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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: I do not disagree that money is going in, but community wealth-building is essentially trying to capture that money so there is a spend within the local economy and that it creates its own dynamics. Certain ethics around environmental and social matters and labour rights come into play. Cognisance is taken of those. What has happened in Preston has been remarkable. I have looked at it and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Could I address a question to Ms Brassil from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform? One problem that arises in this is the procurement rules. Of course there has to be competitive tendering but, no matter how much the Department pumps in, if the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform's rules are so...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Ayrshire and Preston were within the EU up until relatively recently. Preston in particular deployed methods for community wealth building and retaining money in communities that can create its own dynamic within them and strengthen local economies. If one looks at what is happening across Ireland, money is leaking out of many rural areas. I know we cannot have a utopia where everything...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: That is helpful. Is the Department of Rural and Community Development aware that the Minister for Communities in the North had commissioned and published a report on community wealth building?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Is anyone in the Department aware of that? I do not mean to be smart about it but that may be worth looking at. In the Six Counties, the economy is not that different. Belfast is the largest city, Derry is a smaller city, then there are a number of other large towns such as Omagh and other different places with populations of between 30,000 and 50,000 or 60,000. I ask that it be looked...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: The witnesses are aware of community wealth building. Is that something that happened internally between officials or is there political impetus for it? Maybe Mr. Geraghty might address it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: I know Mr. Geraghty has to be careful how he answers this, but is he being asked to pursue this politically?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: It may come up in the future, given that it has proved itself in other areas. It is good to hear that the work is being done by the Department already. I am encouraged to hear that. I have a question for Ms Hurley on the town and village renewal fund and funds that go to local authorities. One issue that has been raised by officials in different local authorities a couple of times is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: There is absolute confusion about it. It also would be useful to have that for local authority members to know what funds there are, what they can be used for and what the upper and lower limits are. It just needs to be a brief note. It does not have to be long. The Committee of Public Accounts would then be aware of it too.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: That is good. The Department of Rural and Community Development administers the community recognition fund. It is a new fund. How many local authorities have applied for it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Typically, what is the cost of a project?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Many of the areas they are going to are already economically disadvantaged. Forty families moved into modular accommodation in Rathdowney, County Laois. It has been positive, by and large. The areas they are going into, such as Rathdowney, have a low level of economic development and there is not much economic activity ,apart from agriculture and sectors related to agriculture. If further...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: And the local council
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: That concludes the questioning. I thank the witnesses and staff from the Departments of Rural and Community Development and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and representatives from Pobal for their work in preparing for today's meeting. Ms Hurley has not been in her job for long, has she?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: I wish her luck. It is the first time she has appeared before the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, and Mr. Mullen for attending and for the work they and their staff in the Public Gallery have done and for the materials supplied to the committee. Is it agreed that the clerk will seek any follow-up information and carry out any actions agreed at the meeting? Agreed. Is it also agreed that we note and publish the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The public business before us this afternoon relates to the minutes, accounts, financial statements, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of the meeting of 23 March, which have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. They will be published on the committee’s webpage. Four sets of accounts and financial...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. As no members wish to comment, I propose we agree and note the listing of accounts and financial statements. Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of the minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Moving to correspondence, as previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion at this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated. Decisions taken by the committee in respect of correspondence are recorded in the minutes of committee meetings and published on the committee's webpage. The first category under which...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The man to answer that has just arrived. It is a local issue for Deputy McAuliffe. He might like to address it.