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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Will Mr. O'Connor come back to me with the amount? It is good that the scheme is rolling. That is the good news. Some of the slides shown earlier demonstrate the level of damage and what had to be done. We saw the situation these people finished up in with a mechanical digger in the sitting room five, ten or 15 years after buying a house and paying a mortgage. It is good that the scheme...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Is the figure €4.6 million per year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: What is the annual cost, approximately?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: That is the question. What is the estimate on how much per year would be expected?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We have discussed the figure of the public private partnerships. Public sector benchmarking is relevant. I understand the Department is not at liberty to make this available publicly. Will the Department look at providing the detail to the Committee of Public Accounts at a private meeting? We have to try to judge whether value for money is being secured. I am unsure whether the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the requirement for bus operators to have an establishment and adequate parking spaces for their vehicles as set out in the Guide to Passenger Transport Operator Licencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to revisit the absence of oral Irish in the 2020 leaving certificate given some students who are competent at oral Irish are being disadvantaged.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40569/20]

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everybody to the meeting. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the Committee. Apologies have been received from Deputy Neasa Hourigan. Before we move on to the other items of business I want to make a statement. I want to address the issue surrounding the tweet that I published over the weekend marking the 100th...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Does anybody else want to comment?

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Carthy very much.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I acknowledge the thoughtful comments of members. There is obviously a range of views among members who are coming to this matter in a thoughtful way. I clarify that my actions are my own. I take full responsibility for them. I was wrong. I have apologised, and I am saying that sincerely. Nobody else needs to take any responsibility. I am solely responsible for my actions and I have to...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Members are reminded of the provisions within Standing Order 218 that the committee shall refrain from inquiring into the merits of a policy or policies of the Government or a Minister of the Government or the merits of the objectives of such policies. Members are also reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Can we agree to note the accounts and statements? Agreed. The next item on the agenda is correspondence.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: On the day Caranua comes in, we can if we wish agree to invite a representative from the Department of Education, as the work of Caranua moves into that Department. Are members minded to do that? We will request that be done. The first category of correspondence under which members have flagged items is category B, correspondence from the Accounting Officer and Ministers and their...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I do not want to rehash anything but prefabricated buildings have been a big bone of contention for me over the years. It would be useful if we could get more detailed information on the percentage of them that have been rented for more than five, ten and 15 years, respectively. We accept that prefabs must be used as a short-term measure but I think their use needs to be phased out....

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will do that and I ask the clerk to do that. I propose that we note and publish the information on the committee website. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence is No. 204, from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 16 November 2020, providing further information requested by the committee arising from our meeting on...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will note that and seek the extra information. I propose that we note and publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence is No. 213, from Mr. Derek Moran, Secretary General, Department of Finance, dated 24 November 2020, providing further information requested by the committee arising from the meeting on 5 November 2020. I open the debate to the...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The correspondence is quite lengthy and contains a lot of information.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is all right; she may take her time.