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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: What is the purpose of the database?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I accept this, but if the purpose of the database is to monitor road tax and see who is paying it and who is not, if more than 2.6 million cars show no activity, it must make it much more difficult to pinpoint this information and use the database effectively.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: Will the Department try to clear the database?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: Something in the chapter I found interesting, which comes back to the problem of so many people being involved in the collection, administration and policy of motor taxation, is that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport issued 21 million renewal notices in 2010, which 17 million people paid and 4 million people did not. Those who did not pay were issued with a final notice, but as...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I beg Mr. O'Malley's pardon, it covers a five-year period up to 2010.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I take the point. From what the Comptroller and Auditor General stated in the report, no response was received from 2.4 million people, which is 60%, within the following two months. The Department takes no further action if no response to a final reminder is received and it only issues further renewal notices if the vehicle is taxed again. This contradicts what Mr. O'Malley stated, as he...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: How effective is the Department's interaction with the Garda Síochána? What is the effect of giving the data to the Garda? Does the Department see a sudden spike in payments? Are many people caught? I cannot imagine it would have a huge impact on compliance.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: The Comptroller and Auditor General states regular follow up should improve compliance and assist in updating the national database. What action has the Department taken on this recommendation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I fully accept the Department cannot be responsible for the entire operation of the system. The Comptroller and Auditor General is very clear in the report that he does not believe there is comprehensive analysis of non-compliance. I take the point that the new system will lead to huge changes in compliance but part of confirming a change is working is to have a very good idea of the status...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I accept this-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: It is not my view; it is the view of the report I read. There is no satisfaction that adequate testing of compliance is in place at present. The West Link is probably a good sample because thousands of cars from throughout the country use it every day. Certain areas of the country have different attitudes and different enforcement regimes where one may have more ability to escape being...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments Under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 26 - Collection of Motor Taxation
Financial Statements 2011 - National Roads Authority (7 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: I thank Mr. O'Mahony.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (12 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the site purchase for a school (details supplied) in County Galway is expected to go through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (12 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the checks in place to ensure that those in the asylum and refugee process, whose deportation orders have been revoked on the basis of a judicial review, are actually informed of such (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6688/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: The issue here is that an applicant has written to us who, if one takes the details out of it, feels trampled upon, oppressed and ignored by the planning system. The planning system simply has been totally non-facilitating of the applicant and has supported a larger project, money and whatever one wants to call it. Basically, the system does not provide for proper notification and does not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (14 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which the contract for inspecting director provision accommodation centres was awarded to a company (details supplied); the duration of this contract; if the contract was subject to the EU public procurement regulations; if so, if it was publically advertised per the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that Irish Aid, through funding and diplomacy, will guarantee safe spaces for community organisations, leaders and local people to advocate for their rights in Irish Aid's priority countries; if he will establish independent review mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of Government systems when it comes to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (19 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties currently under the remit of the National Asset Management Agency in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (19 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Finance the strategy or guidelines the National Asset Management Agency has in place to deal with the units currently under its remit in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (19 Feb 2013)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the liquidation if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation the steps he will take to ensure that IBRC workers' rights under previous agreements are protected; if the value of their severance terms will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8978/13]