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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: As I understand it, from what Mr. McKeon has said, no; but if there is a cut-off point and a maximum level then clearly, yes. That does financially determine how a tender would work. Mr. McKeon has said that the tender has not been issued yet. Is he telling me that, for instance, Wexford Local Development Local Employment Service, WLDLES, will not have seen a tender?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Is it not going to be the same?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: When can we see those changes?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Can I presume that Mr. McKeon is aware that an Oireachtas committee, on the same day that the Department decided to move forward, said that the LES should be left in place and was doing a good job?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I appreciate that. I must go to the Dáil Chamber to discuss, during Leaders' Questions, what we call a home care support package. Again, somebody in the Department decided that they would give 1.5 million extra hours towards the home care support package. That is brilliant except when one gets a letter to say that one has been granted the home care support package but there is a line...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: How much time have I left?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: We may have to come back to a matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Can Mr. McKeon tell us what the proposal is in terms of redundancies should the applicants in the LES not be the successful tenders?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Is Mr. McKeon saying that effectively there will be a transfer of undertakings, with the same terms and conditions?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Management of Social Welfare Appeals
Chapter 11 - Controls Over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I may come back in again if I get back from Leaders' Questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I will ask about the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board in respect of non-compliance in procurement. Do we know what the value of that non-compliance was? Is there any detail on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Apart from being very concerned about the public expenditure element, I am concerned from a legal perspective. I know this is the Committee of Public Accounts but I believe this matter is one of undue influence, particularly interference with what might be prescribed. How do we verify what is the case in this regard? The letter states there is evidence, but how do we know?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I am sorry; it states there is anecdotal evidence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is an immediate need to increase the second instalment grant on areas already afforested due to real increases in costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is an immediate need to increase grant support across all support schemes for forestry in line with real increases in costs; his position on TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits (9 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: 364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is instructing his officials to make the necessary arrangements with their counterparts in other Departments to enable work permits to be issued to persons from countries outside of the EU as is happening in other industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61098/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: On 5 October, in this House, the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, stated: "Enabling people with care needs to continue to live independently at home for as long as possible is a priority for the Government." Today, we have 5,000 people waiting for home care support hours. According to private home care providers, 3,000 additional staff will be needed to fill the gap. Carers...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I ask Taoiseach to please outline a plan.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I agree, but people cannot access them.