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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: It was €1.429 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: There was a huge security element but there is huge price tag attached.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Was that open to the two contractors Mr. Conlon mentioned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: That was an open tender because it exceeded the MTMC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Who was the contractor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Who signs off on something at that level of cost? Does that need to go to ministerial level to sign off on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Assistant secretary within the Department of Finance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have a bicycle shelter for €336,000 and a security hut for €1.4 million. I take the point that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: I know they are two completely different projects, but does that seem like an excessive price? I accept there is a security element to it and the controls involved there. It is a beautiful structure. Is it excessive for the function it performs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Office of Public Works (25 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Notwithstanding the security considerations of that, is Mr. Conlon in a position to provide us with a breakdown of the costs of that? I do not mind if he has to remove the sensitive security nature of it, but I am interested to see if it was value for money. We are picking holes in the costs of this bike shelter. A total of €50,000 was paid for granite landscaping and I do not think...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 319.To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of deposit interest retention tax and its related exemptions and conditions; when this was completed; if a further review is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31606/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 645.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the departmental review of the upper age limit applied to drivers of school bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1232.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the Labour Court recommendation concerning pay and conditions for an organisation (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that those recommendations are implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30940/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1474.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an advocacy group-led campaign that seeks changes to the family reunification policy to allow all non-EEA nationals in full-time employment to apply for family reunification; if any research has been carried out into this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31301/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to ongoing operational issues on school routes (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the actions that she will take to ensure than these issues are resolved, by route, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36857/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the number of school bus routes currently not operating for various operational reasons in County Wicklow; the reason certain routes are not operating; the actions she will take to ensure that these issues are resolved, by route, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36860/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We are meeting in public today to discuss electoral arrangements to protect democracy and ballot integrity. From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, we are joined by Mr. Barry Ryan, principal officer in the franchise unit, and Ms Petra Woods, principal officer in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: I move now to members, and I urge them not to ask the witnesses when they think the next general election will be, as it has been asked many times already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Burke. We are out of time on this slot. We will move on to Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Creed, we are at 14 minutes now.