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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (17 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the presence of a trawler (details supplied) in Irish waters and that the span of its nets is as big as Croke Park and the potential impact it will have on fish stocks in Irish waters; if there are any steps to take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17905/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer to a related point on correspondence. The Chairman touched on this earlier but I missed the opportunity to comment on it. I refer to correspondence item No. 3A.2 from the Department of Social Protection. Question No. 4 follows from an issue I raised about providing more up-to-date information regarding the number of people in receipt of social welfare payments who turned up when...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Will representatives from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government be at the meeting? My recollection is that the main area on which we wanted to move forward was to understand the governance relationships between the Department and the DDDA at the time. We could not do that because of what subsequently happened. Even if Mr. Tierney is not in a position to comment,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: That is the crucial area for me because my understanding is that Mr. Tierney is leaving Dublin City Council quite soon. I do not know if he will play a further role in regard to chairing the DDDA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Will he play a future role in the DDDA?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The most important thing for me at that meeting will be that people from the Department, who can answer questions on the oversight mechanisms in place at that time, appear. I recollect that at the last meeting we put questions on the operation of the board at that time. Representatives of the Department were involved in those meetings, or were involved in what happened after the meetings in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Has she agreed to come in?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: On receipt of the information that the Chairman will be supplying to us tomorrow, will we have a further meeting on this issue next week, prior to the public session, to agree how we move it forward?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: We are all agreed that the meeting on 2 May will not be the end of the matter. We will be getting the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government's insight into what happened in that period and we will do our best to progress it with the new management that is now in place. After that, we will determine what the next steps should be.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to acknowledge the way the Chairman raised this issue. The members of the Commmittee of Public Accounts only ever reach conclusions on matters when we have the facts in front of us and have the evidence. It behoves us not to do so until we see these things ourselves and see the documents in relation to it. With that in mind, I think it is important that the points the Chairman has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: As weary as I am of abusing a post I do not hold, the Deputy has used up almost twice his allocated amount of time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to allow other colleagues to contribute. I am sure the Chairman, when he returns, will allow the Deputy to ask further questions towards the end of proceeding. I see that the Chairman has just arrived so I will hand over to him.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The ruling still stands, unfortunately.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the witnesses for attending. I apologise for the delay earlier. I will put a few questions to Mr. Dunning and will ask Mr. O'Keeffe about the status of some of the recommendations in chapter 20 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. I will begin with Mr. Dunning on a point that may have been contained in the accounts earlier regarding the status of the new broadcast...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: It would be a direct replacement-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: -----as opposed to an additional charge.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: How long would Mr. Dunning anticipate such a phase in period taking?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Chapter 20: Broadcasting Fund
Broadcasting Fund Financial Statements 2011
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Financial Statements 2011 (18 Apr 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: In referring to technical issues is Mr. Dunning referring to issues like gaining an understanding of the total number of devices that may be able to access content and how people may be levied for a new charge? Is that the type of area he is examining?