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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) James O'Connor: Those engagements with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform around value for money is an interesting point. Has the Department of Social Protection outlined its thoughts on having such a database in that Department? Is it necessary?
- 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) James O'Connor: The Department has obviously been heavily involved in this matter. Has it been asked by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to take over the database completely from Benefacts?
- 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) James O'Connor: It is talking to other Departments about-----
- 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) James O'Connor: Was the Department asked to?
- 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) James O'Connor: That is interesting. Did Pobal commission any report on this work? Is a report available that could be furnished to the committee regarding the benefits of that?
- 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) James O'Connor: I will cease on that topic. Others may wish to take it up. I will move on to what happened in Mayo County Council. A problem that is well known by many public representatives in Ireland is that local authorities, in many ways, are untouchable when it comes to malpractice and wrongdoing. What happened in Mayo was particularly poor and potentially bordered on fraud, where money was...
- 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) James O'Connor: What explanation did the council provide when this was identified?
- 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) James O'Connor: Has the money been fully recovered?
- 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) James O'Connor: Okay.
- 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) James O'Connor: If this happened in the private sector, the individuals involved would probably be terminated from their employment. It is incredibly serious and I hope this is not going on throughout the other projects around the country. It is an awful lot of money and the councillors and the community projects involved in Mayo suffered as a consequence of what I regard as serious malpractice within the...
- 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) James O'Connor: On that point, did the Secretary General make a decision or did anyone in the Department come to a point of considering that this was at a level where An Garda Síochána might be contacted?
- 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) James O'Connor: If it had gone unchecked, what does the Secretary General think would have happened? I know it is a hypothetical question, but the Department discussed that, that if this had not been identified, what would have happened with that money.
- 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) James O'Connor: That is good. My final question is, after all of that, through the internal audit processes that were done, were any other projects of concern identified?
- Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss the projected cost to the Government of supporting Ireland's participation in the Euro 2028 Football Championship; Deputy Gary Gannon - to discuss the need for a Dublin...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (20 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: We will move on to the third matter because Deputy Pringle is not present.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (20 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: Allow the Minister of State to continue without interruption.
- Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: Well done to an Teachta Ó Cuív on very interesting legislation. It is certainly one of the most interesting things I have come across in the short time I have been a Member of the House.
- Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: I am sure Steven Spielberg is taking notes somewhere for a plot for a good movie.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the provision of further resources to An Garda Síochána to provide a safer system of policing public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18134/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (18 Apr 2023)
James O'Connor: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline his Department’s ongoing work to address concerns around the roll-out of community CCTV systems pertaining to a specific data controller being appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18135/23]