Results 101-120 of 139 for 5 million speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (26 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...prioritisation of existing resources and additional funding arising from the introduction of a temporary levy on pension funds. The total additional current expenditure to specified areas of €29 million in 2011 was to be funded by reallocations of €18 million from within existing current resources and €11 million from the introduction of the levy on pension funds in 2011. In a full...

Written Answers — Members Allowances: Members Allowances (19 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...and Parliamentary Offices) Act, 1938, as amended by the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 2001. As indicated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 40637 on 15th December last, I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly in relation to the Party Leader's Allowance. The allowance is paid to the parliamentary leader of a qualifying party in relation...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...works contracts. The advertising requirements for public works contracts are determined by the value of the contract under national guidelines and EU Directives. All public works contracts above 50,000 euro must be advertised on the national public procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie (eTenders). EU rules require that public works contracts above 5 euro million must also be...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...we attack his pension instead of the consultant who decided to work exclusively in the private system and who may have a significant pension pot which was allowed 100% tax breaks for up to €5 million a time? Many public servants stayed in the public service when they could have earned more outside but the attraction was they got a decent pension at the end. The quantum of pension at the...

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ..., transparency and accountability, underpinned by legislative change, where necessary. PUBLIC SERVICE PAY AND NUMBERS Today I am announcing that the public service pay bill will fall by €400 million next year. By the end of this year the numbers employed in the public service will be below 300,000. Next year the Government plans to reduce the size of the public service by a further...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ..., or the value of the work being provided. On the commercial semi-State bodies listed in the Schedule, let us take as an example CIE. The Broadmeadow Estuary bridge was repaired at a cost of €4 million and reopening that important service for commuters was regarded as an imperative. If we had informed the company in the CIE group charged with doing this work that all procurement...

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (29 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...that will be realised from the Reform Plan is the preservation of critical front line services in tandem with a very significant reduction in Public Service numbers over the coming years. By 2015, we expect to achieve a planned reduction of 37,500 staff, or 12%, since 2008. In total, the Government are expecting the gross Public Service pay bill to reduce by some €2.5 billion to...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...Interest Acts of 2009 to serving members of the Judiciary in line with the decision of the people in the referendum on the Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution. The latter amended Article 35.5 of the Constitution in respect of judicial remuneration. The proposed amendment to the Constitution was approved by both Houses. The referendum on judicial pay, as proposed and put before...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (23 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) includes an audit of property management under the decentralisation programme. This report identified capital expenditure on the Programme of 289.4 million euro on property and recurring costs (leases) of 7 million euro (as at April 2010). Dublin property disposals were 356m euro and leases with an annual value of 10m euro over the same period...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...capital expenditure has shrunk, the percentage directed to direct supports to industry will be greater. This will enable the IDA to deliver on its Horizon 2020 strategy, targeting the creation of 105,000 new jobs and 640 investments in the years 2012 to 2014. Enterprise Ireland will continue to support the growth and development of Irish enterprises in world markets. Its science...

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: This review maintains existing planned levels of health capital investment into the medium term at €390 million a year or €1.95 billion over the period of the plan. This investment will allow for the replacement of the Central Mental Hospital and the national project for radiation oncology. For too long focus on mental health services has fallen off the table. I, along with the...

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...

Written Answers — Public Expenditure: Public Expenditure (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Under the terms of the EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support, an overall current expenditure reduction of €2,090 million was targeted in 2011, with an additional €1,800 million from capital. This reduction was to be made up of social protection expenditure reductions, a reduction in public service employment numbers, a reduction on existing public service pensions on a progressive basis...

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...

Croke Park Agreement (14 Jul 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 imposed a pension related reduction effective from March 2009 and a reduction in pay rates effective from January 2010 ranging from 5% to 15% for all public servants. The effect of these measures, combined with measures to reduce the numbers of public servants and to restrict other elements of the public service pay bill, has...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...in relation to the public service to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and puts public service reform and modernisation functions on a statutory basis for the first time. Section 5 provides that the Government may determine, by order, a day to be the "appointed day" under the Act. It is intended that it will be 5 July. Hopefully, we will have the assent of both Houses, the...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...transfer or alienation of shares or stock to which a relevant enactment applies. (c) In this subsection— "Act of 2004" means the State Airports Act 2004; "relevant enactment" means— (i) section 5 (amended by sections 6 and 14 of the Minerals Company Act 1945) or 15 of the Minerals Exploration and Development Company Act 1941, (ii) section 16 of the Act of 1945, (iii) section 6 or 14 of...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Brendan Howlin: ...public service reform and modernisation functions on a statutory basis. Section 4 provides that the Government may determine, by order, a day to be the "appointed day" under the Act. Section 5 provides for the establishment of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the English language and An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus...

Adjournment Debate Matters (11 Nov 2010)

Brendan Howlin: ...- the need to investigate expenditure on Horse Racing Ireland; (4) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the need to introduce a licensing procedure for the establishment and operation of gold shops; (5) Deputy John O'Mahony - the need to address the effect of the reduction in home help hours on the elderly; (6) Deputy Andrew Doyle - to discuss the issue of the implications of the European Court of...

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...