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New Decade, New Approach Agreement: Statements (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the implementation of the New Decade, New Approach agreement. This agreement was published in January 2020 in an effort to re-establish the Stormont Executive and to initiate a series of badly needed reforms to public administration in the North for the benefit of all its citizens. By and large, the comments and contributions by Deputies today have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects applied for by each of the four Dublin local authorities under the regional and local roads allocations for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if there is mechanism to get back the pandemic unemployment payment the employee would have been eligible for during the time the temporary wage subsidy scheme was being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure new businesses established in 2020 have access to the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied); if the scheme will be reviewed to ensure these businesses have access to appropriate support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of strategic housing developments that have been applied for since the introduction of the legislation in 2016; the number of commencement notices that have been served to each respective local authority of those that have been granted permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10020/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures her Department has put in place for to the proposed winding up of the Caranua fund on 23 March 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10380/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 578. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to requesting the assistance of local employment service personnel in processing and progressing those on jobseeker’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if the higher education access route application process will be reviewed to ensure applicants are given every opportunity to correct minor errors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10021/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 928. To ask the Minister for Health if persons that have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be obliged to quarantine when travelling to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome this opportunity to examine the Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which provides for the establishment of mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into the State in order to limit the spread of Covid-19. I thank the Ministers present and their ministerial colleagues in the Departments of Health and Justice for their efforts during this global pandemic. I equally acknowledge the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the representatives of the OGP for their time. My first question relates to the long-running interpretation and translation services case. I appreciate that it was successfully defended in the High Court and I am not going to go into the merits and the detail of the case. I know the OGP cannot either because I understand it is being judicially reviewed. I am not sure if that has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Of course.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: That is good, I thank Mr. Quinn. My second question is on the non-competitive procurement and, as the Comptroller and Auditor General and members will be aware, in recent months we have had a number of bodies and Departments come before the committee where it has been noted in the accounts that there have been contracts that have been extended or rolled over. I am aware that this can be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I accept the OGP is not policing that particular rule but how often would the office reiterate that, particularly in light of Covid-19? As we exit the pandemic period, I presume we are going to see quite a few extensions and roll-overs over the next couple of years in separate accounts. In order to ensure there is a competitive process, and as I say-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: -----value for money is secured for the public purse, how often does the office reiterate that need to put contracts out to tender?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Should I take it that the OGP issues regular reminders to people just to ensure that those Accounting Officers are adhering to the rules? I know it cannot follow up if they are, but does the office issue reminders on that basis?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Chairman for letting me back in. On the issue of the contracts that have been extended, or roll-over contracts, do the witnesses have an idea of the number we are talking about annually? I note from the report that there are several of those lasting several years.