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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: I seek a quick clarification from Mr. Watt. He said the children's hospital was 55% complete. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: We need clarity on that because, based on the information Mr. Watt gave to the Committee of Public Accounts on Tuesday, €873 million is to be drawn down and that would represent 60% of the overall budget. If he is saying it is less than 60%, that would give a significant overrun. If it was 55%, which is what I think he said, that would bring us up to €1.6 billion. Will Mr....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: So 60% of the budget being drawn down does not equate to 60% of the project being complete. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: That is in Mr. Watt's correspondence. It refers to €873 million of €1.433 billion, which is, as he says in his letter, the approved budget for the capital project. It remains at €1.433 billion. Is he saying the €873 million that is being drawn down at year end 2021 is not representative of the completion stage, which he said was 60%? Today he said 55%.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: It would have a significant impact. There would be a significant increase in the budget. Does the €1.433 billion include what Children's Health Ireland budget would be?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: No, so that is an extra €300 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Yes, but should we hold it for a period? I have not had an opportunity to review it and I have not been able to comment on it. If other members want to agree to publish it, that is no problem, but will it then be too late to write back to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Perhaps we could leave it until our next meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Do we need two separate meetings for TII and the NTA? Perhaps my view is blinkered but one meeting might suffice for those two bodies.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2021)

Verona Murphy: Okay. Deputy Catherine Murphy mentioned that we will probably invite the Department of Heath back in, and that might be sooner rather than later, given that today's meeting was dominated by the national children's hospital.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (20 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 69. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way her Department will manage the upcoming recruitment of the online safety commissioner and the multi-person media commission; if the provision of an individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content will be included in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (19 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of immediate and emergency funding his Department will be providing for repair and renewal of the road network in County Wexford following the Christmas Day flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 194. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status on the sports capital scheme; the timeline for the announcement of successful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Priorities (20 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 214. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department will take to secure the viability of local print and media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2808/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Airport Policy (20 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 213. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department will put in place to support Waterford Airport to encourage tourism to the south east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 907. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will immediately remove the means testing on the humanitarian assistance towards flood damage scheme for families affected by Christmas Day flooding in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1045/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 1585. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the service issues with the National Ambulance Service in County Wexford in terms of emergency response times and resources; the immediate supports that will be provided to the service in County Wexford to address the current difficulties within the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that will be made to facilitate Covid recovery certificates for persons who have positive antigen results for Covid-19 but have failed to acquire a PCR test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3127/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: Last night, a motion on providing a hybrid-option leaving certificate for 2022 students was defeated. The Tánaiste will be aware that many students who submitted projects may have already suffered from Covid, been in isolation until 14 January and missed their deadlines. They carry that dilemma with them right through to June. It is fair to say that one more time is what is required....

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Verona Murphy: I welcome our guests. I support my colleagues in saying that, from the perspective of school transport and buses, we also have a significant issue in this regard in rural Ireland. Children cannot be delivered to or collected from the bus by their parents. Every year, there seems to be a growing need for a parent who is working to be able to take a child to the school bus. We are having...