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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (19 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I do not accept that the cost of insurance policies is coming down. We can see the position on a daily basis from reading the newspapers. Voluntary groups in particular are suffering because of insurance. They are being crippled and will ending up closing down. Last week, the Irish Independentreported that insurance companies enjoyed a profit surge of over 1,300% in 2017. The article...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (19 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the review of the Defamation Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25752/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: When was the legislation enacted?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Was it enacted through the Dáil?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: The allowance was initially €5,000 and it is now €317,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: By whom was it increased?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Was the approval of the Dáil sought for each increase?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: It was at the whim of the Minister of Finance of the day to increase it, or not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Had it been sanctioned by the Dáil?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: It seems it was never mentioned until we raised it here last year. The public did not even know about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Could the Taoiseach put up another 500 if he felt like it? Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Are we talking about the 18 accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I meant are we talking about the 2018 accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Have all of the accounts for 2016 and 2017 been submitted to the Committee of Public Accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Are there penalties or restrictions that may be applied to public bodies which drag their feet and fail to submit their audits on time?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Is it the same bodies that are always non-compliant in terms of not submitting their accounts on time?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: What time limit applies? Is it six months?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I welcome Mr. Gleeson and his officials. Theirs is one of the most important Departments, given that it covers the agriculture sector, one of the largest indigenous sectors. It has an important part to play, therefore, in the well-being of the country. I turn to more day-to-day issues. I am a farmer and I am on the ground all the time. On the €100 million Brexit fund for...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Did Mr. Gleeson refer to a reduction in the number of animals? What exactly did he mean by supply? Farming organisations are annoyed that a reduction could be tied into the fund.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (20 Jun 2019)

Bobby Aylward: The understanding was that in the light of the drop in beef prices and the bad summer last year, this conversation may have tied in a reduction in numbers.