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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Agencies (28 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be any provisions in Budget 2013 to reduce the number of quangos; and the number of quangos that will then exist following these reforms. [53151/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of reductions of personnel in the public sector over the past four years; the expected reduction over the next two years; and when he expects the moratorium on recruitment to end. [53152/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Referendum (28 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for the enactment of changes to family law legislation that are expected following the passing of the Children's Referendum. [53153/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (29 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers in primary and secondary schools instructing in physical education require any specific qualifications or training in order to perform their role as physical educators, and what these qualifications are. [53637/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (29 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned about a lack of resources for the teaching of physical education in primary and secondary schools in disadvantaged areas. [53638/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the requirement for a person to have signed on the dole for three months before they can apply for a jobbridge scheme is a barrier to those who cannot fulfil this requirement but are none the less good candidates for such a job bridgeposition. [53917/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a residential scheme (details supplied). [54746/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on manning levels in Dublin City's Fire and Rescue Services (details supplied). [54751/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health if he is planning any cuts in budget or service to CoAction West Cork in 2013. [54748/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a possible shortage of suitably trained nurses in hospitals here [54749/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of nurses who have qualified here and subsequently emigrated since 2010 [54750/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (5 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority will consider using some of its safety advertising budget on a campaign that encourages cyclists to follow the rules of the road and to cycle safely. [54747/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of Government contracts that are awarded to non-Irish companies; the percentage of these that go to EU companies; if he will provide details as to the percentage of contracts awarded by other EU Governments outside of those countries to EU based companies in order that we can compare Ireland’s performance in this regard. [54897/12]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I congratulate all those working in the secretariat on their hard work. We set ourselves an almost impossible timeline for the amount of work we needed to do. We managed to arrange all the meetings and during proceedings we got more detailed information at the Committee of Public Accounts than had previously been given. A huge amount of additional work was necessary. Everything had to be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Now that we have the critical review of the Local Government Audit Service and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in front of us, will we discuss that at this meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: The second last paragraph of the review seems to state the two agencies are not to be merged. Does the Comptroller and Auditor General have a comment? We talked previously about our ability to look into local government spending after it leaves the central fund. This might even have been raised in the Chairman's Bill about bringing it into the Comptroller and Auditor General's office.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: The last paragraph of the review refers to enhanced co-operation between the Comptroller and Auditor General's office and the Local Government Audit Service. As we going to get more oversight of local government spending?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Ms Tallon and her officials for attending. The Chairman mentioned at the beginning of the meeting the time spent discussing issues on the previous occasion Ms Tallon appeared before the committee and I take full blame and responsibility for that because we went over the Poolbeg incinerator proposals in detail. I will be as brief as possible addressing that but we received...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: I will take up with them how the value for money audits were carried out. People and public representatives have questioned the need for the incinerator, its location, size and cost, the potential liability on the taxpayer and the mismanagement of the project for more than a decade. We went through many of these issues when Ms Tallon appeared before the committee previously, and I will not...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 16 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (6 Dec 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: Ms Tallon referred to direct accountability. It has been like pulling teeth out of officials for public representatives in this constituency because we have witnessed the finances escalating over a decade to more than €80 million with nothing being built. I will go through the client representative costs and the detailed breakdown Ms Tallon provided the committee a few months ago...