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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: There is another cost - there is the cost of translation and then the cost of publication.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: Mr. Hamill is hoping to cut out all publication costs.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: Some Departments are already doing this, but not all.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: I have a question about airstrips. I have a conflict of interest because my wife comes from Inishmore. The annual subsidy for Aer Arann Oileáin is €1.8 million and there have been issues with this funding for the past few years. The service has been provided for 42 years. Mr. Hamill mentioned a figure of €300,000 or €400,000 for maintenance, for maintaining the...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: Mr. Hamill's initial comments were about the Irish Coast Guard and the possible disposal of these assets. Approximately 1,100 people live on the three islands and 40 jobs are at stake. The service is critical. I suggest Mr. Hamill consider bolstering it by receipts that can be gained from the sale of assets to ensure it will continue. Jurisdictionally, it involves not only his Department...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: I take Mr. Hamill's earlier point, that there were tens of millions of euro going into this area ten years ago and now it is down to €600,000. I face the same situation in Waterford with the regional airport. I understand where Mr. Hamill is coming from. However, if the Department offloads assets and additional revenue is gained from that, it needs to be put into the critical...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2015)

John Deasy: St. Angela's College in Sligo has been in contact with the committee arising from last week's meeting where it was referred to as a school in which the Department of Education and Skills had concerns. The college is of the view that there are no issues and it wants this stated on the record.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (3 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; and the number of times the oversight implementation group has met since the plan's publication in July 2014. [4454/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (3 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of heavy goods vehicle and non-heavy goods vehicle traffic in respect of each of the following toll roads for the years 2010-2014 inclusive: M50 barrier-free-toll, M1 Gormanston - Monasterboice, M3 Clonee - Kells, M4 Kilcock - Enfield - Kinnegad, M7 - M8 Portlaoise - Castletown-Portlaoise - Cullahill, N6...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: The note mentions non-compliance with public procurement contracts. Can the Comptroller and Auditor General give members an idea of the kind of non-compliance that occurred and how much was involved?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: That is a lot of money and is a wholesale ignoring of procurement policy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: Has the Comptroller and Auditor General seen anything as bad as that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: I seem to remember a couple of colleges being the same way. Outside of the scrutiny the Comptroller and Auditor General gives in this regard, is it really the responsibility of the Department to enforce procurement policies? Who governs this area?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: Can the Comptroller and Auditor General give members an indication of the general tenor of the response as to why the public procurement policies were not followed, as the practice was so widespread?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: The Comptroller and Auditor General is saying there is a problem in this area in this sector. It is not just this college but across the board, in organisations and entities like this, that the guidelines are being disregarded.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: What happened in this case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: I wish to briefly raise one matter. The HEA was in before the committee a couple of weeks ago and we had asked its representatives about the timeline involved in Michael Kelly completing his report on IT Carlow and the WIT. As I understand it, the clock did not start ticking until 8 January when it comes to Mr. Kelly's report. We should contact Mr. Boland to find out exactly when we can...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: Before Christmas, I asked for some time to be set aside to discuss the dairy sector, as the EU milk quota system is coming to an end next month. Can the Taoiseach tell me if time has been set aside and, if so, when?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: There are 150 hectares at Thornton.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

John Deasy: First, I do not believe there is anything wrong with having an account in HSBC. Second, before we ask the Revenue Commissioners to appear before the committee we should ask them for the report and then make our decision. The Revenue Commissioners have proven to be quite adept at dealing with tax evasion and tax avoidance over the past 20 years. At least we should give them the opportunity...