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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The figure for spending on agency staff increased from €136 million a decade ago to €355 million in 2020. Replies to parliamentary questions show that agency staff cost about €60 more per shift. I accept there are always recruitment problems and difficulties. Is the HSE making a conscious effort to move away from the dependency on agency staff? Every day, the HSE...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I forgot to ask a question about the ambulance service earlier. Advanced paramedics and other highly trained staff were transferred to work in swabbing and test and trace during the pandemic. That was understandable in the early days. We have a capacity issue in the ambulance service, as Mr. Reid and his operations managers agree. It is a fact of life and there are moves afoot to change...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: How many are still deployed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: How many are still deployed on testing and tracing and Covid-related activity?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Are we talking about more than 200?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses and the staff of the HSE for their work. It is a big organisation with a lot of difficult situations and there is obviously always room for improvement. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. McCarthy, and his staff for attending and assisting in our preparations. I also thank the committee secretariat. Is it agreed to request that the clerk seek...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will approve new terms and pay levels that are being sought by school secretaries who are not employed directly within the public services. [45186/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the new building for a school (details supplied); and the estimated timeline for works. [45184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the current assessment of a school (details supplied) by her Department; and if her Department will now sanction a new school building. [45185/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: All those in attendance are very welcome. No apologies have been received. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, is a permanent witness to the committee and he is attending remotely. As we return to participate in committee meetings in person, I ask members and all in attendance to exercise personal responsibility and to protect themselves and others from the risk of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Do any members wish to ask questions or comment on the financial statements? I call Deputy McAuliffe.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: How many employees does that €861,000 relate to?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. As usual, we will request an explanation for any significant non-compliant procurement over €500,000 or delays in laying the accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas. We will move on to No. 3, correspondence. As previously agreed, items that are not flagged for discussion in this meeting will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. It mentioned in previous correspondence that it would not have a physical meeting. It will now be able to meet face-to-face and it is to be hoped that will bring about better results in terms of resolving this issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Absolutely. Measurements and pounds, shillings and pence. I thank the Deputies. No. 753 from Mr. David Moloney, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 30 July, encloses the minute of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in response to the committee's report on the examination of the 2019 appropriation accounts of the Office of the Revenue...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: The one the Deputy was referring to was the TWSS. The response to recommendation No. 3 was to partially accept it, which is some improvement. Revenue concurred in its response. I highlighted this when reading the response. It states: "We intend to conduct standalone and multi-agency site visits as part of our 2022 compliance programme, cognisant of the recommendation of the Committee in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: If it is agreed then we will put in a note on that. We note and publish the correspondence. The next item is No. 761 from Ms Marie-Claire Maney, Chairperson, Tax Appeals Commission, dated 10 August 2021 providing information requested by the committee. Members will recall our meeting with the commission on 8 July and this correspondence arises from that meeting. It includes the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: Some members will note, and it came up on the day that the commission was in, No. 8, which was the appeal regarding Domino's Pizza in relation to the €40,000. There was a High Court decision issued on that on 20 December 2019. That matter has been in open court. The determination which was enclosed with the case stated that the quantum under appeal for unpaid PRSI was €40,000...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Brian Stanley: There seems to be a fair bit put on them. No. 762 is a somewhat delayed response from the Department of Transport, dated 11 August 2021, to information requested by the committee at our meeting with the Department on 27 May 2021. It relates to the DART underground project, on which €45 million had already been spent when a Government decision was taken in 2015 not to proceed with...