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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Internet Safety (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: 275. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affair's Report on Cyber Security for Children and Young Adults; the action her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: 276. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the school completion programme; the action her Department is taking to continue to support this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20655/18]

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I have two questions, although Deputy MacSharry did a good job of covering the territory I wanted to examine, specifically in respect of medical negligence cases where a procedure has to be followed, which I was not aware of and which has been in so far as I can ascertain based on my research involving a number of parliamentary questions over the past few years that have not yielded an answer...

Public Accounts Committee: State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes. I will not be present because I will be travelling with a delegation from the committee but the Acting Chairman might take this up on my behalf.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs is in the midst of a debate on the important issue of childhood obesity. What measures does the Government intend to implement to achieve the policy changes required to deal with this epidemic? What is the Taoiseach's view on the committee's report on cyber safety produced some weeks ago as it applies to children and young people? Has the...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (10 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate the Taoiseach's candour about the cybersecurity report. I look forward to him getting the opportunity to read it because it is very worthwhile. There are a significant number of recommendations in it, which will require a whole of Government approach and consideration of issues such as adding items to the curriculum in schools. It is very much a cross-departmental report,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank our guests for their presentations. Deputy Cullinane has stolen my thunder because the two questions I was going to hone in on have been asked and answered. The opening statements are appreciated. The common theme throughout, as rightly highlighted by Deputy Cullinane, highlights what we could call a deficiency in terms of the specific data upon which accounting reports should be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: When was that decision taken by the Abbey's board?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I note with appreciation the honesty of Mr. Murray in giving us the information asked of him in presenting to us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I just want to make sure my apologies were given for not attending the meetings last week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Chairman will forgive me for not being here last week. I was representing the committee elsewhere. I have read a lot about the proceedings of this committee, the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, and the Committee on Health. First, there should be only one committee doing the business on this matter although I recognise two points: first, that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: That is the only action I am proposing. I just wanted to put that on the record because I did not have the opportunity to do so before last Thursday evening's meeting where the decision to have a hearing on this matter, with which I have no difficulty, was agreed to, and the subsequent meeting of the committee on the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I entirely accept that point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: When I was reviewing the proceedings of the meeting itself, it became abundantly clear that it was not the case that we were outside our remit. I do not want to give the impression that it was. I used to be a member of the Committee on Justice and Equality, and I remember that a common phrase used at its meetings was that it was not a catch-all for everything. The justice committee gets...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Much of what has been done has been done somewhat in isolation. That is not good. If we want a joint meeting with the health committee, perhaps it could be considered in the future. I am not saying we should but it could be considered.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: We cannot. I did not know about. There are so many different committees doing the same job from different angles. I do not know where that goes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: There should be some sort of formal procedure established for such matters.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I do not believe it is being adhered to, or maybe it is not as broad as it should be.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Perhaps.