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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: A panel of mediators, drawn from existing Public Service staff, is used for the Civil and Public Service Mediation Service. There are no external mediators currently on the panel. The mediators on the panel are volunteers and remain on the panel as long as they are available to carry out mediations. The panel is subject to constant change. The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service mediation officers are bound by the Code of Ethics and Practice of the Mediators Institute of Ireland. Under the provisions of that Code of Practice, there is no obligation on the Mediator to notify the parties in writing if the mediation does not proceed, except in cases where the Mediator withdraws from, or terminates, the mediation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at Departmental level. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the allocations agreed under the National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP), rests with the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the National Shared Services Office that due to Data Protection the NSSO cannot comment in public on an individual’s personal pension entitlements. However, the NSSO has contacted the individual directly to advise them on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Health Budgetary Oversight Group (HBOG) did not convene in September and October due to Budget 2024 discussions, which involved detailed meetings on some of the expenditure and policy matters discussed at monthly HBOG meetings. The August minutes were circulated and put on the agenda for finalisation at the subsequent HBOG meeting which took place on 8 November. Following receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: On the basis of advice received from independent consultants, supplementary information was sought from the Office of Public Works in July of this year regarding the proposed flood relief scheme in Crossmolina. This information was sought under the provisions of Section 7B(4) of the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019 in order to reach a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to €165 billion in capital investment through the National Development Plan (NDP) published in 2021. As a percentage of national income, annual capital investment is now among the largest in the EU. In 2023, almost €12 billion will fund vital infrastructure in areas such as housing, transport, education, enterprise, sport and climate action....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Over the last number of years, a range of reforms have been implemented in order to enhance Ireland’s budgetary framework and ensure that expenditure is managed in an efficient and effective way. The intention of these reforms is to increase transparency around the budgetary process and to facilitate meaningful dialogue around key elements of the Budget and on what is being achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware my Department are now engaged in formal negotiations, under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission, on the potential of a successor agreement to Building Momentum. A range of issues are being discussed as part of this and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The process of unwinding the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation commenced under the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018. This was underpinned by the FEMPI 2015 Act. The provisions of the 2015 Act also allowed for the amelioration of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). The remainder of the process continued under the Public Service Stability...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and national rules. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which governs the award of a public contract in a manner that is transparent and delivers value for money. Under EU law, public contracts above a certain value must be advertised EU-wide and awarded to the most competitive tender...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: State contracts govern the relationship between the entities who provide supplies or services or undertake works to public bodies following a competitive tender process. They are usually somewhat different to contracts that regulate the behaviours between solely private entities in that they must have regard to a variety of public policy imperatives, not least of which are the rules...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s approach to public expenditure policy is set out in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy (MTES). The objectives of the MTES are twofold, to ensure that the level of core expenditure growth is sustainable long-term and that investment in expenditure protects and delivers improvements to public services. This framework must be responsive to the economic landscape and is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Review (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department works to serve the country, its people and the Government by delivering well managed and well-targeted public spending, delivered through modernised, effective and accountable public services. My Department develops major initiatives in collaboration with Government Departments and public service sectors and works to enable the delivery of sectoral reform priorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (23 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In line with the terms of the C&A Scheme for the civil service, I brought a Memo to Government on 7th November and a Government Decision was made to appoint a new Arbitration Board with effect from that date. The board members have been notified of this decision by letter.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Table 1 of the 2024 Summary Public Capital Programme set out below details the multi-annual public capital investment for 2024 and 2025 by Ministerial Group. The responsibility for the management and delivery of individual investment projects, within the capital allocations agreed under the National Development Plan, rests with the individual sponsoring Department in each case. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) represents the tools that a public body must use to procure and manage the external resources necessary to deliver a public works project that is to be delivered under the Exchequer-funded element of the National Development Plan. It consists of a suite of best practice guidance, standard contracts, generic template documents and procedures that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 194, 195 and 196 together. For operational and security reasons, my Department does not disclose specific information relating to cyber security tools, spend, in house expertise and specific strategies employed to counter and combat the threats posed to information security. I am in a position to advise the Deputy that the Department engaged an external...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (21 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in my reply of 14 November 2023, an independent evaluation of investment priorities and capacity of the National Development Plan (NDP) is currently being conducted by the ESRI. The evaluation is focusing on the capacity to deliver current Government priorities, to utilise sectoral capital allocations and to estimate the impact of the NDP on key economic indicators. Given...