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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Given a total estimated expenditure of €19 million, does that mean we are looking at €9.5 million or so for external consultants?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: That seems substantial given the Department has its own IT section.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Surely people on short-term contracts would be classified as employees rather than coming under the heading of external consultancy services?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Does that mean they are covered under the €10.5 million figure?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: In which case, they are basically external contractors.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The allocation under this subhead has increased from €16.2 million in 2012 to €19 million last year and €22.7 million in 2014. That is an increase of €6.5 million in two years.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Does the Minister expect the trend of significant increases in this area of expenditure in recent years to continue into the future?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: In regard to attracting people to take up short-term contracts, I assume the salaries on offer must be significant?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Would it not be more cost-effective in the long run to employ people permanently?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: However, it would not be necessary to pay such large salaries if these people were offered full-time employment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have a number of questions relating to programme group A. There is an estimate for legal costs under subhead A10(7) of €3.3 million. The figure in the 2013 Estimate was €3.35 million but the outturn was €685,000. When we questioned this in July we were told it was prudent to include €3.3 million for 2013 but we see the outturn is €685,000. We are back...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have two questions. Subhead B.3.8 concerns the control of horses and there is an estimate of €1.6 million for 2014. The outturn for 2013 was €3.05 million based on an estimate of €1.5 million. What was the explanation for this? Given that the control of horses will comprise an ongoing problem, should the Minister not have included a higher figure for 2014? With...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: What is C.7.1, foreshore development? In respect of C.7.3, fish processing, I take it that the capital allocation of €2.5 million is demand-led.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I take it that this is demand-led.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: C.7.3, fish processing, which is related to aquaculture development. I take it that they are demand-led schemes and that there is a lower take up of them.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: A sum of €5.7 million has been allocated for the Haulbowline remediation project this year. That will continue for a number of years. Is the project being funded out of the Department's own resources?

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Yes, I am sharing time with him. I am unsure how much time I will take at this point. In common with other speakers, I welcome the introduction of this legislation. It is a progressive step to enable the ESB to provide fibre on its networks and in respect of broadband, it probably is one of the most progressive steps that could have been taken by a Government to ensure this would happen....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (22 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 15 January 2014, if his Department and-or the consul general made any attempt to have the host nation acknowledge the person's second citizenship and therefore enable this State to provide consular assistance to the fullest extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local government auditor in his annual auditors reports has in recent years consistently expressed concern in relation to the financial performance of Sligo County Council and its increasing level of debt; if it has been brought to his attention that SCC has had a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have a few questions in respect of the project. In his opening statement, Mr. Keegan stated the contract has been renegotiated with revised funding liabilities for the combined councils. Does the revised contract also include revised capacity for the incinerator with regard to the amount of waste it requires? Does this contract contain a commitment on the part of the four councils to...