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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (28 Apr 2022)
Cormac Devlin: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance the work that he is carrying out to ensure that the benefits of the insurance reform agenda are passed on to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20526/22]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (28 Apr 2022)
Cormac Devlin: I also express my condolences to the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, on the passing of his mother. I would be grateful if the Minister of State could update the House on the Government's insurance reform agenda and the work being carried out to ensure the benefits are being passed on to consumers.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I welcome the witnesses, some of whom have been before the committee previously. They are very welcome back. In the time that I have, I will focus first and foremost on the Comptroller and Auditor General's remarks and opening statement and specifically on non-compliance in the context of Vote 21 and 24. A number of reasons have been provided for that non-compliance. I note that in Vote 21...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: Votes 21 and 24.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: It is good to hear that such progress has been made. Are any of the contracts under Vote 21 or Vote 24 long running? Are any of them contracts that have been in place for more than five years? I know Ms McCaffrey said some of those contracts have been put out to tender, which is good and probably best practice, but have any of those contracts been rolling for more than five years?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: Ms McCaffrey might come back to the committee on that point.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I will turn to the Probation Service and consider an issue that we, as parliamentarians, engage with from time to time. Is there a written service level agreement in place between the Department and the Probation Service?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan. Our guests might be able to advise if there has been an increase in the referrals received by the Probation Service. Have our guests a breakdown of the most recurring offences that have been referred?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: Do we have detail on which community service programmes are being engaged in that regard? I do not know if Ms McPhillips has that information to hand.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: Ms McPhillips might send that information to the committee. There seems to be a lack of engagement between the Probation Service and local authorities on work that is required and could be done within the community. That could assist the Probation Service.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: When does Ms McPhillips hope that piece of work will be concluded?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: That community service aspect was patchy in the run-up to the onset of the pandemic and stopped thereafter.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: That is correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I will turn now to consider compensation and legal costs, specifically table 6.2 in the document relating to Vote 21. I am struck by the number of claims that have been made by prisoners for injury and other actions involving prisoners. There are 445 claims of that kind and more than €2 million has been awarded in compensation. There are 107 civil claims for injuries received while...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: What about the prisoners' claims? Does Ms McCaffrey have a percentage breakdown of the types of claims they are making? I heard what she said about sanitation but can she give us examples of other types of claims that are being made?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: Please do. A percentage breakdown would be helpful.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: I wish to pick up where I left off from the previous session. Much has been said about Thornton Hall and it is also referenced in the Comptroller and Auditor General's comments. I note the expenditure on the construction in Limerick, which is very welcome. What is being done regarding Mountjoy Prison? What are the plans to upgrade Mountjoy Prison?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons (28 Apr 2022) Cormac Devlin: What is the timeframe for that to be utilised?