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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: It sounds like the Chairman in Fianna Fáil.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: On an issue I asked about earlier, for the sake of completeness, were the circumstances surrounding Enterprise Target Solutions reported to the Garda and, if so, has the Garda investigated it?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: Has Bord na gCon contacted the gardaí regarding the issue? Is not there an element of fraud?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: Is not there an element of fraud involved in this. Does Mr. Murnane think so?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: I am surprised Bord na gCon has not done so. If Mr. Murnane was to admit to me to me it was, effectively, a con job, I am surprised he has not done so.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: The pigeon came back from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The answer is as vague as the previous responses we have got from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: Yes, I agree, especially with regard to the IBRC investigation. The last line is interesting that in order to complete its work by the end of 2016, a request has been made for funding of €3 million. Yesterday, the Taoiseach mentioned that this investigation could possibly take eight years. Lets do the maths. If that is the case, or even close to it, given that by 2016 an additional...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)

John Deasy: I think Bord na gCon should contact the Garda. There is a bad debt here of €71,000. I request that Bord na gCon look into the issue legally.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: The Taoiseach said earlier with regard to legislation and proposals on IBRC that Opposition Members wiould be allowed give their input into how they feel this should be constructed. Other Members should be given that opportunity also. It has been dealt with by the Committee of Public Accounts. We have found out since last week that €3 million has been asked for by the end of 2016....

Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: The Deputy should talk to Deputy John McGuinness.

Topical Issue Debate: Living City Initiative (1 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: There is a growing realisation that the take-up of the Living City initiative has not been good so far. The Minister for Finance described it recently as "miniscule". From what I have read, there seems to be a movement in the direction of extending this to towns in some way. I want to put forward another suggestion, which is to extend the initiative specifically to the counties of Waterford...

Topical Issue Debate: Living City Initiative (1 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: The Heritage Council policy document came about when the Heritage Council launched its January 2014 report entitled, Assessment of Possible Fiscal Incentives in Relation to the Built Heritage in Ireland's Towns. At the launch, the Minister's former Secretary General, Mr. John Moran, challenged the Heritage Council to identify the role of the small town with heritage attributes in Irish...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: Frankie, get up again.

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: As I understand it, the Bill allows for the transfer of shareholdings in certain port companies to local authorities, and for the transfer of certain port companies to local authority control. I support the premise. The amendment refers to stakeholders and community groups and is about proper utilisation of ports. We dealt with fishing ports on the Committee of Public Accounts and I...

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: There is a lot of wind from over there.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: The plans for 4 February 2016 are quite ambitious.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: I was contacted this morning about the Conal Devine report into allegations of abuse of foster children. It seems that the HSE still has not released the sections of the Conal Devine report as directed by the Office of the Information Commissioner. The eight-week appeal period expired over a week ago. I think it expired on the 24 November or 25 November. This really flies in the face of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: The Information Commissioner should express his view on this delay as well. If he makes a direction, examines the issue and comes to a conclusion, he has a role in terms of expressing a view on withholding it as well. He should do that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

John Deasy: I will come back to IBRC in a moment. The officials are all very welcome. May I ask about the general issue of tax inversions and where we stand as a jurisdiction? As the officials are aware, Pfizer and Allergan have effectively created the largest pharmaceutical company in the world which will now have its headquarters in Dublin. The estimates with regard to tax windfall vary but it is...