works contracts the current threshold is €5.186 million; for supplies and service contracts awarded by Government Departments the current threshold is €134,000 and for the remainder of public bodies the current threshold is...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...are practical or helpful, although I understand entirely what he is seeking to achieve. The Deputy referred to the overspend last year. If one thinks of Ireland Inc. providing services for 5 million people on a 24-hour demand-led basis, the growth outturn was 0.2% last year. Therefore, the excess spend was 0.2% or one fifth of 1%. That puts it into some context.

Adjournment Debate Matters. (6 Jul 2010)

Brendan Howlin: ...being experienced by parents of children suffering with autism in claiming domiciliary allowance since responsibility for this was handed over from the HSE to the Department of Social Protection; (5) Deputy Deirdre Clune - the need to ensure that the vital upgrading of the N28 in Cork is prioritised; (6) Deputy Tom Sheahan - the need for the Minister to confirm the future of the public...

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...made about pay and pay increases. They should be regarded as typical rather than as definitive. Deputy Seán Fleming asked how many in the public service were on salary rates of over €50,000. He raised that issue in the context of the effect of the new pension arrangements on pensions below that rate. Obviously, any figure I give is a snapshot of the current position which may be very...