Parliamentary questions

Government Expenditure

David Cullinane

28. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why his Department is ready to oversee a reduction in Government expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product as shown by the summer economic statement figures given the serious issues facing public infrastructure. [19804/16]

Public Procurement Contracts

David Cullinane

61. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to companies receiving large public procurement contracts and yet not recognising trade unions when industrial issues arise. [19807/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

70. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the service in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings on payroll accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20155/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

71. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20146/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

113. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new public sector workers in her Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years from 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20153/16]

Departmental Staff

David Cullinane

154. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20143/16]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund

David Cullinane

155. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the changes to the eligibility criteria on accessing funds under the scheme established by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 which have been put in place since its establishment; if changes to the qualifying criteria take effect after June 2016; if difference exists in the qualifying criteria pre and post June 2016; if changes to the qualifying criteria exist; the changes in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19130/16]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

David Cullinane

230. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20141/16]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

David Cullinane

231. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20150/16]

Public Sector Staff Data

David Cullinane

279. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December, 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20142/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20154/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

370. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20144/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

371. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/16]

Pension Levy

David Cullinane

385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of combining the public service pension reduction amendments due in 2017 and 2018 to be rolled into one payment in 2017 for all those on a gross pension income band on or below €32,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19511/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

386. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the service in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings on payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

387. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department, over and above those who had retired or who left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date and by Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19513/16]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

David Cullinane

388. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of changes to increment bands agreed as part of the Haddington Road agreement for all those who entered the public and Civil Service from 1 January 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19514/16]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

David Cullinane

389. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of changes to new entrant pay introduced on 1 January 2011, including changes made in the Haddington Road agreement for the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19515/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

422. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of additional public sector staff hired in her Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December, 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20139/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

423. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of new public sector workers in her Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20148/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

613. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of additional public sector staff hired in his Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20138/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

614. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20147/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

679. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional public sector staff hired in her Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20145/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

680. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new public sector workers in her Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20152/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

694. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional public sector staff hired in her Department over and above those who had retired or left the service, that is, new positions only as and from 31 December 2010, broken down for each of the years 2011 to 2016, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20140/16]

Departmental Staff Data

David Cullinane

695. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new public sector workers in her Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20149/16]

Fiscal Policy

David Cullinane

77. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance to provide revenue and expenditure current and capital as a percentage of gross domestic product in the years 2015 to 2021 in tabular form. [18273/16]

Tax Data

David Cullinane

81. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the income, gains and taxable income of companies that filed a return on corporation tax, by range of tax liability band (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2014 in tabular form. [18015/16]

Voluntary Sector Funding

David Cullinane

225. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why an organisation did not receive funding for a project in the latest round of funding despite having been recommended for funding and having received funding for the previous five years under the scheme to support national organisations. [18515/16]

Public Sector Pensions Expenditure

David Cullinane

332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of combining the public service pension reduction amendments for 2017 and 2018 into a one year adjustment for retired public service pensioners, by gross pension income band (details supplied), by the number of cases in each band, in tabular form. [18041/16]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

David Cullinane

333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the formula he uses to calculate the cost of staff recruitment to the public service with regard to new entrants coming in to address additional capacity and staff turnover via retirements from 1 Jan 2017 onwards; and the cost of recruiting new entrants to meet additional capacity and staff turnover, via retirements, for each of the years 2016 to 2018 in tabular form. [18045/16]

Public Sector Staff

David Cullinane

335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sections of Acts that would need to be amended to remove the power of Ministers or other bodies that may set terms and conditions of employment of public servants and that may be exercised to reduce the remuneration or increase the working time of those public servants; the instances where the relevant sections have been used to set terms and conditions of employment of public servants and that may be exercised to reduce the remuneration or increase the working time of those public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18066/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the formula used by his Department to calculate the cost of public sector staff recruitment if the entry level pay rate was restored to the 2010 rate with regard to new entrants coming in to address additional capacity and staff turnover via retirements from 1 January 2017 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18135/16]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

David Cullinane

341. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is permissible for a county councillor to work as a clerical officer in the Civil Service. [18197/16]

Public Private Partnerships

David Cullinane

47. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Exchequer funds that are set aside each year to service debt and-or repayment liabilities associated with public private partnerships for each of the years 2001 to 2015; the amount of Exchequer funds set aside to service debt and-or repayment liabilities associated with public private partnerships for each of the years from 2016 to 2041; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17480/16]

National Debt

David Cullinane

56. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Government debt that is deemed to be off-balance sheet for accounting purposes; the amount of Government debt that is deemed to be off-balance sheet for accounting purposes expressed as a percentage of total Government debt; the yearly cost of servicing off-balance sheet debt in each of the years from 2001 to 2015 in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17479/16]

Public Sector Allowances

David Cullinane

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17684/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/16]

Public Sector Allowances

David Cullinane

167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17699/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times

David Cullinane

179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the time it takes to receive a decision from the medical review and assessment section, for certain payments (details supplied) as of 14 June 2016 or the closest date on which data are available; the time it took to receive a decision from the medical review and assessment section for the payments as of January 2016; the time it took to receive a decision from the medical review and assessment section for the payments as of June 2015; if there has been an increase in the time it takes to receive a decision from the medical review and assessment section for the payments with regard to the 12-month period from June 2015 and June 2016 or closest date to June 2016 on which data are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/16]

Public Sector Allowances

David Cullinane

193. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17685/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

194. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/16]

Public Sector Allowances

David Cullinane

198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17688/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

199. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17698/16]

Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses

David Cullinane

201. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the delay in the issuing of guidance to local authorities on the use of social contracts in public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17810/16]

Public Sector Pensions Data

David Cullinane

202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount deducted from those persons in receipt of a public sector pension, under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, FEMPI, Acts from 2009 onwards in terms of those in receipt of a pension pre-2010, and those in receipt of a pension post-2010; the cost of restoring public sector pensions to pre-FEMPI levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17811/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

204. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/16]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

205. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in her Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17692/16]

Public Sector Allowances

David Cullinane

226. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the cost of reintroducing allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17686/16]