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Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: It is worth noting that while the commercial semi-States fall outside our remit, it is useful to have that list of dividends paid to the State. The public purse, the taxpayer and the public service benefit from this. For example, the ESB has paid more than €258 million in one year and Bord na Móna, despite having gone through a very difficult time, is paying €10 million....

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: From memory, the figure of approximately €330,000 was mentioned as remaining in the fund. There are applications and appeals amounting to €1.38 million in the accounts. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The fund started off at €110 million. We can write to them if that is the specific issue we want to address, and also in regard to our concerns on dealing satisfactorily with any valid applications for funding and supports that are required. It is important that survivors be looked after. Is it agreed to publish that? Agreed. Next is category C, correspondence from and related...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Half of it is publicly funded. My memory of it is that 50% of it is publicly funded and 50% is funded by the private sector. The Deputy is correct to state that the funding was intended for SMEs, and Irish SMEs, but this correspondence appears to indicate that a substantial part of it did not end up there.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I spoke to the correspondent recently.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The committee did write to the corporation again at the end of last week.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to come in here.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: It would be useful to include the matter in the work programme, because it is clearly an issue about which a number of members are concerned. We can include it on the list when we are moving the next item on the agenda, which is the work programme. That concludes the correspondence, and we now move on to the work programme for the months ahead. Some of our upcoming engagements are...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: If it is agreed, we could do that. The Deputy has a list in front of her which we can agree on, with the additional-----

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: It is a private company.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: We can seek to have it brought in. It is important that we put it on the list. We can then work out through the secretariat how to bring it before the committee in the new year. Is the Deputy happy with that?

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I agree with the Deputy that with Brexit, there will be an urgency around that.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I do not want to rush members but the Deputy is running out of time.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: If I can get the agreement of members on the proposed additions that are on the screen. They will see the seven bullet points under the heading, Proposed for Addition. Can I have agreement on that? Agreed. We will add on the other matters that were mentioned and we will endeavour to try to work that. That concludes the business with the work programme. Are there any other issues members...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a review of the JobPath programme; and her views on whether it has provided value for money for the State. [30677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 29. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the future of the JobPath programme. [30676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoptive Leave (8 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made on providing for adoptive leave and removing the lacuna in the legislation which discriminates against same sex male couples in view of the commitment given by the previous Government. [41232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 99. To ask the Minister for Health when a child psychologist will be appointed to cover counties Laois and Offaly. [40396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to restart the full child psychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services in counties Laois and Offaly and to expand them. [40397/20]

Personal Explanation by Member (15 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to address the House in my own words regarding two tweets of mine that have been the subject of commentary over the past number of weeks. I grew up in an Ireland that was very unequal, where women, gay people, minority groups of all kinds and nationalists in the Six Counties were treated appallingly. I took the decision to join Sinn...