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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jun 2024)

James O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve bus services (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 2024)

James O'Connor: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a position within the HSE (details supplied) that had been funded for recruitment and selection, but the selected candidate has been let go since the formal ending of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Jun 2024)

James O'Connor: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure that electricity price reductions are passed on to customers. [27541/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Jun 2024)

James O'Connor: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be further electricity credits for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27540/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional school accommodation scheme in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on the time limit for carer’s benefit; if changes to this time limit are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27917/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding inclusion of a school (details supplied) in the hot school meals programme for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28292/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: I welcome all the witnesses before the committee this morning. The first thing I wish to touch on is the fact that there is now a deficit of €3.6 million. Getting to understand why that occurred is important. It is also notable that between the 2021 figures and the 2022 figures, there was a substantial jump in expenditure. When I was going through the document before today’s...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Does that correspond with what we have for 2022? In the figure for 2022, Waterways Ireland had 306 employees.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: This was costing Waterways Ireland €27 million in total for 306 people.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: The 2021 figure of 306 full-time employees cost €27 million. Is that right or wrong?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Between 2021 and 2022, there was an increase from €27 million in costings to €32 million in staffing costs. I wish to get an insight as to why there was a €5 million jump in the space of 12 months. As I said at the start of my contribution, Waterways Ireland now has a €3.6 million deficit in the year we are examining, which is 2022.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Note No. 13, which we received, indicates that Waterways Ireland total revisions at the end of 2022, around contingent liability and provisions, were at about €11 million. That was an increase then again of €3.45 million on the provision of €7.56 million at the end of 2021. The increase equates to an additional provision of about €3.9 million. What was the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Please give us some details about some of the claims taken against Waterways Ireland. Without identifying individuals, were they accidents that occurred on the canals? Were they workplace-related accidents involving staff?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: So it is €9.2 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: What are these claims in respect of? Are they related to accidents? Are they related to injuries that occurred along the canals? Please give an insight into why the number of claims is such a large figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: How much does that cost?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes. That is an incredible amount.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes, I understand. What has Waterways Ireland done to mitigating the risk again claims?