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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: That was a "Yes". I just want to clarify that ACI was not told. I do not want to be flippant about it but IFI did not tell ACI that it was getting €70,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: Is it okay for me to ask questions of the assistant secretary? Could Mr. Nugent help me to clear up that bit of confusion? Is there a discrepancy here?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: Did the Department tell that organisation that it was getting €70,000?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: I will follow up with Mr. Nugent separately after the meeting. I want to be fair and not land anybody here in trouble but I want to get that answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: This organisation still feels it is entitled to €70,000 it did not get and we need to find the answer to that. I will follow up with Mr. Nugent after the meeting and possibly send an email later today to get clarification on that.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: 10. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Protection annual report for 2023 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Equal Opportunities Employment (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: 13. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of organisations in receipt of the workplace equipment adaptation grant in 2023 in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18435/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to help farmers following the wet weather in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is considering increasing investment in flood relief schemes in 2024 and 2025 to expedite the delivery of necessary schemes as a means of preventing major flooding events in urban communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15765/24]

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: I welcome all of the witnesses this morning. It is no secret that this is a complex area of work being done by the Government. It is controversial and public frustration is growing almost monthly. It is clear from polling that the public is extraordinarily concerned about what is going on with this Department, in particular around integration. It is important that we put questions to the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: I want to focus on budgeting to combat disinformation, in particular. Is that something Mr. McCarthy considered in 2022? Did the Department discuss the fact that, no matter where you go internationally, migration is an incredibly divisive topic? It needs to be managed carefully and it attracts everything from foreign interference to strong resistance. There is an onus on the agencies and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: When it came to the identification of locations nationwide, whereby hotels and disused premises were purchased by the Department for accommodation for Ukrainians, how did the Department establish the basis for payment under the contracts? Was it determined that payment would be per head, per family or per room? What were the figures? Could Mr. McCarthy walk us through them, please?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: There were a number of hotels. I know the Department did not purchase them but that is not how the model worked. I am speaking about the IPAS centre operators. Properties in my constituency that had been sold in the preceding decade for under €1 million were sold for over €4 million or €5 million for the purpose in question. The business model for the operators is so...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: How much is it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: Given the scale of the situation, a confidential basis is no longer acceptable to the public. The lack of honesty in providing the information to the public is part of the problem. I come from a constituency in which huge centres are operating. The lack of information – the chasm that has been established – is not helping. I am aware that each person here has his or her own...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: Just answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

James O'Connor: Why?