Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Croke Park Agreement Issues
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met the Social partners recently in relation to the Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36948/12] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the application of the pension levy to civil servants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Procurement Tenders
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his policy on public procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37424/12] - Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way non-commercial Semi-State agencies avail of a Cabinet decision, which was made a number of weeks ago, to mandate Government... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pensions payable to Ministers and sitting public representatives in the Houses of the Oireachtas are coordinated or integrated with the... - Public Procurement Tenders
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the case that a recent tender process operated by the National Procurement Service on managed print services operated a criteria... - Petroleum and Gas Exploration
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an explanation of the €2,059,000 payment under the heading of Marathon Petroleum Ireland Limited in the July 2012... - Property Valuations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in relation to a commercial crèche at a location (details supplied) the Valuation Office is considering the revaluation of this... - Legislative Programme
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he hopes to bring forward a new Valuation Bill in an effort to support small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Sector Increment Payments
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding the Public Sector Pay and Pensions Bill; and if he will make a... - National Parks
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the Office of Public Works has to reinstate the duck pond and the bridges which have been locked off for more that two years in... - Ministerial Adviser Pay
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of special advisors for whom salary increases have been requested; the amount requested; the details of those granted increases and... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new recruits to his Department following its establishment and up to and including July 2012; the positions they hold and the... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments that have been made to positions available on the boards of semi-State companies and statutory agencies following... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos... - Job Creation Issues
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37282/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of board appointees he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from... - Ministerial Adviser Appointments
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and names of all special advisers, special press ;advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his... - Ministerial Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross annual salary costs for his private and constituency offices at present; the same figures for this time last year; and the same... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the political activities of each special adviser, special press advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department; if any... - Ministerial Transport
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from Ministerial... - Garda Stations Refurbishment
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a funding decision will be made for the refurbishment of Athlone Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/12] - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will supply a list of all Labour Court recommendations that have been issued in respect of his Department and organisations under his... - Property Valuations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the national programme for revaluation of commercial and industrial properties; and if he will make a... - State Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State bodies that have been set up since 9 March 2011; the rationale behind these decisions; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of... - Building Regulations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be a stipulation insisting that only builders and developers who have fully discharged their responsibilities with regard to... - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will conclude the consultation between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the payment of a Labour... - Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [38111/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the public... - Public Sector Staff Grades
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the different grades that currently exist within the public service: and if he will detail the entry level pay levels associated with each... - Parliamentary Party Allowances
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when will he bring forward changes to the party leaders allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38455/12] - Departmental Staff Training
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed... - Freedom of Information Requests
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the delay in making review determinations on Freedom of Information cases in the Office of the Information... - Civil Service Language Centre
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of the 26 June 2012, the progress that has been made with the strategic review of the future... - Gaeleagras Status
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of the 26 June 2012, the progress that has been made on the way Gaeleagras can best achieve the... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in... - Departmental Bodies Abolition
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of quangos that have been abolished to date; the number of quangos that are due to be abolished by the end of 2013; and if he will... - Departmental Contracts
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure that Irish printers have an opportunity to bid for Government printing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the... - Office of Public Works Rationalisation Programme
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the Office of Public Works state office accommodation portfolio rationalisation programme broken down by... - Public Sector Increment Payments
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the level of the aggregate reduction in the public sector pay bill if the pay relativities which applied across the public... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the next review of public sector pensions will take place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39266/12]
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