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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: The problem was there with Dingle. Was there a problem with the other five?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: I wanted to ask one other question. At present, the statutory charge is being implemented. Is that correct? So that will be reflected in the 2012-13 accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: My last question relates to the parking fees Howth. Let us take one in Dublin. I understand there are 540 car parking spaces provided free of charge. If parking was charged for it could bring anything up to €300,000 or €400,000 per annum. The Department has a plan to introduce paid parking, but it has not been introduced so far. Part of the remit is to receive dues from...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: The Department upgraded its parking facilities in Rossaveal specifically so it could charge and receive an income from parking. A considerable amount of money was spent in doing so. Did this money come from the Department or was it from other resources? Why is it not realising the funds from parking which were envisaged? Does the Department have different visions for parking at different...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: A total of €340,000 was spent on upgrading the car parking facilities.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Was a business plan produced on this upgrade?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Was the parallel car park already in place or was it developed subsequently? How did the Department envisage spending so much money, €340,000, upgrading the car park which has produced little or nothing and is in competition with another car park which seems to be getting all the business?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: To follow on from the points made, the changeover took place in 2007 and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility. Rossaveal provides an example of an area where there was no transition period and where the previous administration was not in charge. It was entirely within the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. No parking fees...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: The annual return for 2012 amounted only to €11,000, whereas the projected income was €580,000. It was in light of the latter figure that such a large amount - some €340,000 - was spent on upgrading the car park. Surely, some of the difficulties that would arise could have been foreseen before this vast expenditure was made. Where did the €340,000 for the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: When was the work done?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Is the car park being used at present? Are fees being charged there?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Is it breaking even?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 82 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Management and Reporting for Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Will our guests include information on this matter in the report to be supplied to the committee?

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: I thank Deputy Cowen for introducing this Private Members' motion as it gives us an opportunity to discuss this timely matter. Irish Water has not been a success to date as everybody has detailed already. In fact, Irish Water is rapidly becoming an expression of derision countrywide. We can see all the reasons: luxury offices; performance-related bonuses before it even gets properly...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: That was over a decade.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: The Deputy Cowen can do the figures.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: The introduction of water and wastewater charges has come at an unfortunate time, immediately after the departure of the troika and the first recovery budget. One can understand that after those years of austerity, our hard-pressed citizens feel mugged when they thought there was light at the end of the tunnel. One of the canards is that water is a basic human right and, therefore, it should...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: A matter I raised with the Irish Sports Council was the fact that 50% of all the grant funding went to the big three organisations - the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA, and the Irish Rugby Football Union, IRFU. Considering the other mechanisms they have for accessing funding, sponsorship and so forth, I asked that it review that and also include a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Chairman, I have seen the letter as well like everyone else which has appeared very suddenly. It is quite clear in its assertion in that the author states, “I note that it is envisaged that officials of Irish Water are to be invited to attend the public meeting [of the Committee of Public Accounts]”. That is a very clear statement. I would propose that the way to resolve that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Joe Costello: Can that proposal be agreed?