Results 3,001-3,020 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management (16 Nov 2023) Catherine Murphy: I believe subsequent events mean the house will ultimately cost more. It may not be possible to purchase the house at all, but there still has to be access. I will revert to the Department on this matter. A freedom of information request I have submitted is taking forever, but it will probably give me the answers I am seeking, including on the sequence of events. Regarding flood relief,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management (16 Nov 2023) Catherine Murphy: We used to hear that something was a once-in-a-century flood. Now, we are finding that the same-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management (16 Nov 2023) Catherine Murphy: -----areas are flooding repeatedly and it is not a once-in-a-century flood, but a five-yearly or two-yearly flood. Does this factor into the equation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management (16 Nov 2023) Catherine Murphy: I have seen that in my own constituency. Areas were repeatedly flooded, but after good remediation systems were put in place, they have not seen repeated floods since.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 5: Vote Accounting and Budget Management (16 Nov 2023) Catherine Murphy: The main problem was getting insurance, particularly in areas that were geocoded using the flood maps. That problem has continued for premises within a certain distance of watercourses. Even if there has not been a profile of flooding, we still see insurance companies that are hesitant, are reluctant or will not give flood relief. This is even after good and very expensive systems have been...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I have not looked at the chapter on the accumulation of surpluses. Training is an area we are supposed to be spending money on. Why would surpluses arise?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: What I saw presented in private session corresponds to what is contained in the note. That is what we wanted to be satisfied about, so I am satisfied with that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: It did not contain legal advice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I am constantly going on about it. On the second last page, under the review of the initiative, it states that the review is expected to be finalised soon and that any issues identified will be addressed as part of the terms and conditions of the next call. I ask that the Department forward us the review when it is completed. We may well look back and forward on this. The second issue...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: A pop-up pool has tarpaulin over it. It is a temporary arrangement that has been there since April in County Kildare and-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: Yes. It can be taken away. It is rigid enough, but it does not have the changing facilities and is a lot smaller. It is a pop-up pool. It certainly demonstrates a need because it is being used but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: County Kildare has a population of 250,000 and has two public pools. I am not satisfied that the criteria outlined are correct. It is not that straightforward to get information because there may well be a pool in a part of the country that is there in theory but, if it needs a significant upgrade, is it really there in practice for the level of usage it should get?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I would be hitting my head off the table to say it again because I have said it often enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: On the national swimming strategy, the correspondence states that work on the strategy development is nearing completion and it is hoped to have it published before the end of 2023. It further states that future policy on the funding of swimming pools, including under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, will reflect recommendations contained in the swimming strategy. However,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: A central factor.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: That is a useful point as regards the criteria. We would have to write to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ask it for the number of swimming pools based on the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: There are two questions. One relates to the criteria and the other to what swimming pools are being supported at present through the local government system.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I picked out a couple of things in respect of respite services, which is something we are all more than aware of in our areas. The second last paragraph on page 5 of the correspondence states: "However, a significant underlying challenge relates to the latent unmet need for residential and respite care, which exists in our services because of the absence of multi-annual investment during the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: I was trying to say what the components of it should be. We are not here to debate the policy but there is a financial implication of that Supreme Court case. I am not sure that is sufficient in its own right for two separate weeks with two different bodies. There would need to be other things. That is probably what the Cathaoirleach is saying.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2023)
Catherine Murphy: It would have to be one week after the next so we do not lose the coherence.