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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I felt there would be merit in seeking an update from the National Transport Authority, NTA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The net point was that the accusation was that Bus Éireann made a profit on school transport and it was not reflected in their accounts. The particular individual sent us a sizeable amount of information over a period of time. Perhaps we could take that course of action and wait to see if the person corresponds with us again, with a view to looking at it if further points are raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We will be dealing with the work programme next week so it is an item we could consider at that point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I think last week Deputy MacSharry went through the issue with Miesian Plaza and I cannot see any scenario where the OPW will not be on our work programme. There are a variety of issues that need to be considered so maybe it is not just that it is on the work programme but we might sketch out what aspects we want to deal with and whether we can we deal with it next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I will be submitting parliamentary questions on the matter. I agree it should go to the justice committee in the first instance.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I am happy with that Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I think we will wait until we get a response from the SBCI. Writing to it in the first instance is a reasonable action.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position on banning smoky coal fuel; and if provisions will be made for exemptions for certain vintage machinery such as locomotive engines and tractors. [27829/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make Irish Rail carriage numbers more visible to assist persons identifying the carriages they are on in order to report antisocial behaviour to Irish Rail; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty those with a visual impairment face in viewing these carriage numbers by virtue of their location and size. [27766/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the instructions and correspondence he issued to the Revenue Commissioners regarding the way in which the treatment of tax liabilities by Revenue for recipients of the wage subsidy scheme and the pandemic unemployment payment will be handled as per his statement of 25 September 2020; and the reason for issuing the instructions. [27830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new Garda headquarters at Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8; the estimated initial cost of the project; the updated estimate as of September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the transfer value of a site from the OPW portfolio to the Courts Service portfolio for the Family Court complex at Hammond Lane, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to sell or redevelop Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2; if so, the status of the project; the estimated cost of same; the timeline for the project; the relocation plans for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Houses of the Oireachtas Service and the National Emergency Coordination Centre;...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the involvement and-or engagement of a person (details supplied) with Sport Ireland and an organisation; the amount expended on their behalf from public funds on legal representation and advice from 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/20]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses are very welcome. There is a degree of normality in having a hearing such as this at the Committee of Public Accounts, even though it is a busy time for the witnesses for other reasons. As the Chairman pointed out, my time is limited. I have 15 minutes for my questions and the witnesses' answers. I will try to get as much in as possible and I would appreciate if I could have...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Is there a date for publication at this stage and are there still issues regarding data? What is the up-to-date scenario?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Is there even an estimated date?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: This work has been going on for years now, and we cannot even be given an estimated date as to when the review is likely to be published. This matter concerns value for money and it is an important report, as Dr. O'Reardon acknowledged. What roadblocks are preventing the report from being published?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Catherine Murphy: How many people are working on it?