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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: The reason I ask is there is a lot of grime on the window of the immigrant investor programme, IIP, which I am concerned about. Nobody is quite sure why it was shut down. A number of charities were involved in the process of obtaining it. There are multiple reasons - "issues occurred" and pressure from the European Commission and other aspects at an international level but looking at the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Will Ms Delaney elaborate on that? She said it was not something the Charities Regulator was specifically looking at.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I want to be careful; I am not from a legal profession but I want to ask the question because it is relevant. Is Ms Delaney aware of many charitable bodies accountable to the Charities Regulator from an inspection point of view that left that structure and went into a company limited by guarantee structure or out of the charity structure to obtain funds from the IIP?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Ms Delaney is not aware of that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I encourage Ms Delaney to do some digging. It has been brought to my attention as a Member of the Oireachtas. I will not bring it up but it has crossed my desk.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I will.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Charities Regulatory Authority (17 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I will defer to the second round because I am interested some of the responses. Is that okay, Chairperson?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (15 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: 266. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline possible State aid funding for businesses which face pressures following the no-reduction decision on VAT taken in Budget 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide extra time for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties in second level examinations to ensure students reach their full potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40936/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (15 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: 553. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41342/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a section 39 care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I thank the Chair. First and foremost, I want to acknowledge that 12 months have passed since Storm Babet. A huge body of work has been undertaken locally by the local authority and in conjunction with the OPW in 2023 in trying to advance the Midleton flood relief scheme, which has been long overdue. I wish to acknowledge that at the start of my remarks. I might come back to Mr. Casey...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Okay. How many Members requested this work?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Was the letter issued to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, the OPW directly, or was it referred onto them by An Ceann Comhairle?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Right. Does Ms Collier have a copy of that correspondence?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Can she provide that letter to me?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Can Ms Collier provide the names of the Members on that list?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Can Ms Collier find that information for me now?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: We need that information before the end of the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: There needs to be accountability on this. It is hard to know where to start. For an agency in charge of 2,500 properties across the State, there is an unmerciful amount of, what we call, blindfolded trust on the OPW's side of the table. This has done inordinate damage to the reputation of our national Parliament and to the public's perception of what the State is spending hard-earned...