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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (2 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a schedule of Garda stations not yet deemed surplus to the requirements of An Garda Síochána and not currently in use as Garda stations, by county. [20083/24]

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I want to raise the issue of summer provision for children with special educational needs. It is not an added extra but in some cases that is exactly how it is being treated. A variety of people from my own constituency have contacted me with regard to this, and I expect it mirrors other areas, where sanction was sought from the Department of Education but that sanction was not given.

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Sanction was sought from the from the Department of Education for summer provision for special educational needs. This goes back to court cases where parents took the State to court for appropriate education. Where there is July provision for some weeks each year, some people are getting it for their children and some people are not. There has to be a consistency in this but there...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Some people are being told they will not get it at all.

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It is the Minister who wrote-----

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: That is right.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I thank the Cathaoirleach. Apologies, I could not be here earlier. It is obvious that one cannot compartmentalise reputational damage. The reputational damage goes across the spectrum. I would have thought that would be something that the University of Limerick, in particular, would be conscious of given that this is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened. In fact,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Was Professor Kilcommins conscious that information had not gone back to the governing authority?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There is legal advice and then there are obviously one's own concerns. Professor Kilcommins had concerns.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses are giving us assurances that this is not going to happen again and are asking us to take them at face value. It is very difficult for us to take anything at face value from University of Limerick given that this is not the first occasion on which this has happened. There may well be different personnel involved, but we need to see evidence. We need to see evidence of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I know this pre-dated the position Professor Laffan currently holds. Presumably, there would have been a handover when she assumed that position and she would have been aware of the Dunnes Stores issue. Obviously, it has just been confirmed that the Rhebogue issue would have been known in advance of Professor Laffan taking up her position. Did she ask questions with regard to Dunnes Stores...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: No, I am not asking about that. I mean before Professor Laffan took up the role. She has a reputation - everybody else here has a reputation - and she would want to make sure her reputation is not damaged. Surely, when she was taking up the role of chancellor, she would have asked about things that have the potential to do reputational damage to the university and to her. Did she have...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Presumably, it would have been brought to the attention of the previous chancellor.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I am sorry; we have just been told that UL was preparing for the previous meeting of the Committee of Public Account last year and Professor Laffan became aware of it at that stage. That is the timeline we are talking about. We had the former chancellor sitting exactly where Professor Laffan is sitting last year. She must have been aware of Rhebogue at that stage. Surely, Professor Laffan...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: She did not ask whether there was anything else.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: No, look, I will ask-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Professor Laffan certainly does not want to do reputational damage. Therefore, I would expect that she would make sure there is nothing that would contribute to reputational damage. Making herself aware of that and asking that question, at the very least, would have been prudent. Let us put it that way.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It should not have happened. Professor Laffan should have been informed about it. I would have expected her to say that she should have been informed about it because it was something that had the potential to do serious reputational damage. On the carrying value of €5.225 million, if UL was to sell those properties now, what is the valuation on them?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: What is the fallback position? Presumably, UL is considering all aspects with regard to An Bord Pleanála. We do not know what the decision is going to be by An Bord Pleanála but presumably UL has some sort of fallback position. I presume it is do with the fact that they are built as houses and there is obviously a commercial use and that is really the substance of the issue....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I will go back to the governing body. Are the same personnel involved? What are the changes on the governing authority? Have there been changes? Are there shortcomings in the governing authority with regard to asking questions or having the financial competence to ask questions?