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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Will the remainder of that fund remain available for other sources of finance across the portfolio?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. O'Kelly outlined that some sectors will be impacted longer than others. The four companies we have been made aware of in that regard are: Aer Lingus with a €150 million loan; DAA, with a €40 million loan; Staycity, with a €30 million loan; and Finance Ireland, with a €17 million loan. How long does Mr. Kelly expect those arrangements to remain in place? Will...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is another good example of how so many businesses were supported throughout the pandemic by State intervention. I will turn to the State Claims Agency, for which there has been an alarming increase in its outstanding liability. The agency's outstanding liability is now three and a half times what it was in 2012. Why has the outstanding liability increased to such a degree?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Breen is correct in that mass actions are a significant portion of the portfolio, and it is interesting to note that figure of 30%. I will now turn to two areas where such liabilities do, or might, exist. During the pandemic, the governance arrangement was extended to private hospitals and the liabilities during Covid were also taken within the remit of State Claims Agency. Does the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is also related to the number of claims in 2019 compared to 2020. One might have thought that when everything was shutting down, the number of claims would also have been affected and been reduced, however, it seems to be the same figure. Does Mr. Breen expect a reduction in the number of claims in 2021 and 2022 as a result of less activity during the pandemic or does he believe there...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The other area the term "a mass claim" would be used is in the claims relating to the CervicalCheck screening programme. I understand the State Claims Agency was notified of 234 claims against the HSE regarding the CervicalCheck programme in 2020, which was an increase from 134 in 2019. Will Mr. Breen speak to us about the cost to the State for the 22 cases that have concluded to date in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Unfortunately, I have run out of time but perhaps subsequent speakers will pick up the point. Is Mr. Breen saying he cannot indicate to us the total cost to the State of those 22 cases at this point?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Mr. Breen.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 60. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new local employment schemes contract will cater for walk-ins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48612/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new local employment scheme contract will take account of current providers that experience issues with cash flow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures in place or planned to improve housing options for persons with a disability and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48704/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being taken to tackle youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48640/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48641/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 296. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under First 5, the whole-of Government strategy for babies, young children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48703/21]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: This is one of the first debates I have had the opportunity to sit and listen to given the restrictions we have had since I was elected. I acknowledge all the contributions and particularly the commitment of the two Ministers of State, Deputies James Browne and Naughton. I welcome the publication of the strategy. I do so because many of the communities we discussed in this report are ones...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I concur with my colleague on the need for a Nitelink service in Dublin from 22 October. I wish all of those engaged in the hospitality industry well on what will be a significant date. I appreciate the Minister of State's answer. She is essentially saying that we are at the first stage of progressing the railway order. A great deal of informal public consultation has already taken...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: This is the third week in a row in which I have raised questions on the metro project. I have addressed them to the Tánaiste, the Taoiseach and now the Department of Transport. The reason I have done that is there was significant concern in my community and many others in north Dublin about what was being reported as a strategic delay by Government in the metro project. Yesterday,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to taxi fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48258/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV Incidence (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in delivering the commitments made in the HIV Paris Declaration to fast-tracking measures to end AIDS by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV Incidence (5 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 552. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the testing of HIV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47485/21]