Written answers

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

 
  • Proposed Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to action the 2011 Programme for Government commitment to legislate for a reformulated code of laws, replacing both the...
  • Public Procurement Tenders
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the National Procurement Service Annual Survey's 2012 acknowledgement that the challenges facing micro enterprises include...
  • Public Service Reform Plan Measures
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will specifically outline the way the interests of the citizen user of public services are included in framing the reform objectives of...
  • Capital Expenditure Programme
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress he expects to be made in 2013 on the implementation of the stimulus plan announced in July 2012; the number of jobs that will be...
  • Croke Park Agreement Negotiations
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the negotiations with the public sector unions on a successor to the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a...
  • Public Sector Recruitment
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of posts that have been filled in the public sector since the beginning of the moratorium on recruitment; if he will provide...
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the Exchequer if all annual public sector pay, to include local authorities and State agencies, was capped at €100,000....
  • Public Procurement Regulations
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm if National Procurement Service contracts are now mandatory for all local public sector contract procurement; and if so,...
  • Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings he envisages from the single public service pension scheme which came into effect on 1 January 2013; the timetable over which...
  • Flood Prevention Measures
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to address flood risks within the Shannon basin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10263/13]
  • Expenditure Reviews
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which cost cutting targets set by his predecessors in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding have been met to date; if...
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to assemble key data on high payscales in the public and private sectors such as through a new high pay commission; and if he will...
  • Public Procurement Tenders
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by the school supply sector who believe their businesses cannot survive if excluded...
  • Departmental Staff Recruitment
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the numbers and cost of agency staff under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Commercial Rates Valuation Process
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in the revaluations process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/13]
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that there are no further pay cuts imposed on low and middle income public sector workers. [10303/13]
  • State Agencies
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings achieved to date from the rationalisation and elimination of State agencies; the additional savings expected in 2013; and if he...
  • Public Sector Pensions
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the Exchequer if he imposed public service pension reduction bands (details supplied) to all public sector pensions, including...
  • State Agencies
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to prevent the establishment of new State agencies and quangos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10411/13]
  • Construction Contracts Bill
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider, as part of the Construction Contracts Bill, a project bank account system, which was previously proposed by this Deputy...
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the saving to the Exchequer if public sector increments were withdrawn for all pay under €50,000,...
  • Budget 2014
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes he plans to the budgetary process and timetable for Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10388/13]
  • Freedom of Information Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends consulting with the Information Commissioner in relation to those State agencies and or bodies which may excluded from the...
  • Croke Park Agreement Implementation
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the volume and quality of services delivered to the public will be improved as a result of the outcome of the Croke Park...
  • Exchequer Savings
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross and net savings in each of the next three years from the targeted redundancy scheme in the public service; and if he will make a...
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of the €1 billion cuts to public sector pay and pensions sought by him over the next three years that must come through...
  • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is encouraging small and medium enterprises to form consortiums when bidding for larger public procurement contracts; and in such...
  • Departmental Legal Costs
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is seeking further reductions in legal costs incurred by the State across all Departments and State bodies; and if he will make a...
  • Public Procurement Contracts Social Clause
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has progressed the inclusion of a social clause in public sector procurement contracts. [10438/13]
  • Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his plans to sell Coillte's timber harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/13]
  • Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether there should be reductions in salaries for high earning officials in the commercial semi state sector; and if he will...
  • Public Sector Staff Redundancies
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions he has had with trade union representatives and other groups in respect of his proposed programme of targeted redundancies in...
  • Public Sector Staff Issues
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of clerical officers across the public service that are women. [10441/13]
  • National Lottery Licence Sale
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of initial expressions of interest in the National Lottery licence that have been received; the prospective date on which the...
  • Public Procurement Tenders
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he has introduced since March 2011 that have improved public procurement practices by removing obstacles and encouraging the...
  • Sale of State Assets
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the proceeds from the sale of State assets will be available for investment in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Coastal Erosion
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to any studies or surveys in the County Cork area identifying the threat to farmland from coastal erosion;...
  • Office of Public Works Properties
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all properties for which the State has a long term rental agreement. [10427/13]
  • Croke Park Agreement Issues
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the latest date by which he expects the Croke Park talks to be concluded with the outcome approved by all sides; when implementation of the...
  • Public Sector Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he will take to protect the current pay arrangements for prison officers. [10440/13]
  • Communications Mast Issues
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the implications that the closure of Garda stations will have upon the ownership and operation of any telecommunications masts which are...
  • Public Procurement Tenders
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the measures he has introduced that encourage buyers to break contracts into lots. [10434/13]
  • Appointments to State Boards
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has included gender parity for the board membership as part of his reforming agenda of the State agency sector. [10442/13]
  • Public Sector Reform Review
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has estimated the deflationary impact on the economy that will result in cutting the pay and premia of public sector workers; and if he...
  • Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a report commissioned by Impact, entitled Assessment of the Consequences of the Proposed Sale of Coillte’s Timber...
  • Construction Contracts Bill
    To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his strategy for supporting construction subcontractors; the progress that has been made in this strategy; and if he will make a statement on...

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