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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would consider asking Bus Éireann to make a small amendment to its timetable for the Sligo and Galway buses to facilitate those travelling to Limerick (details supplied). [29619/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I thank Ms Licken for coming in and I want to acknowledge all the work the Department did during Covid-19. The Department was central to everything, given the situation we were in. The first issue I want to raise is quite a topical one, namely, hotel prices. I have a lot of history in this area. I used to work in Bord Fáilte before I took the mad decision to go into politics. I know...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Very quickly. I would prefer if it was one person, because I do not have much time.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I know that.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I was just using that as an example.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: The reality is that I do not believe this sector will regulate itself. This needs regulation. What is going on in Dublin is a disgrace. It is a national disgrace. It is embarrassing to our country. People will not be able to come to this country because it is too expensive. What is happening is Dublin, in particular, is letting down the rest of the country. There are issues in Cork,...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I spoke to him yesterday about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: There are a lot of people who have to stay up here on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights and they have experience of this. These are not just Deputies and Senators, but people who come before the committees as witnesses. It costs €250. For anyone who is travelling within Ireland, that is outrageous. That is the price of pretty basic accommodation. It is not sustainable and it...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I understand that. I want a brief outline.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Sorry, can I just have the figures, please?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Sorry, time is an issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: Is that all by the Department, or will some of it come from elsewhere? Obviously, a new road is being built. Is that included in that figure? We will round the figure up to €60 million. Is that road involved in that?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: That is all taxpayers' money.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: How much is Adare Manor paying towards it?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that. It has done a huge job in fairness to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: To clarify this, because there are taxpayers out there watching, with regard to the overall event coming to Ireland we have had to pay Ryder Cup Europe. Did the location have to pay Ryder Cup Europe as well?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: No, did it or did it not have to pay Ryder Cup Europe?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: We made a contribution towards bringing the Ryder Cup to Ireland which, by the way, I agree with. I was at the last one. I was working in Fáilte Ireland at the time. We do not know the total amount paid for the Ryder Cup to come to Ireland between public and private.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: No, that is not what I asked. I asked how much we are paying collectively, public and private. Surely the taxpayers of Ireland would not be making a contribution if we did not know the total quantum amount. What I am trying to get at is the percentage being paid by the taxpayer versus the private amount. Surely there is no way it would be sanctioned by a Government, or by Dermot Nolan's...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding (22 Jun 2023)

Alan Kelly: That is not what I asked. I will be very clear. A payment was made to Ryder Cup Europe. The taxpayer paid part of it or all of it. If it is all of it just say so. If it is not all of it then it had to be done in partnership so what was the total amount between public and private? Then we can deduct the public amount and find out the private amount. If Mr. Ó Lionáin does not...