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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Mr. Cleary is here. Does the Department Public Expenditure and Reform have a view on this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I get that, and that is to be accepted, but the Taoiseach is Head of the Government and he does not get paid remotely near that amount. I asked Ms Byrne about a printing facility being located somewhere in the south of the country. I understand the building in Cork is reaching the end of its lifespan, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Is there any consideration there? He has...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Are there costings available? Has the service done any costings on that for the Minister or for the Department? I am sure there have been, because the question has been asked regularly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Has the service done a costing on locating one in Cork? If Ms Byrne does not have the answer, will she come back to the Committee on Public Accounts with it?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children for each LHO area in CHO4 who were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the 2005 Disability Act as of 1 July 2022 or the latest date available. [37522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently waiting for an occupational therapy assessment in each LHO area in CHO4; the number waiting for treatment in each LHO area in CHO4; the number in each category waiting for over a year [37523/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the second Covid-19 booster to persons over 60 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action that she will take regarding persons (details supplied) who are in receipt of the disablement benefit not being eligible for the fuel allowance given that they are still under the means test limit considering the current cost of fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 1023. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the second Covid-19 booster to persons over 60 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: I wish the Secretary General well and a speedy recovery. On a positive note, I recognise that 2020 was an exceptionally challenging year for the Department. It had to deal with a lot of new changes relating to Covid-19. Perhaps not everything was done right, but I imagine it was not a very easy experience for departmental staff. I also wish to acknowledge the work done by those on the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: I asked a question. Is Ms Mannion in charge of that brief?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: I am entitled to ask any witness a question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: I am sorry but I will have to stop Ms Mannion there. Time is limited. We have discussed the issue of SNAs. I appreciate her response. I mentioned gaps in provision. One of the areas affected is east Cork. I do not want to be parochial, but I want to use the area as an example. I am sure other members are aware of similar examples. If parents living in Youghal have a child with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: The planning and building unit is shrouded in mystery. I am sure Mr. Loftus will be aware that I have tabled many parliamentary questions and have raised other issues of concern regarding school capacity in County Cork. My experience in dealing with the unit has been appalling. It has been one of the worst experiences that I have had in politics in engaging with any individual unit within...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: On the issue of transparency, if the Department is in communication with a trust about a new school project or development, is that always communicated to the school's board of management and the school's principal?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: Is it "Yes" or "No"?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: The clock is ticking and I want to make one thing crystal clear. The model being used by the Department at present for the determination of where new schools are required is utterly flawed. Three and four years hence in east Cork, when the Department continues its current plan, which is not to construct a new additional secondary school in that area to serve the needs of the area, that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: It is daft that this has been allowed to continue. That is the one I referenced regarding the rapid build in 2012. I do not agree with Mr. Loftus when it comes to transparency, but the model that is being used is not looking at the demographic within the households; it is looking more at the construction of new housing. I think that is the model used. The information is not necessarily...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: There are 1,000 houses being built in east Cork at present and there are plans for a new town there. We are far from the peak. It is going to get an awful lot worse. I know that is the national trend, but it is not the trend where I am from.