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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: It was proposed to amend the Broadcasting Act.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Separately, and to bring it under the remit, an amendment to the Broadcasting Act is required..

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The key issue is that the 116 findings from the three reports are covered. Three and four of them fit under some of the 21 recommendations made by this committee. There is the extra cash amounting to more than €670,000, which Deputy Murphy was correct about, but it is time to move on. I want to flag that RTÉ is due to report to us by June with an update on its progress with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Given that it looks like there will be a new funding model, and the issue of public confidence and what has transpired in the past year, as the Comptroller and Auditor General said it is not for his office but for the Oireachtas to get the legislation through quickly to bring it under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General to try to restore public confidence. It is not a can that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes, and they probably will for a while but it is still €13 million behind 2022.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will now move on to the work programme, which has been circulated. A draft work programme has been out for discussion and the document is displayed on screen now. Next week, 16 May 2024, we meet with the Department of Education in relation to Vote 26. The following areas of interest have been flagged: running costs and demand management for schools, school building programmes, school...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is this likely to happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Representatives of the Department of Health have been invited to attend. I propose that we also invite representatives of the HSE to attend. Is that agreed? Agreed. On 13 June we will engage with the Office of Public Works in relation to Vote 13 – Office of Public Works. The following areas of interest have been flagged: the proposed national children's science museum project,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: My understanding is, and I am open to correction on this and perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General will be able to assist us with it, that the budget for it goes through the OPW. I am not sure whether it goes through the Department. Perhaps it does. Perhaps the money goes through that channel. I am not sure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I am not sure about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes we will clarify that and if it is the case the Department is responsible we will invite senior officials.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Members will be happy to hear the Road Safety Authority has confirmed it availability to attend a meeting on 27 June 2024 in relation to the 2022 financial statements. The committee has agreed to invite representatives of the Department of Transport to this meeting. The following areas of interest have been flagged: road safety statistics and performance metrics, and outcomes from...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: And issuing driving licences.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will meet Waterways Ireland on 4 July to discuss its 2022 financial statements. If there are specific issues, which there may be, members should please forward details of them to the secretariat. On 11 July, we will meet the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Chapter 10 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: That concludes our consideration of the work programme. The final item on the public agenda is any other business. If there is no other business, we will go into private session briefly before adjourning until 9.30 a.m. on 16 May, when we will engage with the Department of Education.

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The CSO residential property prices for County Laois showed a jump of 12% in a 12-month period. Wage inflation has not jumped to meet this. This is making it harder for ordinary workers to purchase their first home. Due to the spiralling prices more workers are reliant and waiting for some type of an affordable housing programme to come onstream. So far the Government has delivered only...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputy Imelda Munster. You are all very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or are in silent mode. Before we start, I wish to explain some of the limitations of parliamentary privilege and practices of the Houses as regards the reference you make to other persons in your evidence. The evidence of...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Before I bring in the first speaker, I will ask Ms Graham to clarify a matter. I acknowledge that she sent to the committee extensive briefing notes and previous correspondence. We have received information regularly from the NTA. As of June last year, €116 million had been spent on MetroLink. Is that correct? That is not a mistake. That was in June 2023.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: That figure was included in a piece of correspondence that the committee received.