Results 41-60 of 1,718 for long speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jun 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...health, Government guidance and the general return to the workplace. Special Leave with Pay for COVID-19 is not intended to replace sick leave in the Public Service, nor was it designed to address long COVID. Special leave with pay currently applies for the duration of the HSE recommended ‘stay at home period’ following a positive COVID-19 test result. This...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...€1 billion, it is important to make the case that during two of the three years that Deputy Healy-Rae refers to, we were dealing with a pandemic during which the construction sector was closed for long phases.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (23 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government is committed to promoting care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible. Home support is an increasingly important part of the supports we offer to older people and it will continue to increase in importance into the future, as our ageing population grows. The overall policy intention and provision of...

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

Paschal Donohoe: ...and temporary expenditure measures will provide supports for families with children, low income working families, carers, those on disability payments and pensioners. These measures include:A €200 lump sum to long-term social welfare recipients A €100 per child lump sum child benefit paymentA one-off €100 increase in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cost of Living Issues (11 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...infrastructure.Recent inflationary pressures have required a responsive approach to the expenditure framework. To balance the immediate need to support households and our core public services against the longer term need to ensure sustainable public finances, a short term adjustment to the Expenditure Strategy was required. Budget 2023 reflects a two pronged approach, as set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...or opportunities for further cohesion, with a view to reviewing how the model can be better communicated to, and understood by, its target audience. 3. Government should develop a more cohesive life-long digital talent development model covering all life stages, from pre-school age to retirement and all levels of competence from service user, to systems developer and systems architect. 4....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or long-term illness). Policy in respect of the Civil Service is in line with this legislation. Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (7 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or long-term illness). Currently Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with a disability or long-term illness. All guidance which has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cost of Living Issues (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...relates to expenditure measures to help people on fixed incomes like pensioners and social protection recipients, including carers and people with disabilities. The package provides a €200 lump sum for long-term social welfare recipients, which refers to lone parents, low-income families, carers, those on disability payments and pensioners. The measures also provide targeted...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Because some of these projects are so big, it takes a long time to do them. Even with that recognition, I know many commuters feel that we have been talking about projects such as the metro for a long time and they want to see reality. I fully take the Deputy's points regarding the different projects he has raised on behalf of his constituents. He can be assured that I will work with him...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...a significant divisional reorganisation and has also set out a number of new ways of working as an organisation. This has resulted in the single programme for the Vote, including working in a more integrated way, focusing on strategic long-term policy, prioritising the climate agenda and driving digital delivery. The remodelled Department aims to reinforce the synergies across the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: .... I am not aware of which side was playing the stronger role here in terms of agreement not being reached but, clearly, there was a very significant disagreement if this issue has gone on for so long.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...know, the Oireachtas enacted the Official Languages (Amendment) Act on 22 December 2021. That Act includes a target that one fifth of all new hires by 2030 must be proficient in Irish. We have a long way to go. At the moment, according to an audit undertaken by the Irish language commissioner in 2022, it is estimated that 0.4% of posts are designated as Irish-speaking and that only 1%...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for the vast majority of public servants. What that query may refer to is the requirement that those in the pension scheme make greater contributions to their pensions in the future. That is a long-standing feature of the changes we made since the FEMPI legislation was brought in that I have no plans to change.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...be done this week. What kind of engagement have I had from SIPO? They wrote to me last week indicating they would be considering the matter but they have not given me any guideline regarding how long it will take or what the process will be, nor would I expect them to. I am sorry, I have missed the Deputy's third question.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flexible Work Practices (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Service employers, trade unions and staff associations, developed a blended working policy framework for Civil Service organisations which was published in March. The framework focused on the longer term approach to remote working in the Civil Service and has been shared with public service employers with a view to providing a consistent approach across the wider public service. This is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (19 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...2022. The underspend is mainly attributable to pay savings which arose due to the actual strength numbers being significantly below the target establishment strength of 9,500 personnel. In previous years, a long-standing arrangement existed by which pay funding was allocated for establishment Permanent Defence Force, PDF, numbers of 9,500. However, this funding model was changed for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...than the continuation of the current system with exemptions for electric vehicles (EVs). This will bring the taxation system around company cars into step with other CO2-based motor taxes as well as the long-established CO2-based vehicle BIK regimes in other member states. In addition to the above and in light of government commitments on climate change, Budget 2022 extended the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...than the continuation of the current system with exemptions for electric vehicles (EVs). This will bring the taxation system around company cars into step with other CO2-based motor taxes as well as the long-established CO2-based vehicle BIK regimes in other member states. In addition to the above and in light of government commitments on climate change, Budget 2022 extended the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (13 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: .... Section 51 of the Act sets out the relevant time limits within which a complaint must be submitted to the Ombudsman to be deemed eligible. It prescribes that a complaint that does not relate to a “long-term financial service” shall be made to the Ombudsman not later than 6 years from the date of the conduct giving rise to the complaint. A complaint about a "long-term...