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- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Projects (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: 331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address concerns raised by a service (details supplied) in respect of a recent tender decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18916/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Today, we will engage with representatives from the Truth and Justice Movement. I welcome our guests, Mr. Raymond McCord, Ms Cathy McIlvenny and Mr. Michael Monaghan. They are very welcome. Different groups in the committee will ask them questions. I have to say this for witnesses. The evidence of witnesses physically present or giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. McCord. Do Ms McIlvenny or Mr. Monaghan wish to add anything at this stage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is fine. The rotation is Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the SDLP, the Alliance Party , the Green Party, Sinn Féin, the Labour Party, the Independents and Aontú. Mr. Finucane is first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, very clearly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. McCord can keep going. I will extend the time for each slot by approximately seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. McCord. We will move on to Fianna Fáil now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am very sorry but, as Chair, I just want to make sure that everybody gets in. There will be a second round for Sinn Féin. Mr. Finucane should not worry about that. I have to take Fianna Fáil now because we are gone 24 minutes into a 15 minute slot. In fairness, we needed to listen to Mr. McCord for much longer because he was speaking from his heart and reflecting what we need...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will be going to the North fairly soon and if the witnesses so wish, we would be happy to meet any of the groups or the people privately or publicly, or in whatever manner they would like to meet us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: We would be happy if Mr. McCord could do it. If he can do that, we will go. There is no issue with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: I would say Mr. McCord would.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. Does Deputy Costello want to make a proposal? He made a proposal that the committee would write on behalf of the Government with regard to the legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Does anybody else wish to comment? Ms Gildernew is gone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: On that point, it should be properly and appropriately audited and signed off on. Nobody should be able to get money from the State or any Government agency-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Ask for the audit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: We all want to acknowledge that. On the question of funding, Irish Government funding can only go to appropriately qualified organisations that are bona fide. If it is the case that they are not, they should not be getting that funding. That is the reality. That is what we are saying. As a committee, we should ask for the audit and the analysis of the funding and the detail of it. That...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: Of course. The obvious thing is the audit. Every Department is audited. There must be an audit of funding. There must be criteria. There must be a matrix of how it is distributed. There must be applications and due process. I do not know all of the Departments that might be involved-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, of course it is not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Truth and Justice Movement (7 Apr 2022)
Fergus O'Dowd: However, our remit runs to here.