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Topical Issue Debate: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I think we are talking about two different things. The Minister of State spoke about defending the concept of regional aid at European level. The point that Barry O'Leary and I are making is that the existing regional aid guidelines are not working. It is a question of their effectiveness and utility. The guidelines that are being used to...

Topical Issue Debate: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: I have raised this issue because of comments made by the chief executive of IDA Ireland, Mr. Barry O'Leary, last week. He said that even with regional incentives, it was becoming increasingly difficult to convince companies to invest outside of Dublin or Cork. He was speaking on an occasion when he was announcing a net 6,570 jobs resulting from 145 investments by multinationals. Where...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: When was the last time the regulators appeared before the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: This is the first time.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: The Chairman mentioned correspondence involving Michael O'Leary of Ryanair which ends in February. He wrote to the committee directly. Has the committee looked into his complaints? Has it responded to them?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: I do not mean to get in the way of somebody asking the question but I wonder where it ended.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: It is really a question for the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: As far as the committee's involvement is concerned, it did not take an active role after a certain point in February or March.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: What has that do with the companies?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: Is that expected in the first quarter?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have qualified for regional aid since 2007; the amounts of aid involved; and the regions of the country that received this aid. [2264/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received from companies since 2007 for regional or investment aid; and the categories under which the aid was granted. [2265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will increase the amount of regional investment aid for those parts of the country that are experiencing the highest levels of unemployment. [2266/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the stakeholders he consulted with before making a submission to the EU Commission regarding regional or investment aid. [2267/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

John Deasy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amounts of regional aid that can be applied for in the south-east region. [2268/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation (20 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I take the point that in ten years in programme countries, with €2 billion spent, €4 million went missing for a short period and we will get the money back in a day or two. I accept that. The report is also very good. It is sufficiently self critical of the systems we had and points to what we need to do. I have faith in how the Department will deal with this and the record...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation (20 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: While Mr. Carlos is here-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation (20 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: Recommendation No. 11 in the Ugandan report, which Mr. Carlos and his unit put together, says that the evaluation and audit section should review its work plan and consider ways to further strengthen its focus on risk areas. Could or should Mr. Carlos have spotted what was going on in Uganda?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation (20 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: It is the obvious question. Mr. Carlos did not know that receipts and supporting documentation did not exist in some cases relating to financial transactions amounting to millions of euro.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 19 - Official Development Assistance
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Vote 29 - International Co-operation (20 Dec 2012)

John Deasy: I am going off the topic here. An article in The Irish Times yesterday dealt with a survey on the pay of chief executives of charities. I noticed that some of the charities are funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They did not answer the questions in the survey detailing how much people are paid. If it is public money, it is a fair question and they should disclose the...