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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously we had our own report and made recommendations. Some of our recommendations mirror recommendations made in the two reports. The Mazars report found an additional €674,000 sloshing around. An updated of the legislation relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General is being examined by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: No, generally. It would seem that something would not be put into the Broadcasting Act if it can go into legislation relating to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We would only need a statutory instrument to add RTÉ.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Right, but that is something the Minister could sign.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There has been a lot of discussion about legislation later in the year. There may well be primary legislation needed for other things. In terms of the audit, that could be done. We certainly recommended that, it has been recommended by others and it has been recommended in this report. There is an acceptance all around that this should happen. That could happen now and if that happened...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Irish Water and RTÉ are substantial. The Comptroller and Auditor General now has responsibility for Irish Water.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There is a large body of people in the office, and the office also does special reports. With regard to resources, is this something the office looks for or is there acceptance when there are additional audits that are very large-scale that they automatically bring additional resources to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Did this happen with Irish Water?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to go back to the OPW. When the OPW comes before the committee to speak about modular homes will the Department of children also in? This is the Department that is responsible.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: This is a temporary protection order and it is the Department of children that is dealing with this particular aspect of it. Many of us have been quite critical that there has been one Department with responsibility. We need to check this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It has responsibility for other things like vehicle testing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We need to include both of those.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: If its remit purely related to road safety, that would be different. It is so we know what resources are being deployed. We will also have to say to it about the GDPR issues that arise in the context of providing accident information to local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 5 December 2023, if he has engaged with the local authority in respect of the future use of the building and/or the transfer of same to the local authority (details supplied); the date on which the OPW last made a site visit to the building and/or conducted a review of the structural...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has been consulted on or has plans to assist with the reopening of the Bray-Greystones cliff walk; and if he and/or the OPW have the mechanisms in place to provide funding for consultation, works and or project management in order to assist the local authority reopen the route. [20115/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will use a statutory instrument to give effect to empower a returning officer of a local election the authority to witness and retain a candidate's home address in lieu of displaying it on a ballot paper on request by a candidate. [20804/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will re-examine an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person based on the new information provided (details supplied). [20740/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the metrics she used to determine that 80% of persons seeking international protection had arrived in this jurisdiction via Northern Ireland; the date on which she and/or her officials began recording data in respect of migration figures via Northern Ireland to the State; and if she will provide the sample...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (8 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which and precise time she was notified by the UK's Home Secretary that their meeting of 29 April 2024 was cancelled; if she has made efforts to reschedule this meeting; and if any of her officials are part of the Tánaiste's attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. [20186/24]