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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: On that basis then, the local authorities have committed an offence by not submitting any information to the EPA.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Just one last point, in regard to the household charge, what is the current number of households registered for that charge?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: What is the total number expected to pay the charge?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: On that basis, each individual local authority is trying to collect the charge from those households who have not yet paid. Is each local authority working on the same system? Are they all sending out letters and reminders at the same time or is it up to the individual local authority as to how they do that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Is there still contact between the Department and the local authority trying to collect this money?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: What would Mr. Dowling's view be of the fact that some of the people who are receiving letters have already paid the charge?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I understand that. However, I would probably use a different word to describe the situation than "irritation". Some of the people who received what they saw as a threatening letter saying they had not paid their charge are very elderly. These people were being patriotic in paying the charge, despite not liking the charge. Yet, they received this letter and were then asked to make a phone...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Can it be assumed that if someone who received a second such letter rang up and confirmed the charge had been paid, that person would not receive a third such letter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Is that one per local authority or are they in one area?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: It is remarkable we do not have the detail of the five in question.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55362/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the agri environment option scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55136/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has now registered as a horse premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55137/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the agri environment option scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55136/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has now registered as a horse premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55137/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the agri environment option scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55136/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has now registered as a horse premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55137/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (12 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements that applies in relation to persons working on the jobbridge scheme (details supplied) in County Galway in terms of maternity benefit as confusion appears to reign as to whether it is a matter for jobbridge or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55851/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (13 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of agri environment option scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56014/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Dec 2012)

Paul Connaughton: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56105/12]