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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Freedom of Information (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: This question relates to an update of the legislation the Government will be bringing forward in respect of freedom of information, FOI, requests.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Freedom of Information (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: An issue I have raised with the Minister previously, and that I hope he will look it, relates to the appeals process. We are all aware that people sometimes put in FOI requests that are refused or the information is redacted and after an appeal, that information becomes available. We need to consider that in terms of transparency. FOI is there to provide as much transparency as possible....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I appreciate that response. When this framework came into being, I looked into it and discussed it with the Minister of State's officials. I have always said that what we must ensure is that there is robust oversight to ensure nobody is trying to game the system. I understand completely that there is an increase, and all of that, but of course we must ensure that what I referred to does...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the analysis of the inflation-supply chain delay co-operation framework that has been carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10526/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I think we all echo the Minister's sentiments. My question relates to the inflation-supply chain delay co-operation framework and what analysis has been done on it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. There is no question that the cost of building has increased. The cost of underlying materials, be they concrete, timber, steel and so on, has increased. The cost of energy has also increased. These are the inflation effects we are dealing with as a result of this war. This will obviously have a knock-on effect on the end price and I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the process and procedures by which a line Department would come to his Department seeking permission for the release of funding for a pay claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I ask the Minister to outline the process and procedures by which a line Department would come to his Department seeking permission for the release of funding for a pay claim.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The reason I ask is because of a current industrial dispute regarding adult education tutors. As the Minister will be aware, this is a long-running campaign and some of the issues date back to the Haddington Road agreement. There have been multiple meetings at the WRC. In March 2020, three years ago this month, the Labour Court made a recommendation that the Government, of which Deputy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The reason I asked initially about the processes and procedures by which a line Department seeks permission for the release of funding is because there could sometimes be seen to be a pattern in this regard. The unions representing workers in a sector go to the line Department, and I understand that the Minister is saying this is where they need to go. However, the line Department might say...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Risk Management (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Coirib go Cósta flood defences project in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of his focus on the NDP and in relation to the capital ceilings, if he has identified particular Departments as a priority and whose current ceiling may need amending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10529/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 292. To ask the Minister for Health if persons in receipt of a British pension can apply for reimbursement of costs for healthcare treatment received in another EU member state under the cross-border directive scheme; if there are other arrangements in place that allow persons in receipt of a British pension to apply for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10655/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The issue with coming in last is that usually many of the questions I was going to ask have been already asked. I will, therefore, start with a different kind of angle. Regarding sponsorship deals and sports sponsorship deals, how many of these is AIB involved in and how much are they worth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I was referring more to a national level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: How much is that worth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. That is fair enough. I would not want AIB to jeopardise anything like that. My own local GAA club would not be too happy with me. The question then is how these sponsorship deals work. Do these also result in engagements by sports stars? Would they have to engage in particular speaking events or things like this? Does this kind of activity come into the sponsorship deals usually?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. I thank Mr. Kinsella. I asked that question because I am aware that with some organisations this is a thing. I thank Mr. Kinsella for that information. Turning to the write-downs the witnesses are in front of this committee to discuss, and I am not asking them to name any names or anything like that, do they know the breakdown in terms of people who might be connected to those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Debt Write-down and Debt Resolution Policies: Allied Irish Banks (2 Mar 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Mr. O'Keeffe. It is fair enough if he cannot give the information, but I imagine he will understand it is a fair enough question for people to ask. Regarding someone who received a write-down, what information must the bank pass on to the central credit register, CCR?