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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Sorry, go ahead Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: When the Secretary General, Mr. Kevin McCarthy, was here he said that the service continues to be contracted outside compliant procurement. The document states: Facilities Management services are now subject to a procurement process for new sites acquired. A Facilities Management framework is currently being established. It seems they are just grappling with this now.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: No. 2537B is from Graham Doyle, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and is dated 16 April. It is proposed to note and publish this item. Mr. Doyle states in his letter that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage awarded 128 public contracts where the value exceeded €25,000, exclusive of VAT, to the value of €21.415...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will ask for that to be included. Defence takes in the navy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we include as an item, since there is an issue coming up in relation to it, that what was the FCA and is now the Reserve Defence Force also be included. There may be some questions around that. The strength of the Reserve is down to a fraction of what it used to be. On 30 May, we will meet with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board regarding its 2022 financial...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that was allocated in 2019 to 2023 to companies engaged by her Department in providing labour activation programmes; the number of clients they assisted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to improve supports for tillage farmers who are encountering great difficulties tilling and sowing due to excessive rain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17613/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Take it up with the Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I raise the commitment in the programme for Government with regard to improving primary care services. There is a chronic shortage of GPs in Laois and Offaly. There are 37 practising GPs in Laois, which is one for every 2,483 of the population. Five have resigned in the past two years and four have retired, which is a loss of nine. In Offaly, there are just 31 practising GPs, which breaks...

Support for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: While there was a great deal of money in the budget this year, it failed people with disabilities, their families and carers. The Government failed the 1,752 carers in County Laois and the 2,182 carers in County Offaly. Those are just the people in receipt of payments and, of course, there are thousands who do not get payments. Many of those are struggling to secure respite care and people...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will bring forward legislation to extend the retirement age for prison officers to 62 years given some of the current staff will pass the age of 60 years in the coming weeks and months. [17876/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: 618. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of a hospice for the midlands region; to outline the level of funding available; and the approximate timeline for provision of the facility. [17633/24]

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: No apologies have been received. Our witnesses are all very welcome. I remind all those who are in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references the witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Kevin McCarthy has five minutes for his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Final question, Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Hold on, Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: When the Deputy is finished her ten minutes I will let Mr. McCarthy back in to answer those two questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Just on Baggot Street hospital, what is the problem?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Could I ask-----