Results 461-474 of 474 for speaker:Aidan Farrelly

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for the presentation so far. I will make a general observation on the consistent noting of a material level of non-compliance. When I looked into the detail on some of the ETBs specifically, I started to understand why, for some of the goods and services, it might not be possible to get a contract. Does Mr. McCarthy have an overall opinion on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: That was not noted in the opinion, and I raise some hesitancy about such a small financial figure, given the context we had in 2022 and 2023. If it is pertinent I am happy to support it, but at the same time we could end up getting into very specific detail if it was not flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General at this point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: The sum we are talking about is so small. It is just to raise that. It is a small figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Mr. McCarthy for the consistent dialogue. A number of supplementary questions arise for me but, from looking at previous Committee of Public Accounts debates, my sense is supplementary questions should be directed to the bodies as opposed to Mr. McCarthy. I am saying that out loud to seek assurances. Is that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Okay. I will hold all my supplementary questions on CHI and the board for next week when we have the opportunity to ask them. I propose we write to the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council under No. 41 to seek assurances that the practice regarding that €812,000, whereby assessors were to be treated as contractors, has ceased in the council.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Can we have clarification that correspondence is going to the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Regarding No. 61, given the investment the State has on the lands and potentially shares in the company through HRI, it would be pertinent for us to invite Horse Racing Ireland in to give some context on what seems to be a continuing loss-making venture. It would be good for us to get some context on that. With regard to No. 75, would it be possible to write to Water Safety Ireland to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I have two. I have one proposal to invite HRI to come before us, if possible, to speak specifically about the Curragh Racecourse Limited.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: It is maybe precedent to write to it in the first instance, if we can do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: No. 75 is to seek assurances through a letter of correspondence with Water Safety Ireland that the review of the effectiveness has taken place.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Mr. McCarthy for his time on this. I am going to hold my supplementary questions. My questions relates to the Arts Council about the concern with regards to the difference between the date the accounts were certificated and the date the accounts were presented. Are we confident that the entity responsible for presenting the dates will be here alongside everybody else to be able to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: Okay, but we are happy that someone from the Department will be here. On No. 102, regarding Sport Ireland, I have done a little bit of reading on this regarding the headline figures. I am sure many of us are involved in sports clubs and that we all know of multiple sport clubs that would snap the hands off you for this kind of money. However, when you actually look into the reporting and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: I thank Mr. McCarthy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2025)

Aidan Farrelly: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an additional class (details supplied) in time for the September 2025 intake. [24674/25]