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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: One of them relates to bogus self-employment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I would be interested because, obviously, it is really important that RTÉ comes under the remit of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. How long in general would it take for a body to come under its remit? How long does that take on the Comptroller and Auditor General's side? Is it just simply that we are waiting on the Bill? The other thing that stood out to me with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, it is agreed. Realistically, it will probably be a very long meeting because there is a very large amount to go through but it is very important so it is absolutely agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: May I come in on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Will we still be here?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Is there any possibility of getting the board in at another time that week? I am just concerned. We obviously have no idea when the election will be called but that is the week the Finance Bill is due to be discussed in the finance committee and the election could potentially be called the following week. If this has been outstanding for this long and if it is such an issue of public...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Could we try?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I absolutely agree. It is important.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: No.

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

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, in order to acquire status.

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

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. On the back of this, I ask the regulator to come back to the committee with detail. It could look back to 2017 and see what the story is with those three structures and whether there have been any others. An Teachta Verona Murphy outlined the concern about the amount of staff the regulator has to look through 11,060 charities and whether it has enough funding to be able to look at...

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

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair. Following up from my colleague Deputy Brady's query about gathering data on CEO remuneration, obviously we see so many fantastic charities across this State that put huge work in, and so many people are constantly supporting it, but there have been times when people have had concerns about the remuneration of CEOs. That is something that has had quite a focus placed on it,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will revoke the pike conservation by-law (No. 809) and the coarse fish conservation by-law (No. 806) from 2006, considering that a 2011 social science case study (details supplied) stated that the two by-laws were formulated on the basis of perceived threats to fish stocks, false facts and latent racism driven...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the review has been completed by his officials into the continued application in SAC waters of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law No. 806 (2006) and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 (2006); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there have been any personnel changes to the position of principal officer within the inland fisheries division of his Department this calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason no appropriate assessment screening was conducted for the Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Ballysadare (Closed Rivers), Bye-law No. C.S. 336, 2024, that covered multiple special areas of conservation, considering his statement of 27 July 2021 vis-à-vis the EU legal requirement to assess potential...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how long more Inland Fisheries Ireland, which operates under his aegis, will be led by a carousel of deputy CEOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is national policy to conserve invasive escaped farmed salmon in special area of conservation waters that are only open to catch-and-release angling and closed fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41432/24]