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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 183 and 184 together. As Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery, and Reform I am responsible for setting the overall capital allocations across Departments. Over the lifetime of this NDP out to 2030, the government is investing €165 billion in new and upgraded infrastructure that will meet the needs of our growing population. This year...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that a deferred reply will be issued to him in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51(1)(b).

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there have been no such judgements in the specified timeframe that are the responsibility of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (11 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The terms and conditions which apply to Conservation Rangers employment are as set out in the information booklets which accompany the advertisement of competitions for these positions. This Department is not currently engaged with any representative association, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to any process...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As per Sections 27, 28 & 29 of the Finance Act 2020, the carbon tax will increase by €7.50 a tonne as part of Budget 2024. The increase on transport fuels is effective from 11 October 2023, while the increase on home heating fuels will not take place until 1 May 2024. In the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, the Government committed to ring-fence all revenues raised...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 9 of S.I. No. 84 of 2010 provides a Secretarial allowance which may be used on a vouched basis for the purchase of secretarial assistance, public relations, information technology (but not web related) and training services from a person employed under a contract for service or the purchase of such services under a contract of service. The Houses of the Oireachtas Service have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Retirement ages in the public service are provided for in primary legislation. There are public servants that work in roles that have a lower compulsory retirement age than is standard across the rest of the public service. Public servants in these roles who have retired, and are in receipt of a public service pension, are entitled to apply for positions in other parts of the public service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: A temporary, ring-fenced arrangement for certain employees in the health sector who were unfit for work post Covid-19 infection came into effect from 1 July 2022 for a period of 12 months. In June 2023 an extension was granted for four further months, from 1 July 2023 to 31 October 2023. Following this date, the default position is that individuals will move to sick leave arrangements. All...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (5 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has policy responsibility for recruitment policy in the civil service. As reflected in the Civil Service Renewal 2024 Strategy, the civil service is strongly committed to equality of opportunity for all in terms of its recruitment and employment practices, and building a more diverse and inclusive workforce that is reflective of Ireland and the people it...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. General Schemes referred to an Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny since 2016 Date Referred Date Published Data Sharing and Governance Bill 24 March, 2017 14 July, 2017 Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 4 May, 2018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (4 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: This question has been sent to the ESB for their views. I will respond to the Deputy as soon as I receive a response from the ESB.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The delivery of the Government's modular homes programme is being funded through the Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) Vote. Delivery and management of expenditure on the programme, including all matters pertaining to site selection, is the responsibility of the Minister for CEDIY. The number of modular units to be delivered under the programme is 700 with a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2024 (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government established the Shared Island Fund in Budget 2021, providing ring-fenced resourcing for delivery of the all-island investment commitments and objectives set out in the Programme for Government and the National Development Plan 2021-2030 (NDP). The Shared Island Fund aims to create a more prosperous, connected and sustainable island. Under the NDP it has a funding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: In late 2021, the Government launched the revised National Development Plan 2021-30 (NDP) detailing €165 billion of public investment. In Budget 2024, a significant uplift in capital funding for 2024 will be provided through alignment with the capital expenditure ceilings detailed in the NDP. Total capital allocations will increase by almost €1 billion from €11.86 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks and Wildlife Service (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: Appointments to the civil service through open competition are made subject to the advertised terms of the competition. In general, the terms allow that different conditions may apply to currently serving civil/public servants. There are policies in place which allow currently serving civil/public servants to start above the minimum subject to certain conditions. Examples of such policies...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has engaged independent environmental consultants to carry out the relevant environmental assessments as required by EU Directives 2011/92 and 2014/52. On the basis of advice received, I have sought supplementary information from the Office of Public Works as provided for under Section 7(4)(b) of the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage)...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May, 2018. To prepare for this critical date, my Department agreed a range of new internal data protection policies including a formal data breach management policy, the objective of which is to ensure that any data breaches are dealt with as required under Articles 33-34 of the GDPR. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the concept of unestablished civil servants refers to individuals serving in civil service Departments and Offices in a capacity in respect of which a superannuation allowance may not be granted under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1954. Taking that into account, membership of the Pension Scheme for Established Civil Servants does not apply. Instead, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Accountability Board was established under the 2014 Civil Service Renewal Plan. It comprised a mix of senior Government ministers, including the then Taoiseach, senior civil servants and a number of external members selected following an expressions of interest process by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). The Board met four times in total in Q2 and Q3 2015 and Q2...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (3 Oct 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Performance Review Group (PRG) was established in 2016 to oversee the Secretary General Performance review process, which was a priority action of the Civil Service Renewal Plan 2014 (Action 12 – Design and implement a robust performance review process for Secretaries General). This ensures the development of a high performance leadership cadre and assure that performance is...