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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Do members wish to raise any matters regarding the accounts and financial statements? Is the list of accounts and financial statements agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of our minutes. I will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that are not flagged for discussion for this meeting will be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: We can do that. The ones I have read out have all been confirmed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is my understanding about all of those. I discussed it with the clerk to the committee yesterday. Deputy Ó Cathasaigh wants to come in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: The Office of Public Works was on my list but there has not been a fixture set with it yet. We can add it. Are there any specific issues?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Okay. We will add the OPW if that is agreeable to the committee. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, IHRB, was on the list and we have been trying to arrange a date with it. Those two organisations need to be put into the frame, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and the Office of Public Works. If everybody is happy with that, that concludes our consideration of the work...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a sports gym at a school (details supplied) following her meeting with local Deputies and school representatives. [7195/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (15 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the possibility of using funding from her Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a sports hall at a school (details supplied). [7196/24]
- Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: We should not have any further delay in reform of the licence fee and funding for RTÉ. This is for the future of RTÉ. The Government has dithered on this and cannot seem to reach an agreement. Sinn Féin's motion proposes an end to the licence fee model to be replaced with direct Exchequer funding for sustainable public sector broadcasting. RTÉ has already been given ad...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: 20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for details of the increased costs of business grants announced in the budget; the amount per grant and when the scheme will begin. [5280/24]
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Our witnesses are very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are on silent mode or switched off. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references the witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy very much. Can we have Mr. Justice MacCabe's opening statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Justice MacCabe. The first speaker is Deputy Verona Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Alan Kelly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: That is not a great way of putting it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Catherine Murphy and call Deputy Colm Burke.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. We will suspend the meeting for ten minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: We are ready to resume. The next speaker is Deputy O'Connor.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: I will refer back to the issues of budgeting and staffing. I agree with previous speakers. My experience is that we hear a lot of complaints from rank-and-file gardaí about the pressure they feel if an investigation is under way. They may be suspended or other things may happen pending the outcome of the investigation. It puts a cloud over them and puts them in a difficult situation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Would GSOC need 60 investigators?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)
Brian Stanley: Would it need more than 60?