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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1626. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1627. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS II application made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1675. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current systems in place to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; if the most recently recorded levels are above or below average in comparison to preceding years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1676. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the installation of counters to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Forestry Sector (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1708. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the State engages in the procurement of carbon credits from private forestries; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26359/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1850. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State body which has the responsibility for the provision of funding for the completion of the Kilkenny city ring road and the current status of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (16 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 1851. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a national policy to accommodate commuters who avail of car pooling or ride sharing, which includes a long-term strategy for the provision of car parking areas on link roads to national primary routes such as the M9 and N7 ensuring that the current practice of car parking on link roads is safe, legal and...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I welcome the officials from the Central Bank and thank them for coming before us to answer our questions on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Central Bank adheres to proper governance and a code of practice and implements the Government's pay policies, which is very important. However, the report's findings do not always agree with that. I have highlighted some of...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The Central Bank accounts for almost half of the total severance payments awarded by public bodies from 2011 to 2013. This implies there are deficiencies in the bank's procedures for managing employee performance and its general management of human resource issues, including recruitment. Is this the case or are there other reasons for the bank's relatively high recourse to severance payments?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Some of these issues were covered in Mr. Quinn's initial remarks. Without referring to the particular individual, what were the general circumstances which gave rise to costs of more than €73,000 being incurred in respect of an individual who did not commence employment in the bank? This is serious. This person was not part of the bank but received €73,000 compensation.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Did the Central Bank bring the person to the steps to make the award?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: What general circumstances gave rise to the payment of €61,000 each to two individuals with less than two years' service, and to the payment of €60,000 to a contractor who had worked with the bank for more than five years but who had never been an employee?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Does Mr. Quinn believe the system is now right and this will not happen again?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Did this happen because of neglect in the system?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Of the total amount of €384,000, the extraordinary amount of €157,000, or 41%, was paid out in legal fees. Why were the legal fees so high? The amount seems very severe.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Why was the legal advice received not documented and filed in some cases? Why did the Central Bank not disclose and document it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The report states the bank had no written policy or guidelines for dealing with termination agreements and severance payments and that the process usually involved either external legal advice or employee relations advice. Why was such a policy not in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I will ask the obvious question. What lessons has the bank learned from these instances and what amendments have been made to its procedures to avoid a recurrence of what happened?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 91 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Management of Severance Payments in Public Sector Bodies (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Were the Central Bank representatives happy with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General? Do they have any differences with the report? Is the bank happy to accept the report in full?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Bobby Aylward: We all received the correspondence. What is it about? It is an individual complaint about HRI and makes some allegations. Where can we go with it or what can we do about it?