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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Could I have a short response, please, because time is very limited?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Are my figures correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses must know the bill.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I completely understand that. I want to move on because we will all have limited time. Was a value-for-money review carried out in respect of the Ryder Cup in 2006? There is a commitment to host the Rider Cup in 2027. Could I have a "Yes" or "No" answer on whether there was a value-for-money review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Can I ask that Ms Licken provide us with that report? That would be useful.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Does Mr. Ó Lionáin have a schedule of payments for each year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: If you would, please. Has the Department made commitments to additional major sporting events, other than the Ryder Cup?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Was any money expended on the America's Cup?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: What was expended on the UEFA European Football Championship, which we were originally supposed to host?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: If you would, please. I want to turn quickly to Galway 2020 and the amount of sponsorship. It was anticipated that there would have been more sponsorship than there was. At what point did the Department realise that it would go beyond the 50% expenditure that was committed? Indeed, when one starts adding in the contributions of the local authorities, it was not far off an 80% spend. At...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I am down to my last minute. We need to see a report on this from the Department. Are assets owned as a legacy of this? Who owns them? Did the model that was ultimately decided on work? Has the Department reviewed it? Is it likely that it will review the model, if we were to have another city of culture?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, please.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: We all feel very sorry for the people who were organising the event, given what was to happen. That is understood as well. I may come back to this issue later on, but my time is up so I will move on to the next speaker. I understand Deputy O'Connor will be delayed so I will move to Deputy Munster.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 134. To ask the Taoiseach if the roll-out will be expedited of an enhanced media campaign and or public health messaging in respect of ventilation as a mitigation measure for Covid-19. [58252/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Health and Safety Authority audits and inspections that have been carried out in respect of Casement Aerodrome since 2015; if the audits and or visits have identified issues of non-compliance in that time period; and if the Authority has instructed the Department of Defence to remedy issues of concern. [58337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken in his Department to ensure that Government Departments and offices develop structures and processes to advance the decarbonisation agenda; if a sustainability officer has been appointed in his Department; if a network of sustainability officers, similar to the networks of HR managers and ICT managers,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Claims Agency (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cases that the State Claims Agency has processed on behalf of the Air Corps from 2007 to date in 2021; the number of cases that have been settled; and the number that are still open. [58336/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 290. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for his Department for 2021; if the contingency provision has been utilised to date in 2021; and if the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 291. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the details of a report (details supplied); and if he has consulted with the State Claims Agency and or the Health and Safety Authority in respect of the contents of the report. [58339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (30 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); the date on which this document was received by her Department and or her Departmental office; the actions she has taken on foot on the contents; and if she has engaged with the named service providers in respect of the contents and or the substantive issues....