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Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: As this is the European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, it is appropriate that we are discussing the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021 today. I thank the Minister and his officials for bringing this important legislation to the House. I will be supporting this Bill which includes a number of important amendments to the sex offenders...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their time and the statement. I have a few questions, and I might leave some of them to the second round depending on my own availability. When we last spoke with the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall, about this, his office had dealt with a number of complaints and a number of issues had arisen particularly in light of the pandemic. I recognise the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I missed that point. The sound broke up.

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: The sound is breaking up a little.

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Secretary General.

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: On the implementation of the White Paper and the new system, the Secretary General said it will be supported by a programme board. I understand it will be phased in between now and 2024. The Secretary General said it would include representatives of Departments, agencies, NGOs, a person who has transitioned through the direct provision system, which is very welcomed, and relevant experts....

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Secretary General. I must head off to the Chamber.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the witnesses for attending. I apologise for missing the opening remarks. I was in the Chamber. I apologise if I am going over old ground. I think the Department's response to an intense crisis in a short time was exemplary. I acknowledge the questions of my colleagues about reviews and ensuring that public money was spent wisely. I note what the Comptroller and Auditor General...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Excuse me, did I miss the figure of how much we have contributed to the European Space Agency? Is that an annual set amount or does it change?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: As I said, it is a point of interest to me. In terms of the restart grants, in particular the restart grant plus, does the Department have a timeframe for when the review might be carried out and how it might be carried out? Will it be done at a local level through the LEOs or through the funding organisations, or will it be done through the Department? When will it be done? My second...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Before Dr. Quinn comes back in on the HSA question, where fraudulent or inappropriate claims have been made or found, what recourse is open to the Department in that regard and what would the Department do to try to seek the return of those funds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: That would be a fivefold increase, effectively, on the 2020 figures, given all of the various new inspectors that have been brought in or drafted in for the purpose of inspections during the pandemic. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made in the Nordic Strategy. [56488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 117. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons that have left the Permanent Defence Forces to date in 2021; the number of new recruits there have been over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56500/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Development Plan (18 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 120. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the key defence measures under the new National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56501/21]

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I wish the Ceann Comhairle the very best. I welcome this opportunity to examine the Government's proposed Climate Action Plan 2021. The science on climate change is clear. As temperatures continue to rise, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, with increased risk to global food supplies and security. We now have to act. We can build a greener economy and society which create...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider requesting the Companies Registration Office to relax administrative deadlines for submission of filings and documents to the arrangements previously introduced during earlier stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the revised public health guidelines regarding working from home; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will be requested to consider extending the 25 November 2021 filing deadline for several weeks in view of the revised public health guidelines regarding working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of strategic housing development completions in 2021 and of completed strategic housing development applications dating back to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57366/21]