Written Answers Nos. 177-185
177. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by his Department on renting car park spaces in each of the years from 2011 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23451/17]
View answerAny properties occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the State are rented and discharged by the Office of Public Works, in all but one case parking spaces form part of the demised premises. The Passport office in Cork rent two spaces at an annual cost of €3,300. This rate has remained static and is the amount that has been paid each year since 2011.
178. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department on renting car park spaces in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23467/17]
View answerAny properties occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the State are rented and discharged by the Office of Public Works, in all but one case parking spaces form part of the demised premises. The Passport office in Cork rent two spaces at an annual cost of €3,300. This rate has remained static and is the amount that has been paid each year since 2011.
179. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of ministerial permissions his Department has given to members of An Garda Síochána to open bank accounts for official purposes since his Department was established by section and-or Garda division that received permission, in tabular form; the reason for the account opening and the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23369/17]
View answerThe Deputy will appreciate that Government Departments and Offices in discharging their legal roles and responsibilities operate bank accounts with commercial banks to facilitate payments and receipts generated in the normal course of their activities.
Such accounts are "public bank accounts" under Section 18 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866 on the basis that they will contain public moneys, either as a result of Voted moneys being deposited in them in order to make payments, or receipts being lodged by Departmental customers, which will ultimately be lodged to the Departmental Vote with the Paymaster General, or receipts being lodged for transfer to the Central Fund. The effect of that Section of the 1866 Act is also that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may determine which accounts are opened as public bank accounts for public moneys.
In that context, the following schedule to this reply sets out the details of public bank accounts for An Garda Síochána sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since its establishment in July 2011. The Deputy may wish to note, in terms of the number of individual accounts listed in the schedule for 2013, that in the course of a reconciliation exercise undertaken across Vote areas at that time in relation to public bank accounts my Department confirmed sanction for a substantial number Garda District Imprest Accounts advised by the Garda authorities already in existence. An Garda Síochána informed my Department that owing to the elapse of time and file archiving practices, reconfirmation of the sanction was required.
As can be seen from the schedule attached to this reply that reflecting the administrative structures in place in An Garda Síochána, these public bank accounts are held at individual Garda Districts across the country in order for the relevant Superintendents to discharge their functions as District Officers reflecting the administrative structures
As with all other features of financial management the relevant Accounting Officer for a Vote is ultimately responsible for the effective oversight of his or her Department’s or Office’s public bank accounts.
Garda Public Bank Accounts
|
Title |
Function |
Year of Sanction |
Sanction Request From |
|
Department of Social Protection Refunds |
Refunds for employees on sick leave or maternity leave |
2015 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ANGLESEA ST |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ASHBOURNE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ATHLONE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ARDEE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BAILIEBORO |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALBRIGGAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALLINA |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALLINASLOE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALLYCONNELL |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Clondalkin |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALLYMOTE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALLYSHANNON |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BALTINGLASS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BANDON |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BANTRY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BELMULLET |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BIRR |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BLACKROCK |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BLANCHARDSTOWN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BRAY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BRIDEWELL |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
BRUFF |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CAHIR |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CARLOW |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CARRICKMACROSS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CARRICK-ON-SHANNON |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CASTLEBAR |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CASTLEREA |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CAVAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CLAREMORRIS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CLIFDEN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CLONAKILTY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CLONMEL |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
COBH |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
COOLOCK |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
CRUMLIN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
DONNYBROOK |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
DROGHEDA |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
DUNDALK |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
DUNGARVAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
DUNLAOGHAIRE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ENNIS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ENNISCORTHY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
FERMOY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
FITZGIBBON STREET |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
G.N.I.B |
Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GALWAY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Garda HEADQUARTERS |
Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GLENTIES |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GOREY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GRANARD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GURRANEBRAHER |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
HENRY STREET |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KANTURK |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KELLS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KEVIN ST |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KILDARE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KILKENNY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KILLARNEY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
KILRUSH |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
LETTERKENNY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
LISTOWEL |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
LONGFORD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
LOUGHREA |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
LUCAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MACROOM |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MALLOW |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MAYFIELD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MIDLETON |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MILFORD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MONAGHAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
MULLINGAR |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
NAAS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
NAVAN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
NENAGH |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
NEW ROSS |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
NEWCASTLEWEST |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
PEARSE STREET |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
PORTLAOISE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
RAHENY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Terenure |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ROSCOMMON |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
ROXBORO ROAD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
S.D.U. & TRAVEL |
Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
SALTHILL |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Ballymun |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
SLIGO |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
STORE ST |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TALLAGHT |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TEMPLEMORE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
THOMASTOWN |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
THURLES |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TIPPERARY |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TOGHER |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TRAINING College |
Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TRALEE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TRAMORE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TRIM |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TUAM |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
TULLAMORE |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
WATERFORD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
WESTPORT |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
WEXFORD |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
WICKLOW |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Leixlip |
District Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
UN - CYPRUS |
Imprest Account |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Interest Bearing account |
Monies seized pending court direction |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
GCVU |
Fees received through Garda Central Vetting Unit |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Age Cards |
Age card fees |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Firearms licensing fees |
Firearm licence fees |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Interest Bearing account |
Monies seized pending court direction |
2013 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
|
Forfeiture Account |
Forfeitured and unclaimed monies to the State |
2011 |
Finance Section, Garda HQ |
GARDA ACCOUNTS - 113.
180. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed under the aegis of his Department through agencies in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23399/17]
View answer181. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the persons employed through agencies in his Department, in tabular form. [23400/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.
In response to the Deputy’s question, a table outlines the number of people employed through agencies by my Department and the bodies under its aegis.
|
Organisation |
Number of People |
|
Institute of Public Administration |
5 |
|
Special EU Programmes Body |
5 |
The reply in relation to the Office of Public Works will follow within the next ten days in accordance with Standing Order 42A.
182. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to upgrade Newcastle West Garda station in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23418/17]
View answerThe refurbishment and upgrade of Newcastlewest Garda Station is included in the Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021, launched in October 2015 for An Garda Síochána. The Office of Public Works is currently progressing the delivery of all the projects listed in that plan.
OPW has received a Brief of requirements for a District Headquarter Station in Newcastlewest from An Garda Síochána and has carried out a feasibility study. OPW is currently progressing the appointment of a design team in order to further advance this project.
183. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by his Department on renting car park spaces in each of the years from 2011 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23455/17]
View answer184. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department on renting car park spaces in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23471/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together.
The table schedules the costs incurred by way of agreements held by the Commissioners of Public Works for providing stand-alone car parking facilities for various Government Departments and agencies. There are also car parking spaces for which the breakdown of costs is not available as these are covered in the overall cost of leases held by the Commissioners for the purpose of providing office accommodation.
Car Parking Costs 2011 - 2017
|
2017 Expenditure to 15th May |
2016 Expenditure |
2015 Expenditure |
2014 Expenditure |
2013 Expenditure |
2012 Expenditure |
2011 Expenditure |
|
€530,000.98 |
€1,807,848.87 |
€1,560,348.27 |
€1,288,414.47 |
€1,770,495.54 |
€2,776,448.30 |
€2,929,901.24 |
185. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations, including hiring and interviewing of staff and so on. [23485/17]
View answerIn response to the Deputy’s question, the table outlines the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of my Department to external agencies or consultancy for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff.
|
Organisation |
Monetary Value |
|
Public Appointments Service (PAS) |
€157,823* (last 12 months) |
|
Institute of Public Administration (IPA) |
€30,305 (to the end of 2016) |
*PAS are the centralised recruitment provider for the Civil Service and much of the Public Service who procure external search services and in-depth assessments for some senior executive posts. Over the last 12 months, €157,823 was paid to four external providers in respect of six recruitment campaigns.
The reply in relation to the Office of Public Works will follow within the next ten days in accordance with Standing Order 42A.
