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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering increased funding for flood relief projects in tranche 2 of the OPW flood relief works to include the areas of Rathcormack, Mogeely and Castlemartyr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/24]

Inquiry into the death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: I recognise this is a very difficult matter and some family members are in the Gallery. They are very welcome to Dáil Éireann today.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal by school (details supplied) for an increase in its current specialist subject hours; to confirm that this appeal is currently under consideration; the timeline for a decision to be returned to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29400/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the confirmed date for delivery and installation of an approved modular building for school (details supplied); if she is aware that the provision of this modular unit is crucial to the facilitation of the approved ASD class for school which is due to open in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the allocation of SNAs for a school (details supplied); if there is a mechanism available within her Department by which this school can apply for supplementary SNA support on a temporary basis while it awaits the results of impending SNA exceptional review, due to be undertaken in September; if this exceptional review...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an ASA application for school (details supplied); if she is aware of the importance of this application to the school, given current oversubscription of roll numbers, demand for school places and ever-increasing waiting lists for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new ASD classes due to come on stream in Waterford for the next academic year; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (9 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: 734. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been approved for a charity (details supplied); if so, when it will receive the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: I welcome all the witnesses before the committee this morning. The first thing I wish to touch on is the fact that there is now a deficit of €3.6 million. Getting to understand why that occurred is important. It is also notable that between the 2021 figures and the 2022 figures, there was a substantial jump in expenditure. When I was going through the document before today’s...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Does that correspond with what we have for 2022? In the figure for 2022, Waterways Ireland had 306 employees.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: This was costing Waterways Ireland €27 million in total for 306 people.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: The 2021 figure of 306 full-time employees cost €27 million. Is that right or wrong?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Between 2021 and 2022, there was an increase from €27 million in costings to €32 million in staffing costs. I wish to get an insight as to why there was a €5 million jump in the space of 12 months. As I said at the start of my contribution, Waterways Ireland now has a €3.6 million deficit in the year we are examining, which is 2022.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Note No. 13, which we received, indicates that Waterways Ireland total revisions at the end of 2022, around contingent liability and provisions, were at about €11 million. That was an increase then again of €3.45 million on the provision of €7.56 million at the end of 2021. The increase equates to an additional provision of about €3.9 million. What was the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Please give us some details about some of the claims taken against Waterways Ireland. Without identifying individuals, were they accidents that occurred on the canals? Were they workplace-related accidents involving staff?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: So it is €9.2 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: What are these claims in respect of? Are they related to accidents? Are they related to injuries that occurred along the canals? Please give an insight into why the number of claims is such a large figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: How much does that cost?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes. That is an incredible amount.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes.