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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
University of Limerick Financial Report 2020 (12 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I refer to all future acquisition of property and I will put the following question to the chancellor. What safeguards are we putting in place to avoid a situation like this reoccurring? Will the likes of independent valuations be put in place so that we will not have confusion and dispute on valuations on the site into the future? I mention the outstanding work the academic staff are...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the work that his Department is undertaking to address ongoing pay and conditions concerns with the Defences Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s strategy to support digital skills in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23663/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s position regarding the construction of a new secondary school in the east Cork catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying of Children (12 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the development of a new action plan on bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23664/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (10 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to an integration plan between sporting venues and transport infrastructure here in order to strengthen Ireland’s capacity to host international sporting events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (10 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 312. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the next round of funding for the Sports Capital Fund; the date that the appeals for the projects will be processed by; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 758. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposal announced in budget 2022 to extend the automatic entitlement to free general practitioner visit cards to children under eight years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22967/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for his informed response. I welcome that the legislation will provide for the establishment of a multi-person media commission. It is important that we realise we are living in an extraordinarily different time in terms of how people consume media and information. It is timely and perhaps a little bit behind time that the State is starting a body of work in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I appreciate the responses the Minister of State has given me today and the reassurance that this work is being undertaken by the Minister and the Department. I thank the Minister of State for his ongoing engagement. He has referred many times to the sports capital grant programme. We all look forward to those appeals being finalised. I look forward to further discussion with him in that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the establishment of the media commission, including recruitment of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22110/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regulatory Bodies (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I wish to ask about the work the Government is undertaking on the establishment of the media commission, including the recruitment of staff. I would appreciate if the Minister of State could give the House some information on this important topic.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I confirm I am in the precincts of Leinster House. I thank our witnesses for appearing before the committee. Recognising the importance of the Department of Finance, in particular, to the economy, I acknowledge that extraordinarily difficult work has been done by so many civil servants working on this brief trying to keep businesses and the economy afloat during Covid. Credit is due in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I suppose Mr. Hogan understands the luxury of time is not necessarily a commodity I have in great supply and I have to cut Mr. Hogan off. We are in a situation where we know that, in 2020, the NTMA and the Department of Finance were involved in the procurement of approximately €26 billion in borrowing. We are now facing into very uncertain economic times with the war in Ukraine which...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I appreciate that. My last question is to Mr. McCarthy. What he is saying is quite interesting.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Finance
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2020
Chapter 16 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for 2020 (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: I apologise.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the development of a Major International Sports Events Policy for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (4 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has any heritage ships or boats under the maintenance or ownership of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21970/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (4 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any local authority in Ireland has any heritage ships or boats under the ownership of the State; and if a list of such vessels will be provided. [21971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (4 May 2022)

James O'Connor: 376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any work visas are currently available for Ukrainian migrants travelling to Ireland from other European Union countries. [21849/22]