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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: When will we see progress on this?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget increase in funding for Ireland's development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/22]

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: Like many on both sides of the House, I have stated that the energy crisis and fuel costs in general comprise one of the biggest challenges facing citizens in this country, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Many households and businesses throughout the country are worried heading into the winter months. The cost of energy and that of doing business are also rising, food and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the increased funding for the NCSE and our SENOs. That is an important area that needed to be strengthened, especially the engagement with principals and educators in both primary and secondary schools. How swiftly will these 160 additional staff posts be advertised and is there a breakdown of the allocation per county as a result of this €13 million investment in the NCSE?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has completed the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model; if so, if her Department will carry out a review of schools (details supplied) to ascertain if DEIS status can be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49914/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I ask the Minister to provide an update on the current status of the review of the DEIS identification model.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome the recent major expansion of the DEIS programme, which demonstrates the Minister's commitment, and that of the Department, to inclusive education and supporting students facing disadvantage. However, I am concerned about the identification model, which the Minister has stated is objective and statistics-based. I regularly meet with many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the expansion of the programme. Within County Mayo, an additional 15 schools were included in the expansion announced in March of this year, which was most welcome. However, I wish to highlight the inconsistency of there being no DEIS schools in west or south Mayo. All the schools allocated DEIS status are in north or east Mayo. Certainly, while I understand that the model is a...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (12 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputies Paul McAuliffe and Cormac Devlin - to discuss the Go-Ahead Ireland bus service in Dublin and ongoing issues with provision and reliability of bus services in Dublin. Deputy James Lawless - to discuss the student levy that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: There has been an immediate call from early childhood care providers to increase capitation for the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme, from €69 to €76 per week, at a cost of €30 million per annum. I have been contacted by several providers in Mayo who state that their businesses will no longer be viable if increased capitation is not put in place....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department intends to implement the scheme for free primary schoolbooks; if local bookstores that currently provide these books will be included in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49915/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the developments that have been made in considering the demographic need for a college (details supplied); if the process has been completed within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50058/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that he has in place for students who have paid repeat fees (details supplied); if they will be entitled to claim a refund as announced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50326/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests joining us this morning. I will begin with Vote 29 and the appropriation accounts for 2021. I will direct my questioning on Inland Fisheries Ireland to the Secretary General. Expenditure of €28 million was accounted for by IFI to support the protection, conservation and development of Ireland inland fishing resources in 2021. The provisional Estimate for IFI...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: IFI has not yet presented its 2021 financial statement to the Oireachtas. Is there a reason for this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. McCarthy. In the context of the recent issues arising with regard to the resignation earlier this year of two board members of IFI in the aftermath of concerns being flagged during an internal audit, as the chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Griffin's internal audit system and risk committee are very important. I am sure he and his colleagues in the Department are familiar with the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: As regards the irregularities the board found within its internal audit of IFI's activities, there was an investigation into the board. What procedures does Mr. Griffin have in place to deal with that type of incident in bodies under his remit? Did the Department ensure that an investigation was conducted independently of the staff within IFI? I did not mention the board. Mr. Griffin...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: -----but I am talking about issues that were found in an internal audit and that were raised by senior board members. What did the Department do as a result of those issues being raised?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: A separate investigation was conducted by an external consultant brought in by IFI.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 9: Implementation of the National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2022)

Alan Dillon: The issue that arises, therefore, is where was the independence to conduct an investigation into the agency itself?