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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I see. Does HIQA have any experience in similar circumstances within the Irish Prison Service, for instance, or is that an area-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Did you address the chain of custody not of individuals but of medicines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: This might seem somewhat trivial but when I saw the following I thought it was very peculiar and perhaps I am misreading it. Under standard 9, premises, safety and security, reference is made to the accumulation of lint in dryers. I am aware of the individual blocks because I have visited nearly all of them. I presume that is a fire risk.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: It seems such a non-existent-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I remember reading it and thinking it was very peculiar thing to have in a HIQA report, but of course I recognise its relevance to fire safety. In regard to the overall process of implementation of the recommendations within the report, the witnesses mentioned that there will be areas where the facility will be compliant. Since this report was written and any follow-ups completed, are there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: My last observation concerns the school in the facility. Did the witnesses visit and inspect the school?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: HIQA does not have a role in inspecting the school in the same way it inspects the various physical aspects of the bricks-and-mortar facility.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Forgive me, I might have misled you. I was not considering the educational standards. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind about that. My query was to do with the physical infrastructure within the school.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: That does not concern HIQA. To the witnesses' knowledge, does the Department of Education and Skills implement the same level and standards of inspection that HIQA does, given that the school is in a detention facility?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: That is fine. Many of these young people are within the school's four walls under different circumstances, but similar issues may arise because of different inspection standards. I do not refer to the educational standards, I might add. That is perhaps a matter for me to raise with the Minister for Education and Skills.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: Are there other closing remarks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inpsection Report on Oberstown Detention Centre: Discussion (28 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I thank the delegates for appearing before the committee and dealing with the questions asked in such a comprehensive manner.
- Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)
Alan Farrell: I now call Deputies Bríd Smith and Ruth Coppinger. They have 20 minutes between them. Are they sharing their time and taking ten minutes each?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I will revert to the point, which I thank Deputy Connolly for making, on the expectation of a lump sum such as €13.1 billion, which was broadly speaking plucked out of the air. This company reported $256.8 billion in cash reserves, according to MarketWatch.com, which I just googled a second ago. Mr. Hogan says that it might be difficult or unexpected for the company to come up with...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: I have five quick questions on Apple, and then I will move on to other issues. To Mr. Hogan's knowledge, are rules set out for this sort of scenario in terms of the investment protocols?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: In these circumstances, the Commission has made a decision that requires the Department, Revenue and others taking €13.1 billion and holding it until such time as the legal side of the case has either been resolved or not resolved, as the case may be. Are there rules for that process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: Yes. We know that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: There are no agreed rules.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: Has the Department been engaging with the Commission on the establishment of rules for this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (30 Nov 2017) Alan Farrell: No, I am specifically referring to investment rules. We have €13.1 billion in cash. We are hardly going to leave it sitting in a current account.