Written Answers Nos. 353-64
353. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the social housing waiting lists across the State on the basis of applicant family size; and the numbers of beds required for their appropriate housing. [30374/14]
View answerThe results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments carried out as at 7 May 2013 provided details on the number of households on waiting lists in each housing authority area, including data on the composition of qualified households. The results are available on my Department's website at the following link:
http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,34857,en.pdf. The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to on-going fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support.
It is a matter for individual housing authorities to decide on the size of dwellings to be allocated to applicants on their waiting lists. This policy is decided in their Allocation Schemes, the making of which is a reserved function of the housing authority.
354. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public sector workers who are on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment in his Department. [30400/14]
View answerIn addition to the twelve ministerial staff appointed on contract to service my private and constituency offices and those of my colleague, the Minister of State O'Sullivan, my Department has two officers engaged on temporary contracts.
355. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the annual salary of the chief executive officers of all commercial State companies under his remit. [30862/14]
View answerThe annual salary of the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Water, the only commercial State Company under the aegis of my Department, is €200,000.00.
356. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a list of the annual salaries of the chief executive officers of all non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under his remit. [30891/14]
View answer358. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under his remit. [30920/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 358 together.
The following are the non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department: An Bord Pleanála; Dublin Docklands Development Authority; Environmental Protection Agency; Housing Finance Agency; Irish Water Safety; Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency; Local Government Management Agency; Private Residential Tenancies Board; Radiological Protection Institute Ireland; the Western Development Commission.
The following table details the salary (from 1 July 2013) for CEOs and equivalents in the non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of my Department.
|
Agency |
- |
PPC |
Non PPC |
|
An Bord Pleanála |
Chair |
€175,877 |
€167,300 |
|
Dublin Docklands Development Authority |
Chief Executive |
*see below |
- |
|
Environmental Protection Agency |
Director General |
€153,162 |
€145,679 |
|
Housing Finance Agency |
Chief Executive |
€108,352 |
€103,034 |
|
Irish Water Safety |
Chief Executive |
€67,434 to 83,510 |
€64,178 to €79,552 |
|
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency |
Chief Executive |
€117,603 |
€111,822 |
|
Local Government Management Agency |
Chief Executive |
€143,535 |
€136,496 |
|
Private Residential Tenancies Board |
Director |
€79,401 to €97,194 |
€75,647 to €92,550 |
|
Radiological Protection Institute Ireland |
Chief Executive |
€136,276 |
€129,563 |
|
Western Development Commission |
Chief Executive |
€79,401 |
N/A |
* The operations of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) will be wound up by the end of 2014. In the interim, the Chief Executive position is filled by a secondment arrangement with Dublin City Council at no extra cost to the State.
357. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all ministerial special advisers was capped in his Department at the first point of the principal officer grade. [30909/14]
View answerSpecial Adviser appointments were undertaken in accordance with the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil and the Guidelines on Staffing of Ministerial Offices of March 2011. The Guidelines provide for Special Advisers to be placed on the Principal Officer (standard) scale in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circulars on the matter. If the salaries of my Special Advisers and those of my colleague Minister of State O'Sullivan were capped at the first point of the Principal Officer Scale, the gross annual savings would amount to €35,758 per annum.
359. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer from a 20% reduction for his Department in all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30063/14]
View answer360. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30078/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together.
Professional fees paid by my Department for the period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014 amounted to €763,316. The amount invoiced by the companies or persons who provided these services to my Department during this period are set out in the tabular statement attached. These include professional services such as ICT, engineering, architecture, accounting and legal services.
|
Supplier Name |
Amount € |
|
A J McCaul & Associates T/A McCauls |
1,569.48 |
|
Aecom Professional Services |
9,743.13 |
|
Avril Quinn Consulting |
200.00 |
|
Barry Fitzgerald Consulting Engineers Ltd |
4,120.50 |
|
Baynes & Co Solrs |
5,475.96 |
|
Bianconi Research Ltd T/A RITS |
44,187.75 |
|
Brendan Hackett Sports Consultant |
140.00 |
|
Brian Coonan |
1,458.75 |
|
Brophy Farrell |
150.01 |
|
Byrne Mullins & Associates |
3,445.23 |
|
Cathal Crimmins Architect |
5,088.99 |
|
Celtic Asbestos Consultancy Ltd |
2,029.50 |
|
City Analysts Ltd |
3,873.27 |
|
Coll & Co Chartered Accountants |
290.80 |
|
Conor Feeney |
553.50 |
|
Crowleys DFK |
10,779.72 |
|
D L Martin Partners |
1,445.25 |
|
Deasy Walley Partnership |
2,337.00 |
|
Donnachadh O'Brien & Associates |
5,424.30 |
|
Energy Services Ltd |
37,324.59 |
|
Enovation Solutions |
6,273.00 |
|
Equivet - Marcus Swail |
1,456.99 |
|
Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd |
354,931.92 |
|
Heavey Kenny & Associates |
615.00 |
|
HGL O'Connor & Company |
2,152.50 |
|
Homan O'Brien Associates Consulting Engineers |
13,991.65 |
|
In2 Eng. Design Partnership |
2,517.32 |
|
J B Barry & Partners Ltd |
2,412.82 |
|
J V Tierney & Co Consulting Engineers |
3,444.00 |
|
Jennifer Sharkey |
100.00 |
|
Joseph Morgan T/A Morgan Meenan Architects |
461.25 |
|
Kenneth Hennessy Architects |
1,137.75 |
|
Kerrigan Sheanon Newman Ltd |
9,786.19 |
|
Lisadell Equine Hospital |
58,668.76 |
|
Mackin Consultancy Ltd |
6,455.00 |
|
Murphy Surveys Ltd |
10,824.00 |
|
Niall O'Hara Naval Architect & Marine Surveyor |
1,845.00 |
|
O'Donoghue & Clarke Real Estate Alliance |
430.50 |
|
PPM Consultants Ltd |
147.55 |
|
Real Estate Alliance Ltd (Dublin) |
24,904.43 |
|
Reeks Consulting Engineers Ltd |
553.50 |
|
Rogerson Reddan |
6,356.76 |
|
RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd |
2,593.31 |
|
Ryan Hanley Ltd |
19,454.60 |
|
Sandra McDonald |
2,000.00 |
|
Seamus Browne Real Estate Alliance |
430.50 |
|
Smith & Kennedy Architects |
31,712.48 |
|
Taylor Architects |
42,373.23 |
|
Troytown Greyabbey Equine Veterinary Services |
1,345.87 |
|
V M R A Consulting Engineers |
1,282.78 |
|
Wain Morehead Architects Ltd |
2,835.15 |
|
Wilson Architects Ltd. |
9,594.00 |
|
WYG Engineering (NI) Ltd |
590.40 |
|
Grand Total |
763,315.94 |
In addition to the professional services referred to above, my Department also engages the services of civilian medical practitioners to provide primary care for the Permanent Defence Force when medical officers are not available or where specialist medical expertise is required. In the period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014, my Department has paid €2.9m to some 527 civilian medical service providers. A 20% reduction would give rise to annual savings of €152,663 on non medical professional services and €580,593 on medical professional services.
361. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of his Department, and the accompanying cost, for the 2013-14 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30093/14]
View answerThe following table outlines the information requested by the Deputy.
|
2013/2014 |
Costs |
|
Third Level Courses |
€27,768.40 |
|
Training Programmes and Courses |
€26,484.05 |
The Third Level Courses figure relates to Refund of Fees. Refund of Fees are approved under the terms of the Department of Finance circular whereby Officers undertake courses of study in their own time at recognised third level institutions. Courses are currently funded by my Department in the areas of Business Studies, Training and Education, Project Management, Policy Analysis, Payroll Management and Public Management. Training Programmes and Courses in my Department include Health and Safety in the Workplace, Legislative Process, Administrative Law, Information Technology Training, Soft Skills training and Financial Management. My Department is committed to Training and Development, and is at all times conscious of maximising value for money.
362. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the staff training and development provision for his Department. [30108/14]
View answerThe following table outlines the information requested by the Deputy.
|
Training & Development Budget 2014* |
5% Savings |
7% Savings |
10% Savings |
12% Savings |
15% Savings |
17% Savings |
20% Savings |
|
€129,000 |
€6,450 |
€9,030 |
€12,900 |
€15,480 |
€19,350 |
€21,930 |
€25,800 |
*This figure does not include Departmental Training Staff costs. My Department is committed to Training and Development and is at all times conscious of maximising value for money.
363. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the cost of travel and expenses for his Department. [30123/14]
View answerThe details requested in respect of the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to home and foreign travel and expenses for the Department of Defence are outlined. These figures are based on home and foreign travel and subsistence payments to Civil Servants in the Department of Defence in 2013.
|
Home and Foreign Travel and Subsistence expenditure for 2013 € |
Percentage Reduction |
Saving € |
|
506,549 |
1% |
5,065 |
|
506,549 |
5% |
25,327 |
|
506,549 |
7% |
35,458 |
|
506,549 |
10% |
50,655 |
|
506,549 |
12% |
60,786 |
|
506,549 |
15% |
75,982 |
|
506,549 |
17% |
86,113 |
|
506,549 |
20% |
101,310 |
364. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in a tabular form the expected carryover of current expenditure savings from 2014 into the next year. [30157/14]
View answer366. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the expected unspent current expenditure from 2014 into the next year. [30204/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 364 and 366 together.
The 2014 gross current expenditure allocation for Vote 36 (Defence) is €668.7m. The Department of Defence monitors and reviews expenditure patterns on an ongoing basis, and at this stage it is projected that the current expenditure allocation will be spent by year-end.
