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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: Will that address the expertise that is required to ensure that we are getting the best policy and implementation of road safety in this country? Will they meet the full spectrum of expertise required, as communicated to the Minister by the chairperson?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: So they will not have the expertise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have no issue with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes. I have no issue with that. I would actually agree with the Minister about putting some people like that on the board. The fact is, however, that the Minister is in dereliction of his duty by not having appropriate people with expertise on the board of the RSA to implement this policy and other policies. I am saying that directly to him as a serious concern. I know it to be a serious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: The rural transport schemes are brilliant. I know them quite well and was Minister with responsibility for them when I was in that Department. The rural transport network has a huge future in delivering services in rural Ireland and needs to be expanded but it needs to be done in a way that is mapped out with all the services like Expressway and rail services so that there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is because it is related to rural Ireland. A rural hackney scheme was in existence during that time. This is basically a second type of licence in terms of ensuring there were rural hackneys in areas with no taxis. We are talking about fairly remote areas. Unfortunately, due to administrative issues, it never fully got off the ground. I urge the Minister to look at how that could be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of communications, orally or written, her Department has had with An Garda Síochána on audit reports into Templemore Garda College. [17232/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when her attention was first drawn to the audit report published on 29 March 2017 into Templemore Garda College. [17233/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the attention of her Department was first drawn to the audit report published 29 March 2017 into Templemore Garda College. [17234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the assets owned by the OPW in the Templemore district. [17229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the lands owned by the OPW in Clonmore; and the rent received each year by the OPW from these lands from 2007 to 2016, inclusive. [17230/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: 207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the OPW was not receiving rent for the lands it owned in Clonmore, County Tipperary; the reason the Garda College was renting out the land instead of the OPW; if the attention of the OPW was drawn to the fact that since 2007 rent was being paid to the Garda College for the land; and if so, the reason this was allowed to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: I would make a request----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: I think that is too late. The issues in respect of the Garda are the top justice items here. We have got direct provision, which is very important as well, and we have also got the Garda issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will not deal with direct provision, the appropriation accounts, Templemore and the Garda Commissioner's previous evidence in one go. If I may make a suggestion, there are three areas here, namely, the appropriation accounts; direct provision; and the Garda Commissioner's evidence and the Templemore issue, which could be put into the one sitting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: The question is which areas are the most important. I propose that the Garda issue is the most important.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: Ask the Garda representatives if they are available for 11 May as we could then switch the Department of Justice and Equality to 18 May.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: They have agreed to come in on that day, though.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: Bord na gCon has been informed about that date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Alan Kelly: They will not be.