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Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister. Sometimes this place is funny-----

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

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Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, but the point is that I cannot call a vote on the amendments.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fine. That has been clarified. This legislation is an example of Members of the House working really well together. I feel there was a constructive process at each Stage to address an issue that is important to a wide range of people regarding how society functions for them. My colleague Teachta Buckley and I tried to work as constructively as possible with the Government side....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Coming in later in a meeting means many questions will already have been asked but I will follow up on a few questions. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ard-Rúnaí as teacht os comhair an choiste. Is iontach an rud é go bhfuil sé anseo. The CMO spoke about plans to step down and seek a secondment back to August. At that point would Mr. Fraser have been aware of the time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I agree. I have read the different reports on that specific secondment. In August, when Mr. Fraser had a conversation with the CMO, was he aware that it was going to be for a longer period and he was not going to come back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: In February, when it became clear that this was in relation to secondment, and where that secondment would be, had Mr. Fraser asked or been made aware of the length of the secondment? I note Mr. Fraser said that he knew that the CMO was not going to come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Usually, when secondments happen, one assumes that they would just be for a certain period rather than be open-ended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, that is fair enough. Still, it usually would be and probably should be outlined exactly how much time is involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is totally fair. Obviously the length of the secondment would determine the cost of the funding required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: There have been reports across the media, etc., and this matter has come in front of this committee now. In terms of the possible impact on public finances, we heard that this would cost €20 million over the lifetime of the secondment. We can only deal with what could have actually happened. Perhaps that could have changed but we must deal with this matter now. Such a large sum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: A number of questions have been asked and my final question is on the Civil Service Accountability Board of which Mr. Fraser was a member. The board has not met since 2016 but I understand that it was never properly wound down. The minutes of the last meeting in 2016 indicate that its work was in some ways only beginning and there was a lot of talk about the introduction of key performance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It was quite a big thing when the board was introduced. I raised this matter directly with the Taoiseach either at this committee or the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and he was not fully across the detail of it either. Obviously the board has not sat but does Mr. Fraser believe that it has been fully wound down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Not since 2016.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: When I discovered that the board had not met since 2016 I just wondered where it went and why.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Closures (26 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 213. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 7 April 2022, if it is possible for arbitration to take place in cases in which a company (details supplied) no longer exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (26 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) was approved by his Department to transport United States soldiers or arms or munitions through Shannon Airport; and if he will provide the details of same. [19378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (26 Apr 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 553. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State bodies that are bound by the Code of Conduct for State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19784/22]