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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 529. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to giving relief on green diesel particularly with forage harvesting crops in May, June, July and August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is considering increasing minimum setback distance for wind turbines from homes and residential areas; when the outcome of the review his Department agreed to carry out on this matter is to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: 974. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending eligibility for the working family payment to self-employed persons who meet the current qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19326/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Will both facilities be working for a period of time in order to do that transition?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I will move on to capital projects in general and the time the Department takes from making a decision to proceed with a capital project to getting it through planning and the appointment of contractors and finalised. In my constituency, for instance, we had a project which went on for eight years. A huge amount of additional money had to be paid by the Department as a result of that delay.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: It was Glanmire Garda Station. Contracts were signed and an issue then arose about whether to proceed with the contract. Full interest was paid on the purchase price for a period of, I think, six years. Interest of six years was paid. It was one of those projects. I wonder about the mechanism in place for projects from start to finish. The Office of Public Works is involved in some of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Has the Department of Justice done a review? I know of one case involving the Coast Guard service, which has nothing to do with the Department of Justice. In that case, contracts were sent to the Office of the Chief State solicitor and the OPW to sign off on them. There was a gap of two years between the contracts being sent and being signed. The project was delayed by two years. What...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Does Ms McPhillips not believe that this should now be reviewed in view of the way costs have changed? What are the urgent issues that the Department of Justice needs to prioritise now?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I will move on to the issue of policing, security and community safety Bill, which relates to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the Policing Authority. Has there been engagement on the Bill? I know it has not been passed. Has there been engagement at this stage to ensure that when it is passed we can put in place mechanisms to ensure an easy and cost-effective...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: From the time the legislation is fully put in place, how long will it take to have it fully operational and functioning?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: To return to capital projects, the valuation of the Thornton Hall site is still €49.3 million. Is that an appropriate valuation now, in view of what has occurred? Has there been any engagement with any other State authority about the use of that facility? Is any income being generated from those lands at this stage? What does the Department plan to do to deal with this? It is a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: I will move to the Irish Prison Service and compensation claims. My understanding is with in-cell sanitation claims, €3.1 million was paid in 2020. In 2020 there were 2,399 cases in total of compensation claims pending against the Department, with 1,855 of those relating to in-cell sanitation. What is the up-to-date position on that? What is the timeframe for trying to resolve all...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: In 2020, €3.1 million was paid. Does Ms McCaffrey have the figures for 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: My understanding is that in 2020, there were 2,399 cases pending, with 1,855 relating to in-cell sanitation. What were the other 544 cases mainly comprising and what progress has been made in resolving them?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022)

Colm Burke: Is there any outline of where processes need to be changed because of how the claims arose? Is there follow-up on how they are dealt with and have lessons been learned about how to reduce the level of claims?