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Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: I think it does, thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: Mr. Elderfield has been hanging around for a long time so I will be quick. Deputy Donohoe touched on the issue I wanted to raise, which is the lack of prosecutions. Mr. Elderfield mentioned there are some weaknesses in the area of white collar crime.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: He stated there is still a way to go with regard to what we need to do when it comes to a legal framework and the capabilities we have to prosecute people who potentially broke the law in this area. I deal with many people who have lost everything, and five years on the Financial Regulator has made this statement. People would be surprised that these weaknesses are still inherent in the system.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: Obviously the regulator has definite opinions about what needs to be done because he has examined the area.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: Fair enough. A regular member of the public, whether they lost everything or not, would ask the following simple question. Why has it not been done yet? I presume that Mr. Elderfield, as regulator, related his opinions to the Garda Síochána or whomever. Has he done so? Is there a sense of frustration?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: I understand. Mr. John Moran, Secretary General, Department of Finance attends here quite regularly. In the early days of his job he was very overt and clear about where problems lay in the Department and where people did not talk to each other. He put together a simple system to make sure that people talk to each other and there are no gaps when organisations wish to deal with issues. ...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: There is a public perception that the reason is that the Director of Public Prosecutions needs time to prepare a case. These things take time. One needs to be deliberate and correct before lodging a case. What Mr. Elderfield is saying is that the systems have not been put in place to determine how the law can be changed to facilitate those prosecutions, when it comes to the bodies that...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: I am agreeing with the Vice Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the practical skills of third level graduates in the information communications technology sector before they enter the workplace. [29152/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a new European Commission study, The Gender Gap in Pensions in the EU, indicates that Irish women aged 65 years and over receive an average pension which is 35% lower than the average for Irish men in the same age group; her view on the reason for this imbalance; and the efforts being made to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fisheries Protection (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 260. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his policy regarding the culling of seals to protect fish stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29143/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fishing Rights (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 270. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the legal position regarding public access and fishing rights as they apply to naturally occurring lakes here. [29144/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 340. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in further detail the number and type of jobs to be created by the new Irish Water utility company; and the latest timeframe for recruitment to these positions. [29147/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 390. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the legal position regarding the powers of an Garda Síochána to deal with anti-social behaviour in private residential streets and estates; and the avenues of civil redress citizens may pursue. [29148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 391. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding planning for the proposed extension and refurbishment of Waterford Courthouse; what the development will entail; the estimated total cost; and when he expects the project to commence construction. [29149/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Data (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and approved, by county, under the milk production targeted agricultural modernisation scheme in 2011 and 2012. [29145/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Application Numbers (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and approved, by county, under the scheme for the allocation of milk quota to new entrants in 2011 and 2012. [29146/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: South-East Economic Development Strategy Report: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: I will try to be as narrow and specific as I possibly can, given that the discussion is broad and there is very little time. I thank the witnesses for being present today. I will start with Mr. Joe Crockett. He spoke about the general issue of harmonisation of national, regional and local policies, which is critical. I have been thinking about that myself. Ms Widger gave two specific...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: My contribution is not related specifically to the last two items but it is germane to the discussion. Mr. Matthew Elderfield appeared before the committee last week and was questioned by me and Deputy Donohoe on prosecutions over the past five years and the lack of progress in bringing people before the courts and attaining prosecutions. He made some comments that were so weighty that they...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

John Deasy: Fair enough. I want to be clear about the administrative procedures at this committee. We have a work plan in place. We are going to include that in the report we do on banking. That will be completed within two weeks. Everything Mr. Elderfield said and the issues he raised will be included in that. Can we get the timeline on that? Will we send that to the different agencies,...