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- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018) Catherine Connolly: No, Mr. Fraser can comment on that part, namely, the language he has used and the operation being missing.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018) Catherine Connolly: Mr. Fraser told Deputy MacSharry that there would be changes for if a chairperson got sick again or whatever the reason was. What are those procedures?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018) Catherine Connolly: I do not want reassurances. When the committee examines this matter next year, I would like to see an audit committee and chairperson in place, a report of the meetings that were held, what were identified as risks, as the Chairman mentioned, by the internal audit process and what steps were taken. That would reassure me and the people watching. That is what I would like to see if we are...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the services for which a public services card is required; the categories and details of data contained on the card; the Departments and or agencies with which such information may be shared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38867/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the duration of stay by child applicants and unregistered children in State-provided RIA accommodation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39042/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address capacity issues in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39043/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused accommodation in direct provision centres to date; the alternatives offered to such persons; the length of time between refusal and their being offered accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39044/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that Ireland is adhering to its commitments under the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39045/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (26 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children in direct provision whose parent or parents have status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39046/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 10 October 2017, the status of the registers of vacant sites for Galway city and county; the number and location of vacant sites on the registers; the steps he is taking to ensure compliance by local authorities with the provisions of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015;...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of all properties conveyed by NAMA to Galway City and County councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39087/18]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: My sympathy goes out to the secretariat if the Chairman thinks this can be done within the week. I welcome the Thorn report. I have read it. I would like the direction put into context. A direction was issued by the Minister. Can someone put that into context? Is that the first direction or is it the first of many to different organisations? The report refers to effective governance...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: There is a serious direction from the Department, serious guidelines and serious things that must be done. Separately, there is more cost to the taxpayer as there will be more external help required. This is from a procedure that was absolutely rushed when the decision was made to amalgamate all of these ETBs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Perhaps the Chairman will check if a response has come back. I am sure it has because they have been very open-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with that. I think we should be having more - I do not know about the word "conversation", but something. I agree with the issues raised by Deputy Murphy. I see this locally. In the guise of allowing greater competition there is actually less. I have made this point repeatedly, particularly in respect of information and communications technology, ICT. Regarding the Department,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: In the meantime, I would like the direction to be put in perspective and in context. Is there one direction to this or how many directions have been issued?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Second, what mechanisms have been put in place in the Department of Education and Skills to monitor the implementation of these recommendations? Who is responsible within the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I have a difficulty where proceedings are in being with us having any role at all. It has been clarified that we do not and the question that has arisen is whether the Department has written without telling us. The Chairman is going to clarify that. When this was discussed following the issuing of the plenary summons, the Department accepted that the questions were justified. Certainly,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: It is an application for a defence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I recall that I raised this issue in connection with the redress board and the very detailed report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. We realised then that there were outstanding moneys and there were two different agreements. The 2002 agreement is legally enforceable. Some 3%, €4.21 million, of what was agreed under that has yet to be realised. The Ryan report was then...