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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy for 2023 and to-date 2024 is set out in the tables below. 2023 Supplier Purpose Value Actionable Innovation Life Events Consultancy €22,678 Agilist Information Technologies Consulting Services related to the Configuration of Azure DevOps services ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2025 (8 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure reviews are a key component of the public expenditure management framework. They began with the special group report 2009 which initiated the first Value for Money (VFM) process, followed by two comprehensive reviews of expenditure (CRE) 2012-2014 and 2015-2017, two spending review cycles 2017-2019 and 2020-2022 and a one year process in 2023. Since 2017 the spending review...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Any meeting with Michael Stone was in the context of the North East Inner City Initiate. No minutes were recorded. I would kindly ask the Deputy to engage with my colleague the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works for any information regarding when the OPW potentially entered a tender process with the named companies and the details of any contracts that might have been...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Circular 16/2020 sets out the procedure to be followed in pension disputes referred to my department for consideration and determination. This includes the steps to be completed by each party to the appeal process, the documentation required to be submitted, and indicative timelines for each stage of the appeal process. It does not in itself afford a right of appeal to my Department where...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service (2 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, I would like to note the important role played by legal practitioners in the administration of criminal justice. The level of annual expenditure incurred by the Department of Justice on the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme rose by approximately 60% in the period between 2008 and 2023 which demonstrates the significant investment in this area. As set out in section 10 of the...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It is happening.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: We are working to maintain a safe and secure Ireland and to support where we can overseas. DEFENCE Crucial to this goal is the work of the Defence Forces, for which I am announcing an allocation of €1.35 billion for 2025. This is a 22% increase in the capital investment to a record allocation of €215 million to enable the advancement of major defence equipment and...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Today, I am providing an additional €1.7 billion for 2025 for more homes and schools, for improvements in our hospitals and to tackle climate change. This will include an investment of €400 million in the national broadband plan. Next year, total capital investment will be close to €15 billion, the highest annual spend ever in our country. As we focus on infrastructure...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: To provide further support to families raising children, two double payments of child benefit will be made to all qualifying households in November and December. There will also be a double payment of the foster care allowance. To ensure our supports are targeted to those families who need them most, a €400 lump-sum payment will be made to recipients of the working family payment...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: -----at the right time. ADDING TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE I wish, therefore, to briefly address the funding arising from the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union. These funds are estimated to have a current value of €14.1 billion. This is, as the Minister, Deputy Chambers, acknowledged, a very significant amount of money.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: We also need to recognise that this amount is one-off and equal to the sum we are already planning to invest in the national development plan next year alone. It is vital, therefore, that we make the best use of these funds and get the best outcome for the long term. The Government has agreed the principle that these funds will be invested to expand our infrastructure for the future...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. INTRODUCTION Today’s budget sets out a positive path for the future while striving to meet the needs of today. It is a budget for an Ireland with a growing population, full employment, public finances in surplus and public services expanding to meet our country’s needs. This positive position is the result of a balanced and planned approach...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The funding for the Citizens Information Service (CIS) is provided through the Department of Social Protection. I understand that the employees of the CIS are not public servants. As such, their terms and conditions of employment are a matter between them and the CIS. I further understand that a process of engagement is ongoing between the Department of Social Protection, the Citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The main purpose of the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill is to amend the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956-2005 and the Public Service Management Act 1997 to provide that disciplinary action up to and including dismissal in the Civil Service can be assigned below the level of the head of the organisation (Appropriate Authority) and other miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I met with then Israeli Ambassador to Ireland Ze'ev Boker at his request to discuss bilateral relations in April 2017. Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in December 2022 I have had no direct engagement with the Israeli Government or officials. I can confirm that the Ministers of State in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Consultations (1 Oct 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials from my Department received training from the Communications Clinic in order to provide the best support to Oireachtas Committees during their appearances. Details of these training sessions and the costs are provided in the table below. Date Topic Cost May 2022 Engaging with Oireachtas Committees €1650 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: Since my appointment as Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on 17 December 2022, the following special advisors were appointed: Minister Advisor Duration of Role Held Pay scale Point on Pay Scale Minister Donohoe Deborah Sweeney since 19/12/2022 Principal Officer Point 6 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (25 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed that there has been no change to the Office of the Revenue Commissioner's policy in relation to the preferred equipment to be used when working from home. The Office of the Revenue Commissioner's Blended Working Policy, published in September 2022, states that ‘For security and support reasons, ICT equipment consisting of Thin Client/Monitor/Keyboard/Camera/Headset is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: It is worth making the point that in terms of the total value of claims that have been adjudicated in this period, the net change in the value of the contract is a small amount of the total claims that have been made by the contractor.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: On the standing conciliator, to whom I assume Deputy Kelly is referring-----