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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (8 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: 1558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on standardisation of development charges by local authorities for grant of planning permission for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (8 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: 1559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Valuation Office has a policy on standardisation of rates applicable to solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/19]

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am sorry for interrupting. Six minutes for questions and answers is not practical. I was not told this. Was Deputy Donnelly aware of this?

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Was Deputy Funchion aware of the six minutes?

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Fine but it seems tokenistic-----

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: -----to have six minutes for questions and answers on a subject such as this.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Okay.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I apologise.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: My first question is on Dr. Scally. His first report was in September. Where is his second report? I am becoming very concerned about this. Something does not add up, as I have been saying now for months. Let us go back to the meeting of the health committee of 13 February 2019. At that meeting, I asked where the second report was. We know there are issues around outsourcing and I am...

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Something does not add up.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I have no issue with waiting. I want him to be thorough. I just want to know why, all of a sudden and in the middle of all this, Dr. Scally had a conversation. I would have presumed the Department and Dr. Scally were hand in glove. I cannot understand how a Secretary General would say it was imminent and potentially due that week when we are still waiting for it. That does not suggest a...

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I just want the Minister to add to it.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Yes, 100%.

CervicalCheck: Statements (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: This is once it passes in legislation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I am the first speaker so cannot do so.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: This morning we are meeting An Garda Síochána regarding the 2017 appropriation accounts, Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána, and Report on the Accounts of the Public Service 2017, chapter 7 - management of overtime expenditure in An Garda Síochána. We are joined by the Commissioner, Mr. Drew Harris; Mr. John Twomey, deputy commissioner, policing and security; Mr. Joseph...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Commissioner Harris, can we have your opening statement, please?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Thank you, Chairman. You made a timely reappearance. I welcome all the witnesses. I will start of by focusing on overtime and then will put some questions at the end with regard to the appropriation side of things. There seems to have been a serious spike in overtime in 2017 by comparison with 2014. Obviously, that was the year there was a pay deal for An Garda Síochána....

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: Of course.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána
Chapter 7 - Management of Overtime Expenditure in An Garda Síochána (9 May 2019)

Alan Kelly: I understand that there were specific issues relating to the year in question. We all remember what was happening in the context of the drug-related feud at the time. There was a request made to the Department of Justice and Equality for an additional €44.2 million. There was a great deal going on at that time and serious issues had arisen. There is not one member of this committee...