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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Hold on, it goes back for another 15 days. In the meantime, because it is past an applicant's target date, his or her flight could be in 11 days. The applicant has submitted the information and is told he or she will not get it until the 10th. The person says her family holiday is booked on the 6th and is told she must wait another fortnight. Why is there no emphasis put on those who...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Conlan stated that 87% were done online. We will accept the online system of renewals is fairly good. There is a smaller percentage who have been waiting up to three months, and some more than three months, to be processed. By the way, one constituent has been waiting since December. When the passport service decides its way of correcting people is to put them to the back of the line...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: When will the Passport Service have the 920 staff?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: How will the Passport Service correct that photograph issue? I did not get a response about the watermarks.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It was not a selfie. It was uploading a photograph.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I accept that, but why in the name of goodness would the Passport Service not inform applicants, for instance, at the bottom of the form, that they should be aware there can be an issue with uploading photographs from a phone and to upload it on a laptop? Why would they not do so instead of causing a great deal of stress for people? The Passport Service is having people miss their travel...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: There are problems with 50% and the Passport Service still does not notify people of that issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Why does the Passport Service not tell them that? That is the point. Why does it wait until eight weeks after they have applied to contact them and after a target date to state there is a problem with the applicant's photograph? They then upload the photograph again not knowing the problem is because of the phone. Why not tell them? When the service is so inefficient at this stage, why...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is ridiculous.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Eight weeks, as I mentioned, in a case the other day.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I suggest that Mr. Conlan does not leave it until the peak summer season is over to look at it and that he looks at it as a matter of urgency.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: About time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I welcome Dr. Curran and our other guests. As they are aware, we have been engaging for some time on this issue. We invited the union representatives back because we are currently writing, and will be publishing, our report on working conditions in the industry. We want to get as much information as we can from the witnesses. If the Chairman is agreeable, I will ask all my questions and...

Emergency Budget: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is clear to everyone except those in government that a significant number of people are suffering right now due to the cost-of-living crisis. Inflation is at its highest in four decades and we are hearing stories from Barnardos and other organisations that this level of deprivation and poverty has not been seen since the 1980s. This means real hunger, not being able to use electricity...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I wish to return to the question about the financial statements of local authorities and the fact there is no requirement for a statement of internal control as is required by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Is that not a bit odd? The requirement is obviously there because it is considered best practice to meet the highest standards when auditing public expenditure. Is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General the same question. Does he think that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's code of practice represents best practice if one is to meet the highest standards? I am sure that is how Mr. McCarthy would do it, for reasons of transparency, etc. Does Mr. McCarthy not find it a bit odd that local authorities do not have to do that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General. Would Mr. Doyle have any further comment on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Local authorities' audits, when presented to the local authority, involve weaknesses in relation to the production of internal audit reports, timelines of management responses to auditors and a perceived lack of urgency in implementing recommendations that have been agreed. Mr. Doyle said a few minutes ago that the Department does not have the powers for disciplinary procedures, for example,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: Would Mr. Doyle accept that the auditing of local government expenditure is most clearly not as robust as that of the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Imelda Munster: It is not as robust.