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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I hope those risks will reduce and sanity will prevail. In fairness, people are entitled to peace and a level of security within their family home. No. 1145B is from Ms Kirsten Mey, president of the University of Limerick, UL, dated 24 March, providing information requested by the committee regarding the KPMG review of UL's purchase of a site in Limerick city. The report remains subject...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Ms Mey states in her letter that she wishes to confirm that no further update is available in respect of the KPMG report because it is still under consideration by UL's legal advisers, but that she expects to be in a position to give an update in the coming weeks and will be in contact with this committee as soon as possible. I think we should wait and see what happens in the coming weeks....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: The letter suggests we may have some further information before the meeting on 12 May. It is a much-awaited report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is agreed. The next category of correspondence is correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 1152C is correspondence from Deputy Catherine Murphy dated 28 March. It is a request for the committee to make inquiries regarding MetroLink in Charlemont, Dublin 2. It is proposed to incorporate this inquiry into the request for further...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Does the Deputy wish to comment?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is fine. No other items of correspondence have been flagged. The next issue is the work programme. On 7 April, we will continue our series of justice-related meetings with two engagements. We will examine the financial statements of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission that morning and those of the Policing Authority that afternoon. At our meeting last week, we agreed...

Childcare Fees: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Funchion for bringing forward this important motion. I acknowledge her work, along with others, in the childcare sector. It is important that we get this right. Many families are struggling to meet the cost of childcare. Parents in my constituency of Laois-Offaly tell me about the costs they are paying per month, which are often well in excess of €800 and in some...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Parking Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is currently available for carpark facilities at amenities in rural areas such as a facility (details supplied) in County Laois. [17930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Parking Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a carpark at the Woodenbridge, Ballacolla, County Laois to facilitate better usage of the amenities located there. [17931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 410. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total value of expenditure from his Department’s annual accounts in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, that related to financial transactions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of expenditure. [17866/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 441. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total value of expenditure from his Department’s annual accounts in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, that related to financial transactions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of expenditure. [17867/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 689. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will be in a position to publish the final and total cost of expenditure for the National Children’s Hospital. [17567/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (5 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the expenditure on the list of completed works and work in progress on the enabling works for the National Maternity Hospital to date, in tabular form. [17568/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to the meeting. No apologies have been received. In order to limit the risk of spreading Covid-19, I ask that all those in attendance wear face coverings if not engaging with the committee. The service requests people to continue to wear face coverings when moving around the campus or when in close proximity to others and to be respectful of other people’s...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I apologise. I call the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I now ask Mr. Justice MacCabe to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Justice MacCabe. The lead speaker for the committee is Deputy Munster, who has 15 minutes. Everyone else will have ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: We are down to a half minute remaining, unfortunately, so the Deputy can have one quick further question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Commissioner Logan and call Deputy Hourigan now, please, and she has a ten minute slot.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Justice MacCabe may be on the spot a bit in this regard. Perhaps he would come back to the committee with a piece of correspondence around whether that can or cannot be, and if it cannot be, why it cannot be at this stage.