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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will he be appearing before us?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: In the interests of completeness, have you had an opportunity to consider the correspondence and does it concur with your own knowledge of the trip? Have you had a chance to consider it? It is a relatively short memorandum from the Department. Have you seen it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have you seen this item of correspondence?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is relatively short. Does it concur with your knowledge?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does that concur with your view of what happened on the trip?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it possible to get copies of those statements? That would be very helpful.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the updated position on representatives of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority coming before the Committee of Public Accounts? When will that happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can we have an update on the correspondence received from Mr. Fitzpatrick and others?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I just wanted to receive an update on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the state of communications to date with the potential witnesses and what responses have come in from them on appearing before the committee? We need an overall view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What measures would be put in place in the event that the financial situation is correct and the 25% share in Aer Lingus were to be disposed of? We are an island nation and from a capital viewpoint one of the main assets Aer Lingus has is the Heathrow slots. Heathrow is a gateway. We had an overall review on Coillte. The Heathrow slots should feed into a continuous overview of Aer Lingus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to share my time with Deputy Creed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a few questions for the Minister. What has been lost sight of is that the purpose of this measure is to invest money to generate jobs. Will the Minister indicate the job-proofing - if that is the correct term - is being done to ensure that any investment of these proceeds will be put into areas that will lead to the maximum outturn in terms of jobs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Chairman is excused. There is a moral in the story in that Deputy Creed indicated he did not wish to speak but he has assumed the throne instead. The Minister said in his presentation that the €3 billion target was decided to effectively arrive at a position where half of the proceeds could be put into employment creation projects. He further said that he may have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it ideological?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Everyone is being very helpful. I was very much against the idea of the network being sold in terms of Eircom. It set us back in the Government being able to roll out broadband and on various other measures. When considering Aer Lingus, one of the key features is its Heathrow slots. It is a major factor in the case of Shannon and I represent Limerick City. The Minister might explain that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am interested in the reply to my question on the Heathrow slots, as a time limit applies for my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will have the Acting Chairman at a meeting again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Disposal of State Assets and Quarterly Review: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Jun 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will there be a reporting mechanism for Irish Water to ensure the least possible cost for water services to the end consumer? Over many years in this country various bodies have been set up that lack accountability and become like ships sailing away on their own. Is there an integrated model and where does NewERA fit in? I would also like to hear about the oversight role. The bottom line...