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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: When will we investigate that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: When will that come up?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: We have referred Horseracing Ireland for a legal opinion. There is an individual who contacts me regularly. Where is that at?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Will we wait for the legal opinion to come back before we do anything about it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Can the Chairman give an approximate time scale?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Can we investigate individual local authorities?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I thought that we could not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: What are we looking at in respect of the funding of the local authorities?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: We can call the commission to appear but we cannot call the local authorities.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Will there be a new public body or will an existing body assume responsibility?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (25 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 257. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the use of biomass at Ireland's peat burning power stations, Edenderry, Loughree, and west Offaly; the percentage of biomass used in co-firing at the three peat power stations; the tonnage and percentage of biomass supplied from Bord na Móna willow plantations, Coillte Teoranta and a company (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobile catheterisation laboratory announced for Waterford University Hospital will be made available exclusively for the use of this hospital; if it will be primarily utilised for reducing waiting lists or conducting emergency procedures; if it will be available to the communities of the south east on a 24-7 basis; the number of persons for whom it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that are being made for the protection of areas designated as areas of natural constraint in County Kilkenny in the forthcoming review of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outgoing payments made under the areas of natural constraint scheme will be increased by €25 million in line with the previous commitment given by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Reports (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the results of the review of the Tower Road-Piltown Junction on the N24 conducted by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will be published; when funding will be provided to TII in order to commence works on the safety measures recommended in the review results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3667/17]

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: I have to comment on the Government jet because everyone seems to be fixated on it today. It is poor value for money to think that we only realised €471,000, particularly in view of the fact that it originally cost €48 million. It is poor management to say that it was sold to the one buyer left. It was stripped down in Savannah and the only option was to sell it to one...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: It makes commercial sense though.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: There is a person or company who bought that jet. They did not invest to lose money but, rather, to make it. If we had at least got it flying, it could have been sold off with a few more bidders interested. Instead, our hands were tied. The aircraft was stripped down in Savannah, with one bidder coming in for spare parts. We realised €471,000 but could we have made €4...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: If we had done that, how much would it have realised on the open market?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017)

Bobby Aylward: Does Mr. Quinn have any estimates? Did anyone look at that, as a commercial proposition, on behalf of the taxpayers of this country? Did anyone say: "We should have done that and we could have made money on it"?