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Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I meant it in the context of a baseball bat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I congratulate Ms Doherty and wish her well in her role. I concur with a much of what she said about RTE, including the many positive aspects of public service broadcasting. The concept of accountability has entered the public arena recently. Members of the Oireachtas have rightly to be accountable for the public's money, including our salaries and expenses. Yet, RTE seems to work in an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ms Doherty might check the main drive-time radio programme and ask who it is sponsored by.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the question I asked concerning people's salaries not being disclosed for three years? If it was happening in Irish Water, for instance, RTE would be running "Prime Time" specials from now until kingdom come to get the salaries out of them. Yet there seems to be no difficulty in not releasing someone's salary for three years within the State broadcaster. Surely that is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is important, Chairman. That is not the question I asked. As chairperson of the board, does Ms Doherty feel it is acceptable in 2015, given the backdrop, that somebody's salary in the public sector will not be revealed for three years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not think that would be acceptable anywhere else in the public sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How credible is it that RTE would be examining other elements of the public sector when the same principles do not apply to itself?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a capital assistance scheme application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Limerick will be signed off by his Department's inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4019/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a capital assistance scheme application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Limerick will be signed off by his Department's Inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4018/15]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the rest?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: You were never really good at maths.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the progress that is being made to have training in the hospitality sector included in the redesign of the apprenticeship programme under SOLAS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick received payment for only one of their nine entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3523/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parking Charges (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 335. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be provided to waiving car parking charges for family members and others who have to experience long delays in having loved ones seen at emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3303/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Visiting Teacher Service (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review carried out into the visiting teacher service; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3518/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (27 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the engagement that has taken place between his Department and the community alert organisation in respect of proposed changes to the seniors alert scheme; his plans to bring forward changes to the scheme; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements of the Higher Education Authority 2013
General Report No. 85 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Accountability and Governance on the National College of Art and Design (22 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the witnesses who have come before the committee today. I have a question for the Comptroller and Auditor General. The work typically carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General is to oversee in excess of 300 organisations, bodies and agencies. How does the report on the NCAD compare with reports on other bodies?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements of the Higher Education Authority 2013
General Report No. 85 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Accountability and Governance on the National College of Art and Design (22 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Would it be up there with the worst?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements of the Higher Education Authority 2013
General Report No. 85 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Accountability and Governance on the National College of Art and Design (22 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How would Mr. McCarthy describe the structural accounting practices in NCAD?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements of the Higher Education Authority 2013
General Report No. 85 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Accountability and Governance on the National College of Art and Design (22 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I refer to the Comptroller and General's opening statement. He said that the 2010/2011 accounts were certified on 28 December 2014, a three-year delay. What happened between NCAD and the Comptroller and Auditor General to get that over the line, so to speak, but has not resulted in certification of the accounts for 2011 and 2012?