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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 856. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include dentists and hygienists in the Be on Call for Ireland initiative, given that they deal with medical emergencies and have the required training to deal with such emergencies including the administration of adrenaline for anaphylaxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12971/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome our witnesses. I thank them for their presentation and the slides they provided in advance of today's meeting. I have a few questions on foot of that. Based on when SBCI was initially established I understand that a loss of more than €5.2 million has been incurred up to 2019. Is there a bad debt provision for the SBCI and if not, why not?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: That is not going to happen.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I understand what Mr. Black is saying about the establishment costs but the ongoing expenses for SBCI, in terms of premises, financial management, procurement, HR and administration, are all linked with the NTMA. Surely the costs being incurred are quite minimal unless the SBCI is being billed for those pro rata. In his opening remarks, Mr. Black mentioned he used intermediaries to get...

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Those establishment costs, given the connection to the NTMA, are surely not that much, are they?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: How long can an entity, be it an SME in Ireland or a subsidiary from another jurisdiction, be established before it can apply and approach SBCI for funding?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: An Irish SME or maybe a subsidiary from another jurisdiction but for all intents and purposes it is an Irish SME. How long does it have to be established before it can approach the SBCI for funding?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: What makes them eligible? Do they have to be trading for two years, one year or five months? Are there criteria there?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: There is no requirement on trading time, is there?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms Sweeney and Mr. Black.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Chair for allowing be back in. I wish to ask Mr. Black and his colleagues about the strategic review. How is it proceeding and what elements of it is the SBCI proceeding with in 2021? That is my first question. I will ask my second question if there is time.

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Were any internal recommendations made about processes within the organisation and how clients and portfolios are handled?

Public Accounts Committee: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: On internal controls, for instance, I note that the SBCI has an audit and risk committee, a credit committee, a remuneration committee, and others. Without having to name members, what organisations are represented on those committees to ensure proper oversight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I bid the witnesses a good afternoon and thank them for their time. If I could pick up on some of Dr. Caulfield's opening remarks, he referred to equity and just transition. I heard his responses to some of the questions on electric vehicles and also on car sharing. Where is the best balance between the two? The just transition is required but we want people to look at and explore...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Dr. Caulfield. If I may, I will ask a few questions on BusConnects and other issues. Ms Graham mentioned that there was a review of the transport strategy from 2016. When is that likely to be concluded? Will it be this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Sticking with that, we have seen a major change in public transport and other modes of transport since the start of the pandemic, will that be taken into consideration in the context of BusConnects which has been extensively discussed this afternoon? Does that change the model in any way given that people are working from home and changing their patterns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: What was the original target for the reduction in emissions if BusConnects, as proposed, was delivered and how does that vary across the spectrum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I know the NTA is reviewing it at present, but what is the timeframe for the delivery of BusConnects now given the pandemic and have the costs changed for the overall scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I wish to comment on something Mr Creegan said in terms of the routes going to An Bord Pleanála. Are they going collectively? I had thought there was consideration for a staged process. Are all 16 routes going together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Good luck with that.