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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: That information is not always accurate.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: My wife, as a regular bus user, complains to me about the information displayed suddenly changing when one thinks a bus is about to arrive.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Let us return to my original question. Has the Department seen a trend away from the car towards either bicycles or public transport?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: The Luas cross-city project has led to Dawson Street and other places being dug up. When does the Department expect the project to be completed? How much will the project cost overall?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Did we provide the remainder?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Do we still have to pay out money for projects that are not going ahead such as Metro north and Metro west? Have all the costs involved in those dead projects been spent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I would appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: What are the public transport investment priorities for the next five years?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Does the Secretary General mean the interconnection between Heuston station, St. Stephen's Green and the DART?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I appreciate the comments about maintenance. It is very important. What is the best guess of the witnesses about whether we will get the go-ahead for the interconnector from Heuston?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Are there not such strong economic benefits attached to this, not just in terms of providing good public transport in Dublin but in respect of Dublin's key role in the Irish economy, that it must be a top priority? I accept that Mr. O'Mahony cannot make this decision and, in a sense, those on our side of the fence must do so.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Mr. O'Mahony will be able to provide those who make policy decisions with all the information showing the benefits.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Will there be a break before Mr. O'Brien comes in?

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I apologise for being late as with all the votes that took place earlier, I assumed this was going ahead earlier and, consequently, I apologise. I thank Mr. O'Brien for his attendance. I heard the first part of his address on the monitor in my room but missed the piece while I was coming from there to here. I appreciate his attendance. I also appreciate in particular the table he provided...

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: In a sense, Mr. O'Brien appears to be arguing strongly for greater Garda involvement in the detection of speeding. Can Mr. O'Brien comment on the other matter that emerged in news reports about the inaccuracy of some of the GoSafe cameras whereby if they were not set up correctly, they were not actually monitoring the speeds correctly? Was this also a problem for the Garda? Moreover, in...

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: It was to do with the accuracy of both the GoSafe cameras and the Garda cameras.

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Approximately 33,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Does Mr. O'Brien think there is any legal impediment to them using those photographs? I noticed, for example, in south Dublin, the county in which I live, that they have a whole series of cameras at important junctions and one can actually see the cars going through the junctions at any given time. In that case, I think they even disguised the actual number plates of the cars because they...

Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: I agree with the thrust of what Mr. O'Brien is saying.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Robert Dowds: Perhaps a comment.