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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Has there been any engagement with Bord na Móna? It has been through a very difficult time in terms of restructuring. It has had to do in one year what is supposed to happen over ten years in terms of moving from brown to green. It has big investment plans in place. Has the Department engaged with it at any level in regard to its plans?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. McCarthy to come back to me on it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Bord na Móna is actively engaged in setting out a path forward. The issue of transition in the midlands is very important.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I have asked for that information.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I have seen them in other years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We would like to know the companies involved and the figures for each of the last five years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses for attending today and for the information they provided to the committee, which will be useful. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and the parliamentary liaison officer of the Comptroller and Auditor General's office for attending and assisting us. Is it agreed that Clerk seek any follow-up information to carry out any agreed actions arising from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Communications (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: 35. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will actively promote shopping locally to retain money in local economies and sustain them during this very difficult period. [34935/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Communications (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: My question is about the promotion of shopping locally and the retention of money in local economies. I have put the question forward in a constructive way because we are in a difficult situation at the moment. These matters are important at any time, as I am sure the Tánaiste will agree, but that is particularly true at the moment because of the difficulties of retaining money in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Communications (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Tánaiste for his very comprehensive answer. There are many things beyond our control but a number of things are within our control. One of these is controlling the pandemic. Deputies on this side of the House are also active in telling people to obey the rules to try to push back the virus and reopen employment. We also encourage people to spend money locally in towns and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Communications (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: That campaign will be very welcome. We also need to get the message across to people that this is needed not just in the run-in to Christmas but beyond Christmas because we are probably facing a difficult 2021. It will be a difficult year. I hope that, as jobs start opening up and money starts circulating again, the position will improve. One issue that needs to be addressed is the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: 38. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department will promote, through Enterprise Ireland and other State funded bodies, the need to strengthen the connections and interdependence between local businesses. [34936/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: My question is to ask the Tánaiste's Department to promote, through Enterprise Ireland and other State bodies, the need to strengthen the connection and interdependence between local businesses. I am not advocating isolationism. There is a good deal of trade in and out of this country, and that is as it should be, but if we strengthen those links we can generate more jobs within the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He covered many areas. Recently there has been a big move towards globalisation. That is the way the world is now, and we have to accept that. That is how it works but recent times have shown how vulnerable we are in this regard. Many supply lines have been cut off during the pandemic. I am aware of people in business who have had difficulty...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I recognise that there is some good work being done; it is a matter of trying to develop it further. There are many large companies that are still aloof in that they lack a connection with local suppliers and other small local companies. Many of the services and goods needed by various companies can be sourced in the country. If not, there are small firms that can work to provide them. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: 844. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to provide for interim funding for the Leader programme for the period 2021 to 2023. [34940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (10 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: 845. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for a new Leader programme; and the stage the programme is at regarding pillar 2 funding. [34941/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue on Brexit and the implementation of the British withdrawal come 1 January. It will, unfortunately, cause a significant amount of distress and worry about the jobs of workers in industries, particularly in the agri-food industry. It will have a major impact in my constituency of Laois-Offaly, particularly if we do not get a good...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We are joined remotely by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, the permanent witness to the committee. We have received an apology from Deputy Munster, who cannot attend. I remind all those in attendance to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off or on silent mode. Today we are engaging with the Office of Public Works, OPW. The matters for examination are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy for his opening remarks. I call on Mr. Buckley now for his opening statement and I ask that he might keep it to five minutes, please.