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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if cancellations for driver tests will be offered in the first instance to essential workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. [3808/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (27 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 801. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide CBD oil under the medical card scheme; and the means of reimbursement for the cost or part of same in circumstances in which it is prescribed by a doctor. [4179/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: Perhaps the Minister can come back to me in writing on some of the points I will make in the short time I have. There are huge issues that will be a major factor in the vaccine roll-out, one of which is the importance of access for those in rural communities. There has been a commitment for 15 mass vaccination centres in the State. I understand the logic with regard to the Pfizer-BioNTech...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the Irish Ambassador to South Africa in the past three months. [4630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing two additional guidance counsellor positions for schools with over 900 pupils. [4632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in a full year if the disability allowance increased by €5.50. [4635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1200cc, 1400cc and 1500cc motorcycles, respectively, in the Garda fleet. [4628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (28 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the HSE pest control services in CHO8; and if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled. [4633/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: No apologies have been received but Deputy Matt Carthy will be late because he is attending the agriculture committee, which is meeting at the same time, unfortunately. I welcome everyone to our online meeting. Due to the current situation with Covid-19, only the clerk, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely but, on the basis of legal...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: Does anybody wish to comment?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: The figure is €575,727.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: If the committee wishes, we can write to Laois and Offaly ETB to seek further information - it is in the financial statement - and for an update on progress. Is that agreed? Agreed. I will ask the clerk to the committee to write to the CEO and ask for a progress report. Is it agreed that we note the accounts and statements? Agreed. As usual, we will continue our practice of writing to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: It is full of good news.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: There is some information in that letter regarding what has been ordered. It states: There are two types of fleet orders that are in the process of being acquired to address passenger capacity needs on the rail network. The first order relates to 41 inter-city rail cars and the second order type relates to new DART fleet, potentially both fully electric and battery electric DART fleet. ...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: An order has been placed for the provision of 41 intercity rail cars since September 2019 with a company in Tokyo. On the DART fleet, the letter states that tenders for the fleet framework contract have been received and are being evaluated. I will not read it out, the information is extensive. That is No. 252B.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: What does the Deputy propose on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. We will ask for the committee to receive updates on an ongoing basis. No. 253 was flagged by Deputies Carthy and Munster. Deputy Carthy is at the agriculture committee meeting and will be a little late. He has asked that we hold this over until he arrives. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 254 is correspondence from Mr. Bernard Gloster, chief executive of Tusla, dated 8 December...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: There is an issue there. Looking through non-compliant procurements, one thing that stands out is that a company called CPL seems to come up on a regular basis under the heading of agency staff. There is a sum of €694,000-plus down as being non-compliant. There are two other companies that got contracts that were deemed to be non-compliant, but they are €78,000 and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: Do any other members wish to come in? Okay, on the basis of that discussion, we will ask the clerk to write to Tusla to seek further information on those issues. Specifically, we will seek the explanation for such a large figure going to CPL, as well as asking how many contracts and engagements that company has had and how many pieces of work it has done for Tusla and the full value of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Jan 2021)

Brian Stanley: I have spoken to the correspondent about this on a couple of occasions. The issues he raised on 18 January are certainly interesting in that he comes back to the issue of what exactly the money from SBCI can be used for, how it can be used, how it can be loaned, who it can be loaned to and for what purpose. That is an issue that we need to follow up on. It is proposed that we schedule an...