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The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Mr. Brendan Howlin T.D. today announced the Government has approved the publication of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013...

It seems clear now that the Public Services Committee of Congress will not accept the LRC proposals on a successor agreement to Croke Park. Obviously I am disappointed at that outcome. This has undoubtedly been a difficult process...

I have previously stated that public servants require the space and time to consider the LRC proposals for a Public Service Agreement in the round before voting on it. Nonetheless, as the Minister charged with leading this process...

The Department of Public Expenditure has rejected claims made on behalf of Unions opposing the LRC proposals. Work-Life Balance arrangements in the public service recommended in the LRC proposals will remain among the best available...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform today updated his colleagues regarding the introduction of Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VR) in targeted sections of the Public Service...

The Government at the request of Mr. Brendan Howlin, T.D., Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, today (20 November 2012) invited members of the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to discussions on a new...

Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), today officially announced the closure of ...

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Brendan Howlin TD today, 31 October 2012, updated Government colleagues on the rationalisation of state agencies...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the Select Committee today and look forward to a constructive discussion covering the 2013 technical allocations for my Department’s group of Votes. I welcome this earlier interaction on...

It is alleged that the pay bill savings set out in the Implementation Body report are overstated. This is not correct. The pay savings from numbers reductions are based on the average pay of employees. We do not include overhead...