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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is the Commissioner confident that if something like that arose this evening, the Garda is better equipped to deal with it?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: That concludes questions from members. I thank the witnesses and staff of An Garda Síochána and the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform for preparing for today's meeting and the information supplied. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, and Ms Keane for attending. Is it agreed that the clerk will seek any follow-up information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: The public business before us this afternoon is minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. The minutes of our meeting of 7 March have been circulated. Do any members wish to raise any issues with them? Will I take it that the minutes are agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the committee's webpage. Because a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of funding that has been allocated to Laois for 2024 from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII); and what percentage is that of TII's total budget for 2024. [13333/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (21 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of funding that has been allocated to Offaly for 2024 from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII); and what percentage of that is TII's total budget for 2024. [13334/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason none of the €3 million active travel investment grant was allocated to Graiguecullen despite this being the third largest town in County Laois and an area that would greatly benefit from further safe travel initiatives seeing as there are no cycle lanes or e-chargers present there at the moment. [11828/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of current vacant and void properties identified in County Laois, in tabular form; to list the towns and villages where these properties are located and to provide, in detail, the efforts that are being made to make these properties habitable, particularly those owned by Laois County Council; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 817. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of Cuan, the new statutory domestic, sexual and gender based violence (DSGBV) agency; to provide, in detail, the efforts that are being made under the zero tolerance strategy to develop new refuge units in County Laois and to include if providers and sites have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1332. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card entitlement income thresholds in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019, in tabular form. [12079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1584. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated in 2023 to each county under the local improvement scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12164/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: 1585. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated in 2023 to each county under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12165/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes, but I remember there was a figure for one part of it, which worked out at approximately one or two thirds.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will look for that in the briefing material.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can ask for a representative from that Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is a Bus Éireann contract.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. We will put that through. School transport is itemised as a proposal for the agenda. We will make sure it is on it. The meeting with the Department of Education will be on 16 May. It is proposed to meet the Department of Defence on 23 May. It is proposed to schedule a meeting with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board before the summer recess. We already...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: I propose that we bring in the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board for the first hearing after 23 May. That will be the earliest opportunity. According to what Mr. McCarthy said, the statements should be in by that time. Deputy McAuliffe has been summoned for a vote. That brings us up to the end of May. That concludes consideration of our work programme for today. The last...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: To go back to education and compensation with religious orders, this is going back nearly 20 years. I think the figures in my head came from some reporting in the media at the time that the religious orders were supposed to pay something in excess of €300 million. Is that Deputy Murphy's memory of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank Mr. McCarthy for that. If we can get those meetings lined up, it will bring us up to the end of May. We will move into private session.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2024)

Brian Stanley: The issue that came up a few weeks ago would cause us to renew our interest in this matter, would it not?