Results 41-60 of 139 for 5 million speaker:Brendan Howlin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Brendan Howlin: ...when the previous budget was published. That is understandable to everybody present. In October 2013, when we published the expected expenditure profiles of 2014, I was expecting to face into 2015 with demands for further budgetary reductions of €1.3 billion. Instead of that, we had no reductions and an increase in expenditure. That was because of the really good progress the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Committee Stage (25 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...it would be captured. In regard to turnover, one could make things more complicated but I have tried to make this as simple as possible. The current threshold for audit is in excess of €8 million. A €5 million turnover company would be audit exempt under the Companies Act. Whether we should have a threshold level that drifts into a particular turnover at a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (4 Nov 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...a progressively structured reduction to the pay of pensionable public servants ensuring that those on higher remuneration rates are impacted more adversely than those on lower pay. It raises of the order of €900 million per year and is therefore a critical component of the public service pay and pension measures adopted as part of our national fiscal...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (9 Oct 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...is 1.4%. The following is based on data available on above EU threshold awards. In 2011, the value of contracts that were awarded above this threshold to non-domestic companies was €240 million.  This represents less than 5% of the overall 2011 annual public procurement spend (approximately €13.1 billion). I am advised by the Office of Government Procurement that more...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (30 Sep 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...of works, supplies and service contracts above certain thresholds must be advertised awarded on the basis of objective and non-restrictive criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5.186 million; for supplies and service contracts awarded by Government Departments the threshold is €134,000 and for the remainder of public bodies the threshold is €207,000. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...allocations to Departments.  The 2014 figures in the following table show the allocations published in the Revised Estimates Volume 2014 (published in December 2013) and, therefore, do not include the further Stimulus investment of €194 million that I announced in May of this year and about half of which will be spent by Departments and agencies on the specified projects...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 289 together. Since July 2012, I have made a number of announcements in relation to additional capital investment to be funded from stimulus moneys: - In July 2012 I announced a €2.25 billion Stimulus Package which included a new €1.5 billion PPP programme involving projects across the education, roads, healthcare and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The direct Exchequer capital funding allocated to the Office of Public Works for 2014 amounts to €104.5 million. A breakdown by Subhead of the €104.5m on the OPW Vote in 2014 is set out below: Funding Source Description / Subhead Capital Estimate 2014 €000 16 B.4 Grants for Refurbishment (C2) 250 20 B.5 Purchase of Sites & Bldgs (D) 500 25 B.6 New Works (E)...

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Brendan Howlin: I agree with the Deputy. My first budget announcement was that we could realistically target 5%, and that is where the figure of €75 million came from. The Deputy was on the committee which examined allowances and he knows that when we drill down to see what are allowances, this is a completely different issue. I do not have time to go into detail with the Deputy but within the...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (27 May 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...Buyer' events hosted nationwide. These 'Meet the Buyer' events are run in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and InterTrade-Ireland. To date the OGP has facilitated workshops and presented at seminars to over 4,500 SMEs nationwide. These events afforded suppliers an opportunity to meet and discuss the issues with public service buyers and provide networking opportunities for suppliers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (7 May 2014)

Brendan Howlin: The reduction in the rate of Pension Related Deduction (PRD) applied to the €15,000 to €20,000 band of pay fell from 5% to 2.5% on 1 January 2014. This rate cut is worth €125 annually in gross terms to most public servants, with those taxed at the standard rate enjoying the greater gain in terms of take-home pay boost. In terms of annual impact on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...contracts above certain thresholds must be advertised on the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-restrictive criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5.186 million; for supplies and service contracts awarded by Government Departments the threshold is €134,000 and for the remainder of public bodies the threshold is €207,000....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (30 Apr 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...pensioners who have two or more qualifying public service pensions should have those pensions subjected to PSPR on a combined or aggregated basis, not separately as was originally the case. Section 5(5) of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 modified this requirement to aggregate pensions for PSPR purposes so that it only applies to persons whose...

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: 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...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (26 Feb 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...contracts above certain thresholds must be advertised on the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-restrictive criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5.186 million; for supplies and service contracts awarded by Government Departments the threshold is €134,000 and for the remainder of public bodies the threshold is €207,000....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Feb 2014)

Brendan Howlin: ...contracts above certain thresholds must be advertised on the Official Journal of the EU and awarded on the basis of objective and non-restrictive criteria. For works contracts the threshold is €5.186 million; for supplies and service contracts awarded by Government Departments the threshold is €134,000 and for the remainder of public bodies the threshold is €207,000....