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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is fair. I thank Mr. McCarthy for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can I come in on that point? The correspondence makes great play on the fact that each case is assessed on its own merits. It then refers to the scale of the RTÉ investigation, the significant period of time being reviewed and the number of workers involved, which is fair enough. It essentially says that the investigation will conclude in 2023, at some stage. If cases are to be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: This committee and the Irish public generally are being insulted, quite frankly, by the Department and the board regarding this project. We are now being told that the project approval cost is €1.73 billion. The response from the Secretary General, however, indicates that several items are not included in this investment figure, including construction inflation, which we know,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: It concerns correspondence. My understanding is that the committee had also written to the Secretary General of the Department asking for clarification as to when he ceased waiving the additional portion of his salary. It will be known and recalled that the waiving of that portion of his salary was announced by the Secretary General on his permanent appointment to the post. I would like...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Chair.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I propose that we keep it on the agenda for the next meeting. Deputy Munster has a particular interest in the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I do not recall flagging it. I do not know what happened there. It might have been an error on my part with the email that was sent.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Yes. I am okay with the approach the Chairman outlined.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am sure the Chair is aware of the commentary and public discourse arising from last night's "RTÉ Investigates" programme about activities, for want of a better term, on local authorities. The Dáil's lack of ability to hold to account the substantial Exchequer expenditure that goes into our local authorities is something that arises regularly. This committee does not have a remit....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: The local government auditor.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: Can I come back in briefly?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank Deputy O'Connor, Deputy Catherine Murphy and the Chairman for agreeing to the suggestion. It is helpful that all of us are former members of local authorities because it will send out a signal that this is not about putting additional pressure on local authorities. This is about ensuring there is full accountability and transparency. I understand what the Chairman has said. I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of outstanding passport applications that were submitted more than one, two, three, four, five and six months ago; and the envisaged timeframe to clear the backlog in passport applications. [15472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the period during which the impact of Brexit must be felt for use of the Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, to mitigate impacts; the amount allocated from the fund to date; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Farm Inspections (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is proposed to have in place a State-wide local authority agricultural inspection programme in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Agriculture Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist received by quarter; the number declined; the reason for such by quarter in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist received by month in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number declined; the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any additional flexibility is being shown to applicants of farm assist with regard to the period for which income is calculated, due to likely future earnings having degraded in the past 12 months arising from dramatically increasing input costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when he and his Ministers of State were first informed by the HSE of concerns investigated in the Maskey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of responses received to a survey of primary producers related to the unfair trading practices; the number of telephone surveys of agri-food suppliers undertaken; if he plans to publish the analysis of the survey findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15751/22]