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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work undertaken by his Department since 27 June 2020 to ensure that Coillte’s remit supports the delivery of climate change commitments and the protection of biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 706. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the awards made both with and without a tender process to an organisation (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 717. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 718. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the awards made both with and without a tender process to an organisation (details supplied) by her Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: As the Tánaiste may be aware, the support scheme for free Irish Sign Language, ISL, interpretation for events and services is provided for in the Irish Sign Language Act 2017, although many sections of the Act have yet to be implemented. Half of the public bodies included in a report this year were either not aware of the Act or their responsibilities under the Act. This support scheme...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: On a point of order, there are two subjects for discussion here. That is it. We do not a have very wide remit today.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I expect it to be comprehensively dealt with.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I have loads of questions, so I hope I can come back in for a second round. If we just stick with the insurance fund for a moment, because - and I feel I am insulting the Central Bank by calling it the bookkeeper - ultimately I want to move back to the-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: It is not an insult, the Chair is right. I want to move back to the Department because as I understand this process, the Supreme Court or the High Court make the decision that forces the State to act but ultimately the decision-maker that has agency in terms of acting is the Minister. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: We are trying to follow the decision-making process whereby we decided to put the €30 million on the table and we entered into legal negotiations with a body, not necessarily having representatives - I still am not clear who was in that room and I am not sure if I will get the answer to that today. Ultimately the person who says yes to putting all of those things in train and in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Does anybody from the Department have knowledge of what is on the agenda for today?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I am not asking a very specific question; I am asking whether ultimately, when any decisions are being made around the ICF, which is a fairly major fund, that lands on the Minister's table? That is not a very detailed question; that is a basic principles question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, can we bring it back to basic principles. I would be very surprised if Dr. O'Reardon answered that question by saying no, the Minister ultimately does not have responsibility for this fund. I would be concerned if that was the answer. I would expect that as a basic principle because to be honest, that was just a question to set the scene and I assumed Dr. O'Reardon would simply say...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Can I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General whether I have the wrong end of the stick in terms of the basic principles of who ultimately has agency in terms of saying there is €30 million? Actually, let us take out the details of it. Who ultimately does the fund land on when it comes to somebody's desk?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. McCarthy will say that it is him.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Does the High Court-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Basically, something like a money order comes across his or her desk and he says that he is signing off on that money order on the basis that the court is instructing him to do so.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. McCarthy said "he got a message". Can he join the dots for me of who the message is from?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 14: Assessment and Collection of Insurance Compensation Fund Levies
Report on Administration and Movement of the Insurance Compensation Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021
Comptroller and Auditor General Section 2 Report on Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer (23 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. Can we go back to the bookkeeping bit? I apologise for continually using that term.