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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is not just An Bord Pleanála - our overall planning system needs a radical examination and review. In light of the latest revelations, which I learned of from a different news outlet, I suggest that we schedule An Bord Pleanála next in line, which would be the first meeting of the new year. We can request that An Bord Pleanála attend then. Are members satisfied with this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: That will be our first meeting after the Christmas recess and members will be in good form to delve into these matters. We will put that on our work programme as our first meeting in January. If that concludes any other business, we will adjourn until 9.30 a.m. next Thursday when we will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Even though we are only a week out from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay with the issuing of the 2022 Junior Certificate results; and when the results will be made available to students. [50666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the current system for designating catchment areas for the school transport services to factor in an element of feeder schools being taken into consideration. [51349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure all pupils who had a concessionary ticket in previous years for school transport are facilitated in the current school year. [51350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (18 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: 775. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the building project at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois; and the projected timescale for it to be up to total planned capacity. [51555/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (19 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the IVF funding to be made available; and the criteria for acceptance. [52108/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy Matt Carthy. If attendees are contributing from within the committee room, they are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from risk of contracting Covid-19. Members of the committee who are attending remotely must do so from within the precincts of the Parliament. This is due...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Mr. Moloney back to the committee. As set out in the invitation, he has five minutes. I know his statement is quite long because I read it yesterday evening. Could he please summarise it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Moloney. The first speaker is Deputy Carroll MacNeill. She has 15 minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is Mr. Moloney concerned that, with rising rents and in the absence of rent controls, any increases in HAP will just be chasing the higher rents? I know that is a policy issue but does Mr. Moloney have a concern in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is a challenge but does Mr. Moloney have-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: There is more than €1 billion in rent subsidies this year. Does Mr. Moloney have a concern that, without rent controls, it will be a case of just chasing rising rents? Does he envisage that figure ballooning further?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: When the caps were changed previously, rents increased significantly. There was a spike in the weeks thereafter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: As €230 million is such a large sum of money, should that have not come back before the Oireachtas?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: It was moved without any Oireachtas oversight or with the engagement of an Oireachtas committee.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: I am sorry; could Mr. Moloney please repeat that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay, I thank our witnesses. We will break then resume in ten minutes sharp to continue the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: The next speaker is Deputy Colm Burke.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 3 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
Chapter 4 - Reallocation of Voted Funding (20 Oct 2022)

Brian Stanley: On the oversight and control public of spending code the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has, we are in a situation now where we have a fairly large national development plan with many big projects being rolled out. There have been some substantial infrastructural upgrades done over the past number of decades. In that context, I wish to ask about cases where there may be a level...