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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: It is a matter of public interest.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: It would be when the last person in it dies.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have a separate issue that relates to the updates provided on page 4 on major projects at pre-appraisal activity stage. Among the projects for which an update is given is the N2 Clontibret to the Border scheme. As we discussed in the hearing with TII, it has been removed from the funding allocation this year. The price range is now given at €280 million to €340 million,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The N2 Clontibret to the Border.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: On that point, he also states that ultimate responsibility for this would lie with him. We are told that in February and March of this year, the value of claims increased by a further €31 million. That means a total of €585 million. From what I am aware of, any dispute that has been resolved has been resolved in favour of the contractor. It would be useful to get...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The first was the effect of the disputes. The second is whether the committee can get advice as to whether we have some mechanism by which-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: The claims and the arson issue were the two questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: No, I am asking if we can seek advice as a committee, either through the Oireachtas or through the legal services. This is setting a very dangerous precedent. If we are talking about a project to the tune of billions of euro where a Department is refusing to engage in a constructive way with the Committee of Public Accounts of the Dáil, which is how I would describe it, then that is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: What does that mean? We have sought this information on a number of occasions. What does that mean when a Department says “We are not giving it to you”? The Secretary General says that, generally, this was the collective corporate and fiduciary responsibility of the Department of Health and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and also that, as Accounting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 27. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a review into the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund will be completed; and the subsequent process that Monaghan County Council will be required to progress in order to avail of future funding through the fund with a view to the provision of a public swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [22015/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to publish and act upon the review completed in November 2021 into the current banding model and income limits applicable to local authorities regarding housing supports. [22021/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of persons and families who are in need of social housing in County Monaghan. [22040/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Many people are still reeling from the fact that in the middle of a cost-of-living emergency, the Government has further increased the costs of home heating oil and other fuels this week. Imagine how those families felt when they learned in this morning's Irish Independentthat the Government provided a mechanism for millionaires, with net assets of millions, to put off paying taxes during...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: Workers were not able to warehouse their tax owed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: So the answer to the question is "No".

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: "No" is your answer.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: You increased the cost of home heating oil this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Matt Carthy: On this week's business, an hour is not sufficient to discuss the Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022.