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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: We will make pre-budget submissions both to the Minister and the finance committee and close the petition. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition for consideration is P00078/12 from Mr. Pat Brady on the closure of carpentry and joinery classes at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. The carpentry and joinery apprenticeship classes at the institute have been closed as part of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: I thank the Senator. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition for consideration is P00016/13 from Mr. Gary Rutherford who is seeking a consent system for organ donation. The petitioner desires the committee to investigate why the Government ignored the opt-in recommendation made in the consultation report of 2009 by the Department of Health on the issue of organ donation. The report...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Is that agreed? Agreed. The final petition is P00017/13 from Mr. John O'Brien who is seeking an amendment of fire regulations on domestic fire escapes. The petitioner is seeking national legislation compelling the provision of a modern and efficient means of escape in all new dwellings through the drafting of legislation compelling such provision, with a view to retrospective fitting in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Is that agreed? Agreed. The petition is closed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance the package of measures that were announced in budget 2014 which were specifically targeted at supporting start ups and growing small businesses; if all of these measures have now been implemented; what the take-up has been like; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25945/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the number of housing estates currently in National Asset Management Agency control in County Galway; the number of said estates that are unfinished; if there is a breakdown available of where these estates are located across the city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25740/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of section 29 appeals for refusal to enrol his Department has dealt with to date in 2014 for schools in Galway city and county; if he will provide a breakdown by specific school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has an area specific breakdown of unemployment figures in Galway city in order to ascertain which areas are suffering most from job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25399/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Clamping (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 780. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the fines associated with the recently introduced Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014; if he will confirm if the €100 maximum fine will apply to cars clamped in emergency areas such as hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (17 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 791. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for a cut in funding to the Therapeutic Learning Centre in Ballinasloe; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is a 50% cut in funding to the service; the way he intends to replace the speech and language service that will cease because of the cut in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25570/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (18 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available to businesses who are struggling with debt, in particular bank loans and mortgage debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26317/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Mr. O'Mahony and Ms Murdock are very welcome. I want to focus on chapter 14 and the cash balances of the Road Safety Authority. I listened to the reasons Ms Murdock put forward for the large amount of money the Road Safety Authority has in the bank. Can Ms Murdock tell me what are the current retained revenues? What is the level of income currently in the bank?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: That is up from approximately €18.5 million on the previous year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Ms Murdock's organisation spends about €40 million a year. That is roughly the output if I am right. The figure was €42 million in 2012 and at the same time it has €20 million in the bank. That is a great deal of money. I have heard that there could be cyclical demand in the future, that there is a capital programme and that the authority is getting ready to be cut...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: On the capital programme the RSA is planning to roll out, is it anticipated in future, when the organisation is independent of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, that its own revenues will have to fund its capital programmes?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Are the capital programmes being rolled out unique in that they are significantly high? Are they once-off capital programmes or are they capital expenditure the RSA would have to roll out anyway? In other words, is there a good reason for giving the RSA this block funding now or is it being given block funding for functions it will be performing in perpetuity, as would any organisation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: How much did the RSA get last year from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Of that €6.5 million, €1 million went in the bank; it was not spent.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: This question is to Mr. O'Mahony. When the Department is allocating the €6.5 million to the Road Safety Authority, and he knows it is building up these cash reserves, has the Department been given a detailed capital plan for the medium term on what this money is being put in the bank for?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Derek Nolan: Why did the Department change the revenue reserves limit? It was set at about €16.4 million in January 2012 and raised to €20.2 million in November 2012.