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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of constructions sites and projects that remained open and or operational for January, February and March 2021, by county. [12202/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I remember the difficulty with credit for SMEs at a particular time and the importance of using the funds available to ensure the viability of many of them. The Act specified that the finances were to be used for the Irish SME sector and for the benefit of the Irish economy. I want to focus attention on Bibby Financial Services and whether the moneys are exclusively used for the benefit...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is KPMG SBCI's internal auditor?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: For example, did KPMG look at First Citizen where a sizeable amount of money, €40 million, was paid back early?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I just want to focus a little bit on that. Davy Corporate Finance was an adviser to this sale. There was a particular individual who was director of both companies. The same signing audit partner was used for both. Would that not be a conflict of interest? That person was KPMG. Would SBCI look for those kind of conflicts? How would they show up if SBCI has the same internal auditor? I...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Can Mr. Black come back to us with a note on that particular case and whether a conflict was identified?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: On the ratio of debtors to turnover and the age of debtors, would SBCI have looked at the health of Bibby in the context of it being a partner?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is that done in many cases?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Okay. On a different topic relating to the auditors, in 2017 there was consideration of a second auditor. What happened in that regard? I believe Deloitte was mentioned. Is the Comptroller and Auditor General the only auditor, and why was that considered at that point?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It is exclusively the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am sorry, but I have paper everywhere. What oversight does SBCI have on Bibby Financial Services Ireland? Does SBCI have access to the transactions that it provides to SMEs? How granular is it?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is that review for every transaction or is it just a sample?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Has the €70 million that was provided been used fully at this point?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: My time is limited. Is Mr. Black satisfied or does he think the controls are there to be satisfied that the funding that has been provided has been exclusively used with respect to the Irish economy and that there have not been any incidents where it has been used outside the jurisdiction? Would he be very confident that the controls are there to ensure that is the case and that there has...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The strategic review commissioned by the SBCI and done by EY was obviously an independent review. However, EY also had client companies for whom it acted as auditor. In respect of independence, how can it be assured that the review is independent? EY's reputation precedes it, because it was the auditor to Anglo Irish Bank and we know how that worked out. Does SBCI consider looking to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (10 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is considering a virtual trade mission to Singapore during the second quarter of 2021. [12694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Bodies (10 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of the International Maritime Organisation Conventions and Codes (details supplied) that have yet to be ratified in Ireland; and the stage they are at in the ratification process, that is, in part, yet to commence and be fully ratified. [12557/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (10 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the threshold for failure and the degree to which failure is classed in the context of rear brake light inspection of cars in national car tests, NCT; and if two working brake lights on either side of the car is sufficient on car models in which a third brake light has been installed by the manufacturer on the rear window screen....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Courses (10 Mar 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if flight training schools can operate civilian training flights during level 5 public health restrictions; if so, the way in which they have been advised regarding travel distance restrictions while in flight; and if civilians and non-essential workers are permitted to travel beyond 5 km from their primary residence in order to...