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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I forgot to ask how many children were in direct provision.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I did not see it, although I may have missed it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I do not want approximate figures.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: A strong recommendation was made on a complaints procedure, an issue raised by previous speakers. Is it the case that there is no complaints procedure in place and residents of direct provision centres must take complaints straight to the Ombudsman?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Does the Department have an internal complaints procedure in place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I understand.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: In all cases, complainants exhaust the existing complaints mechanism.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Has the Department carried out an annual review or audit of complaints and problems arising with a view to making improvements?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have seen and read about those and the Comptroller and Auditor General commented on them when he stated the Department is not collating information from them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: When the Secretary General appears before the committee this time next year, will he will he tell us the Department is collating this information with a view to making improvements?

Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I asked about the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 last week, but I did not get an answer. I am raising it again now. This legislation provides for oversight over the board, which is no longer there, and over the CEO, who is now functioning without the oversight of a board. It seems to have been decided to use the dwindling fund to go into private property at a huge cost....

Order of Business (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Thaoisigh.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 8 February 2017, the position regarding the investigation of the Ombudsman into the administration of the Magdalen redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on teachers being paid different wages for doing the same work solely due to when they began employment; his plans to redress this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22941/17]

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Seán Kyne. Tá fhios agam go raibh muid go léir faoi bhrú. Gabh mo leithscéal más rud é go raibh mé ro-dhian ar an Aire Stáit an uair dheireanach. Níor lig mé dó an rud a chríochnú ach bhí mé ag iarraidh deis a thabhairt do bhaill an choiste ceisteanna a chur.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat. Tá céad míle fáilte roimh na gasúir. Lean ar aghaidh arís.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Gabh mo leithscéal, a Aire Stáit. An bhfuil tú ag léamh as an ráiteas a thug tú dúinn an uair deireanach nó as ráiteas nua?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: An bhfuil cóip den ráiteas sin áit éigin? Gabh mo leithscéal as cur isteach ort.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Ligfidh mé don Teachta teacht ar ais.