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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: Before continuing with the agenda of the meeting, I propose that we briefly go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before resuming in public session. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank members.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: The business before us is the minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of meetings of 28 and 30 September, which were circulated to members. Do members wish to raise any matters? Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, the minutes will be published on the committee's web page. The next matter...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: Does anyone wish to raise an issue around the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and those accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: Some of those will be addressed as part of the six early invites. Perhaps Mr. McCarthy will recap on the four Votes whose non-compliant procurement was in excess of €5 million each.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: Those matters have been flagged as substantial. I call on members to keep an eye on this matter. We must keep those in our programme, going forward.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will have representatives of that Department in early course.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: We need to work those consultations into the programme. We will be reviewing this again in another six weeks, at the end of November or the start of December. We will be setting out a programme for the remainder of the year and into January. Can we agree the statements of accounts? Agreed. I thank Mr. McCarthy. The next item is correspondence. I want to change the order because...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. In fairness, the five bullet points are set out at the bottom of the correspondence.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: The proposal is clear that we should write to the various Departments and funding bodies that provide the funding to An Taisce for the different projects. We can proceed with that. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: It is no problem. Category B is correspondence from Accounting Officers and Ministers in following up to the Committee of Public Accounts. No items of correspondence have been flagged under this category but I mention No. 804 from Dundalk Institute of Technology, dated 24 September, and No. 809 from Údarás na Gaeltachta, dated 28 September 2021. Both responses arise from...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: I know the Deputy was in the Chamber and probably missed the first part of the meeting. Representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media will be coming before us.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: It is one of the matters flagged in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. It has also been flagged by members of the committee. I hope that will be an opportunity to examine the matter further. We will adjourn until next Thursday when the committee will examine the 2020 appropriation accounts of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: 84. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress that is being made regarding the terms and conditions for community employment supervisors, particularly regarding their demand for a pension scheme. [45187/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the urgency of providing additional classroom accommodation for a school (details supplied) given the need for six additional classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49545/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should read it again.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: It is costed by the Department of Finance.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Department is telling lies, is it?

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: Government Departments are telling lies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties students have faced in finding accommodation in 2021-2022; and the steps that can be taken to provide more suitable units for students. [49415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Brian Stanley: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are being developed to increase student accommodations units for 2022-2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49414/21]