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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. We will put that through. School transport is itemised as a proposal for the agenda. We will make sure it is on it. The meeting with the Department of Education will be on 16 May. It is proposed to meet the Department of Defence on 23 May. It is proposed to schedule a meeting with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board before the summer recess. We already...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: I propose that we bring in the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board for the first hearing after 23 May. That will be the earliest opportunity. According to what Mr. McCarthy said, the statements should be in by that time. Deputy McAuliffe has been summoned for a vote. That brings us up to the end of May. That concludes consideration of our work programme for today. The last...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: To go back to education and compensation with religious orders, this is going back nearly 20 years. I think the figures in my head came from some reporting in the media at the time that the religious orders were supposed to pay something in excess of €300 million. Is that Deputy Murphy's memory of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank Mr. McCarthy for that. If we can get those meetings lined up, it will bring us up to the end of May. We will move into private session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: The issue that came up a few weeks ago would cause us to renew our interest in this matter, would it not?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is concerning-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: This is a matter that the committee needs to be on top of. Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of our correspondence. We will move on to our work programme. Members have been circulated with a draft work programme. This is a discussion document and it is displayed on the members' screens. As the Dáil is in recess next week, we will not have a meeting. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: The matter concerned compensation in respect of Caranua.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Referring back to an earlier draft programme I have here, we expressed particular interest in the running costs and demand management of schools, school transport and the disposal of assets of the religious orders and Caranua. It is there, so we will ensure this is included in the agenda for the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. A compensation scheme was agreed way back when Michael Woods was the Minister with responsibility for victims' compensation. There was to be some----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: More than €300 million was spent on the scheme. Then more than €100 million came from the religious orders.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: I first heard of the issue around PFAS when it came before the committee a number of weeks ago. It is used for firefighting foam and, obviously, it is a requirement at the airport. However, in the letter it states that the European Environment Agency outlines that PFAS are used across a variety of consumer products. As the Deputy mentioned, the EPA and Fingal County Council are the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: While there is some information in the letter, if the Deputy is proposing that, then I think that is the direction to go.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: What is the question the Deputy proposes to put to the EPA?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay, there are two proposals. One, that the committee write to the Department with the questions-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Sorry, the DAA. We will write to the DAA with the question that Deputy McAuliffe proposed. However, I think that is a question that must go to the Department as well. That is who I had in mind. We can put it to the DAA and to the Department. Second, there is a proposal from Deputy Catherine Murphy that the committee write to the EPA around its oversight, role and involvement on this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is probably a necessary evil.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: I remember reading the correspondence on it. It is on one of the aprons at Dublin Airport, as well. There must be a concentration of this contamination.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay, I thank the Deputy. On that point, from the Deputy's research, has that PFAS-free alternative been in use since 2013?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: That is good that another way has been found. I will now move on to category C correspondence, which is correspondence from private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 2431 is from the Moore Street Preservation Trust and is dated 28 February. It is in response to correspondence the committee received from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the national...