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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: What is that vacancy?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: A general member of the commission.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: There is one vacancy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: For how long has the position been vacant?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I thank Ms McPhillips. There was an underspend in respect of Cosc, which deals with domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. According to the Vote, there were savings across a range of activities. Given the level of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, though, how are we making savings?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Why not? Domestic and sexual violence is at crisis point.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I ask Ms McPhillips to explain. I will not describe this issue as a pet project because that would be the wrong phrase, but it is an issue I have followed up since I was elected. How can there be vacancies?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: This area must be given absolute priority.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many vacancies are there?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I do not want Ms McPhillips to reckon. She should revert to me with the figure on vacancies in Cosc and the reasons for the vacancies in the organisation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Will Ms McPhillips revert to me with clarification?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: The other issue was the asylum, migration and integration fund. Savings arose because the fund did not become operational. Was that a procedural issue?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the witness.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 146. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) with complex medical needs will be offered an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (26 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 152. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question from this Deputy (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no progress has been made on waiting times for appointments and that children continue to wait in excess of two years for an appointment; if he has sought clarification as to the reason this remains the case; the steps being taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (25 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made in implementing the 12 key actions recommended in the national adaptation framework; the measures implemented to ensure the oversight and reporting recommendations (details supplied) at national level are fully functional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Clean Air Strategy (25 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the publication of the national clean air strategy which was due to be published in the fourth quarter of 2017; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Mitigation Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of action 92 proposed in the national mitigation plan, namely, the improvement of farm sustainability through GLAS and the origin green programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (25 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the 29 adaptation options included in his Department’s "Adaptation Planning - Developing Resilience to Climate Change in the Irish Agriculture and Forest Sector" report: the status of the implementation of the six recommendations for the monitoring, review and evaluation of the adapted options included in the...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Beidh an Teachta Maureen O'Sullivan anseo freisin. I support the motion and I thank Fianna Fáil for tabling it. I have no hesitation in supporting it. I ask the Minister of State to withdraw the amendment because it does not make sense on any level. It is an embarrassment to read with its reference to careful consideration, and this, as has been said, after ten years. I certainly...