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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Griffin.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I have only four minutes and Mr. Griffin has taken a fair chunk of time. I am conscious he wants to develop the point but I have a limited amount of time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. What I would like is a deeper understanding of the breakdown of these costs. We need that for every single line Department that relies on external services and consultancy. I am not sure we have a deep understanding of that. Certainly, I speak for myself in that regard. The question then, and Mr. Griffin can fold this all into the reply in two minutes, is do I take it...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: With respect, I have a very short time available to me. I think we all appreciate that there is a reliance on external services. We have all acknowledged that. I am merely asking at this juncture - I think Mr. Griffin was about to defer to his colleagues on the matter - about the breakdown of costs and to have sight of the breakdown of those costs. If I could come away in the short time I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: On the legal side-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: With respect, Mr. Mulligan should understand that we are at the front line in understanding people's needs. We are the people who run constituency offices. We understand full well the significance of the NBP. We also understand the deficit which exists in respect of the provision of the broadband service. I think that is self-evident, and I do not think we need to be reminded of it. I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: What I raised with NBI was an outworking of this very issue. I would like Mr. Griffin to go away from this meeting understanding that there is a little village in north County Cork called Ballyhooly, and I deliberately use the example of Ballyhooly because he will remember that name. There is a new estate in Ballyhooly called Lios Ard, peopled by the professionals I am talking about from...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Like my colleague, Deputy O'Connor, we will be having a chat after this meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the forestry licensing situation for tree felling licences for the private sector is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7055/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that were allocated in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [7058/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied) which was acknowledged on 25 June 2018. [7056/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences received by private farmers versus Coillte in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [7057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to ensure that afforestation opportunities are absolutely maximised through the next CAP in order to reverse the current trend. [7059/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tickets sold for the Newbridge to Heuston train line in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the breakdown of tickets between adult single, adult return, student single, student return, child single and child return; and if he plans to include the route in the short hop commuter zone. [7170/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has held on new routes being included in short hop commuter zones; and the routes that will be included for 2022. [7171/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a public service obligation review on bus services across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to regularise the cost of bus fares between Youghal and Cork city. [7173/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxsaver customers will be able to receive a part refund in cases in which their zone is moved into a short hop zone in 2022 (details supplied). [7175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders that have been received for a project (details supplied). [7141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders that have been received for a project (details supplied). [7142/22]