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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Appointments (3 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 885. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider the appointment of persons (details supplied) as goodwill ambassadors to San Diego in the United States of America, based on their outstanding work with the Irish community there, and the recognition that they have received from that community and the Mayor of San Diego; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (3 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 911. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a vacant site (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be made available to the Kilkenny Order of Malta; and if officials from her Department will meet the Order of Malta to discuss its need for a base and educational centre. [38354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (3 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will analyse, the numbers attending primary and secondary schools in Kilkenny city; the projections for each school over the next five to ten years; if she will consider the purchase by her Department of a site at Newpark adjacent to St. John's junior school, or at the old mart site on the Castlecomer Road in Kilkenny, for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 998. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for an extra classroom and hall at a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; if approval and funding will be provided in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Nov 2015)

John McGuinness: 1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the purpose of a school building project; and if the application will be expedited. [38357/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We will commence in public session. Item no. 1 is the minutes of the meeting of 8 October, 2015. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes? No. The clerk has spoken to Mr. Martin McGuinness, MLA, Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive. I understand that arrangements are being put in place should Mr. McGuinness wish to give...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: He has indicated that he does. I presume we shall see if that is still the case. We will come back with a date if the matter is progressed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: He was in contact with the clerk. The Deputy First Minister wants to put on the official record his knowledge and involvement in respect of the sale of Project Eagle. His request to do that arises from the correspondence received by this committee from the Minister for Finance.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: I presume he will make an opening statement and answer any questions which Members may have. We will allow him to deal with the issues that he believes arise from the documents that were released. That will be the extent of it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: I do not think it is necessary to have NAMA at the meeting because he will be responding generally to what is written in the information that we all received from the Department of Finance. He will be, if you like, giving his response to that on the record. If there are issues arising from that we can take them up with NAMA on another occasion. I do not think there is anything-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Three or four invitations have issued to Deputy Wallace at this stage. When I met him in the Dáil last night I asked him if he would come before the committee again so that we could have his views on the record.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: The response from Deputy Wallace is that he does not want to appear before the committee at this stage. On the letter received from Mr. Jamie Bryson, the request to him was for written evidence. That is what was being referred to in light of what he had said. I, and I am sure other members, would like to know the content of what he might say. However, I understand that is not forthcoming...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: We can do that but we will have to review the committee's work programme first. We will seek a note from the Department in the first instance, following which we will decide on a date for the meeting on the matter. The clerk will review the work programme to determine on what dates the Department could be asked to appear the committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Officials from the Office of Government Procurement are due to appear before the committee on 19 November. We could, perhaps, ask officials of the Department to also attend on that date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes, as part of that session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: The person who deals specifically with procurement and the accounting officer, Mr. Watt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: No, in general terms the Department and the procurement section work with other Departments and agencies but within Departments and agencies there are procurement processes that are undertaken that would be separate. It would depend on the value of what is being offered.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Perhaps Mr. McCarthy would comment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: And the improvements necessary.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Oct 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes, we can do that. Correspondence has been received from Mr. Tom Boland, Chief Executive Officer, Higher Education Authority which is a follow-up to our PAC meeting of 24 September. There is quite a lot of detail in the correspondence which members may wish to take up with the HEA when it comes before us again. Correspondence has been received from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú,...