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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Let us focus on that. There should not be any other agenda.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Before we go on to that can I ask that we request the minutes from the national paediatric hospital board for January to March 2021, because it will part of something we will be doing. It was reported in the Irish Examinerlast week that some information is contained in those minutes about the projected date of completion. That would be important information for us to have. As the newspaper...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Exactly. If we could just ask for those. I also wish to highlight an issue about which I have written to the committee. It will not be dealt with until next week but there is a particular timeline attached to it. It is about Benefacts, a not-for-profit organisation that was set up and provides a very useful, open and easy to use database. The database gathers information on grants and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Can we just get some background? I am sure the clerk will do that in regard to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is so time sensitive, I would not raise it otherwise.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is most likely to move from rotation 8 to rotation 9 - morning rotation 8, afternoon rotation 9. Is that not how we have done it up till now?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: My experience previously was that in such cases they were treated as two separate meetings.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: This endeavour will require some focus. There are nine CHO areas. This should not end up being a discussion on the clinical end of things, although that facet obviously comes into it. We could look at the HSE nationally, but what goes on is a postcode lottery. We are continuously being told the problem is not a shortage of funds. Yet we still see, for example, €10 million being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional bus drivers required to ensure that all BusConnects routes are staffed; the number of bus drivers that have exited and entered the Dublin Bus group of drivers in the past 10 years to date; and the way in which and or rules that Dublin Bus must follow when deploying its driver group on its services, that is, in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 261. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to ensure that Irish citizens and their families in Ukraine are at all times safe and can avail of consular services; the steps he has taken to protect Ireland’s services there; and his plans to update advice in respect of Ukraine (details supplied). [5531/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Irish Rail and Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of expanding the TFI 90 fare structure to include Sallins and Kilcock, County Kildare and Greystones, County Wicklow; and the rationale and or business case for not including the towns in the first instance in view of the fact that they are home to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will work with her officials and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in order to provide for additional full radio time FM radio licences to stations that are focused on delivering modern Irish music and opportunity radio talent and production teams. [5625/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale for reducing Covid-related supports by 33% from €75 million to €50 million in Budget 2022 in view of the fact that it was announced that tourism would see an increase in Budget 2022 over Budget 2021 of 33%. [5686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget 2022 (3 Feb 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 244. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland in Budget 2022; and if she has received requests from either organisation for supplementary funding for 2022. [5687/22]