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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I second the Chairman's proposal. This is just an indication that the OPW is a very weak negotiating position because it finalised a contract under which, as Deputy Munster noted, the Irish taxpayer is footing the bill for a very serious if not elemental mistake made by the OPW regarding this building. It is not good enough to say that this type of meeting cannot take place on the same basis...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will briefly address the response by the Department to what I consider to be a very appropriate recommendation, that is, that delays within the Department of Education would be explained. Members are aware of countless anecdotes of build delays in every county. These delays can be the cause of significant consternation and frustration for local communities and boards of management. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I wish to address the 2019 procurement review. I am really frustrated by the manner in which this line of correspondence with the HSE is going. It has been asked by the Committee of Public Accounts on several occasions to clarify the status of this procurement review, which was apparently paused in 2019, and address whether it was actually cancelled. This correspondence indicates that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will comment on the last point. The delay with this particular investigation in respect of the infamous Templemore funds is frustrating. I understand it is a live investigation so I will not say anything more in that regard. I will also comment on the apparent contraction in respect of the level of staff in place. It might be a consideration for us to invite GSOC representatives...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will not stray into the commercially sensitive issues at all. Following on from our interaction with the SBCI, I had asked questions on the agricultural cash flow schemes in terms of regional breakdowns and where loans were issued. I also asked about the plans for that scheme or similar schemes in future. I wonder if we could correspond with the body again to ask for an update in that regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will be as brief as possible but this is a very important issue. A private company has received substantial funds for carrying out a service that is not actually being delivered, namely, the doctor on call and out of hours service in the south. The committee members may recall that Deputy Thomas Gould had corresponded with the committee on the impact this is having on the Deputy's...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: It does not explain why we have been paying for this service for several months now without the service being delivered.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: Acknowledging the Chair's point that we have not yet received a substantive response, I agree with Deputy Munster that the figure of the settlement that was already concluded with Revenue should have been available on the day. This is the Committee of Public Accounts, we were talking about the finances of an organisation and there was a specific line of inquiry. I expect we will receive...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I have one final point on RTÉ and an additional piece of correspondence. This week the BBC initiated a new programme where it publishes the external gigs or work carried out by its employees and journalists. In the interest of transparency, it is a very good practice. It would be appropriate if we were to write to RTÉ asking if it had any plans to do the same. It would create...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: On the advice of the Chair, I will keep it very brief. It would be useful to know if a review of the previous procurement process and an appraisal of the previous service were carried out prior to advertising a new procurement process. Could we have clarification on that?

Loan Guarantee Schemes Arrangements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: It will come as no surprise that Sinn Féin welcomes any opportunity for investment for small businesses, and particularly for those in our farming community, who as one would expect, are going through a period of quite considerable anxiety. They face plenty of challenges over the months and years ahead with the new Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, and climate action developments. All...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered allowing using risk assessment for the venue specific to the marriage to inform the number of guests that can attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the approval of EU funds for the European Defence Fund. [25128/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected completion date with regard to the new building for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [25120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken by her Department to ensure that capacity will be available in school transport for all applicants in 2021/2022. [25119/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for being here. My own experience with the planning process is from being a local authority member for quite some time. It happened from time to time, albeit rarely, that the county councillors, through whatever mechanisms, would vote to overturn recommendations from planners. That was considered to be an incredibly serious matter. The process for that involved...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I understand that they can meet in teams of three to make decisions, and sometimes two representatives can meet for this purpose.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: It is important to state that these small-scale applications could affect people's personal futures in terms of where they live. Therefore, these applications can be most important at a local level. So, the board will meet and members will have the application documents and also will be furnished with the inspector's report. Is that the way such a meeting would operate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: Can the clock be stopped, please?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Matt Carthy: I will go back to the question I asked. The process is that two or three members of the board will sit. They will have the application documents and the inspector's report that will include the recommendation. Is that correct?