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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: There was a note which stated that there was a non-qualified audit opinion in respect of the appropriation accounts and which drew attention to material instances of non-compliance with national procurement rules.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I know. That is a lot of detail, but all I am asking is if a procurement plan is in place that keeps the Department in compliance-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: -----or are we going to see the same again next year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: The fact that they are decreasing in number gives me hope that there is some oversight. My real question is: if it continues, will there be accountability? As Secretary General, is Mr. Griffin satisfied that the non-compliance is warranted in a way that it is almost impossible to comply, which we know is not-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I do not need a note. I am just asking if Mr. Griffin, as the Secretary General, is happy that he can improve further but, equally, that should accountability be warranted in the cases of non-procurement, it can be provided by means of retraining and so on. I saw in the note to which I refer that three people have not been retired or dismissed - I am sure what the word was - but have left...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Has Mr. Griffin taken any action on non-compliance in respect of the period 2019 to 2021? Have any accountability actions been taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Has Mr. Griffin taken accountability actions regarding the non-compliance since 2019 to which he referred?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Okay. Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I would be happy with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: It is not a good image, one way or the other. I know many people are working from home.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I have a question that perhaps Mr. McCarthy will answer. Do we receive an estimate of the underspend in each Department, after the budget or at the end of the financial year? Is there a document that details the underspend of all Departments?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Yes, or before the finance Bill, which will be in a fortnight. Is there a document on this?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Is that the underspend of every Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: That is no problem. Will it be a cumulative or a breakdown figure?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: It would be useful, but I do not want to bother them.

Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: Five minutes each. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing the motion which again allows an opportunity to discuss some of the issues of housing and renters. At the outset, I want to acknowledge that there are some rogue landlords - some rogue landlords - who will do everything possible to get as much money from their property and who will use sometimes illegal and immoral methods to do so. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: A matter has arisen this morning in regard to the Christian Brothers Primary School in Wexford, which had a publicised closure to students this week because of a Covid outbreak. I emphasise the closure was for students because they were asked not to come to school, although all teachers and staff attended at school in order to provide online learning. This has generated poor publicity. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: I thank the Minister for her positive response. The engagement between the Minister and me has always been positive and I am pleased with her response. I again extend the invitation to the Minister to visit New Ross so the principal of the school, Mr. Pat Rossiter, can have the opportunity to show her around. I was there for the delivery in 2019 of the grant of funding for the new build....

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: The purpose of the Bill is to provide a consistency in the type and availability of autism services that exist across the country. Although the Bill was first introduced in 2017, many of the problems that it sought to address still remain issues today. This highlights the need for legislative intervention. For those familiar with autism, they will know that it contains many different...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Oct 2021)

Verona Murphy: In 2018, the people of Wexford raised over €250,000, in consultation with and at the request of the HSE, to provide an MRI scanner for Wexford General Hospital. At the moment we have a service-level agreement with a private provider but unfortunately, we have not yet received our MRI scanner. A charity is now paying interest on the €250,000 that was raised while it sits in the...