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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, and we did not know who got what. Then all of a sudden we saw-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I have one other point. We are constantly told hypothecation, which I think is the word, though I would just say ring-fenced, is not generally how Departments do things. However, this is a clear example of how a Department did that. The Minister for Finance at the time this fund was set up was Charlie McCreevy, who was a strong advocate of horse racing. The next time I am told something...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: This relates to Pat Hickey and the ticketing scandal at the time. We were given €312,000 as the grand total for the Moran inquiry. Are there further third-party fees or is that the end of it? Can we ask that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: That is the point; there are third-party fees.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Would it be possible to defer that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I referred to No. R1781B with No. R1773B, so I do not need it deferred.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: There is a paragraph in the middle of the front page of this letter that says "As Secretary General and Accounting Officer for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications I am responsible for, inter alia, ensuring that there is a clear framework for control (including financial reporting) and accountability for public funds"" The next page, however, has quite an extensive...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: Will they then go to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: It will depend on the Department then how quickly they turned the accounts around so that we can see them. Are those accounts for 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I think there is a public spending code that applies when costs exceed a certain figure. That was certainly the case in respect of the student accommodation in Maynooth and it stopped that building, but there were other contractual issues in respect of that. I am dealing with a similar case that is not a million miles away and is not yet even on the building programme, namely, St....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: I am wondering whether there will be a places for kids in my constituency. There are dozens of them without school places, even for September.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: We might see whether it relates to the public spending code-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: -----and what impact that would have, not just for these 58 schools but also whether there will be an impediment to additional schools. If building is being held up for these schools, we can understand why people would be concerned. It is only the start of something bigger.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of a school building project in Naas, County Kildare (details supplied); if this project will be delivered on schedule; if prefabs will be required in addition to the new build classrooms; if she will clarify the consequences if the school determined it required additional permanent classrooms added to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of the locations of the 58 school building projects that are on hold in her Department for proceeding to tender and construction due to capital funding pressures; and if she will provide a schedule, by location of other schools projects that are on hold and or that will be put on hold within the next six months...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 16 November 2022, if he has been contacted or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of those discussions; and if he is satisfied that the company has complied with communication protocols in respect of redundancies; if the IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the current procedure used by the RSA for notifying An Garda Síochána in relation to cases where drivers who are disqualified do not surrender their licences or learner permit to the RSA; and the plans of the RSA to put in place an electronic system of notification for non-surrender of licences or learner...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if full catering facilities will resume on the Dublin to Sligo train service before the end of Q3, 2023. [14038/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 356. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 7 March 2023, if he will set out the rationale for the age thresholds of children in respect of parental leave entitlements; and the reasons that parents of children aged 17 and 18 years may not avail of this leave. [12591/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Mar 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 373. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Dublin region that are scheduled to be refurbished by the OPW for the remainder of 2023; the nature of these works; and when each works projects will commence, in tabular form. [14030/23]