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Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important motion. I support the calls that Care Champions have been making for a public inquiry into what happened in our nursing homes throughout the pandemic. We all know there were catastrophic failures in governance in our nursing homes. We saw very high levels of infectious disease and the sad loss of more than 2,000 people. Staff...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I acknowledge the fact the Minister of State said the Minister for Finance announced a fund would be created to provide additional money for investment in community safety projects, the community safety innovation fund, from the proceeds of CAB. We also need additional funding for social services to build resilience in communities. It is vitally important that they are community-focused and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Chair. I have a couple of questions for each of our witnesses. First, Dr. Docquir proposes a voluntary system. In a voluntary system like the one he proposed, does he believe it would be sufficient? What if companies chose not to sign up to it? Without any statutory footing, what power would the system have? Also, who would fund it? Maybe he has clarified this already....

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which seeks to ban rent increases for all existing and new tenancies for three years. It is not news to anyone that we have a housing crisis and, within that, a private rental crisis. Rents have skyrocketed over a number of years. In my home county of Louth, the average rent is now €1,311 per month but, in reality, the cost is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I will speak briefly on that topic. In all honesty, the correspondence is a bit petty and it is a poor response, almost childlike in its manner. However, I welcome the clarification of a few details that the committee had picked up incorrectly. The fact is that the IHRB had for years been talking about CCTV cameras, at least since 2017. It is true that it diverted funds for that away to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Chairman. On Nos. 663 and 668, I suggest we forward the response from Revenue to RTÉ and invite a response. At the last meeting I said I thought RTÉ was talking down the clock, if you like. I would also invite RTÉ management informally to take it upon themselves to write to the committee and disclose what we have asked. Revenue has made it as clear as black and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: Yes, RTÉ was asked to conduct a review of the remuneration and of the disparity between the two posts, and Ms Forbes indicated she was more than happy to do that. Despite the correspondence received, however, we had never asked for some sort of report costing €100,000 or a consultancy. It was a review to be carried out, and there is no logical reason RTÉ should not do that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: This is still a serious concern. Having read the various responses from the councils and the Department, to be perfectly honest I am none the wiser. They have not put up any sort of proper defence of the criticisms we had put to them. It is still unclear what happened and we have not received any clarity in their responses. Will the Comptroller and Auditor General comment on how he...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: Screen Ireland is one of the organisations in question. We previously received correspondence from individuals concerned about its operations. There seem to be general concerns about how Screen Ireland operates, particularly as regards potential conflicts of interest, but also regarding the return to the State on this investment. When did Screen Ireland last appear before the committee?...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: That is fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: No, I am asking about when it was last before the committee. I cannot remember. If it was some time ago, could we consider adding it to the work plan?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I believe the Comptroller and Auditor General is trying to contribute, Chair.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: Yes, for the autumn.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: The allegations being levelled in this correspondence are serious. Will the Chairman confirm that we are considering inviting representatives of Tusla to come before the committee in the autumn?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: Could we advise the correspondent of that and perhaps suggest that he make a submission in advance of that engagement? We should also reach out to Tusla and the Department for comment. In addition, if the correspondent has made a complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner, I would be interested in learning the outcome of that action before the Tusla representatives appear before the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am asking that we let the correspondent know that we intend to have witnesses from Tusla before the committee in the autumn and suggest that he make a submission in advance of that meeting. I also suggest that we reach out to Tusla and the Department for comment on this matter. In addition, I would like to know whether the correspondent made a complaint to the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: 201. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for outdoor dining grants in each local authority; and the number of businesses that have received grants to date in tabular form. [35883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: 202. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received and the specific locations involved in each application from each local authority to Fáilte Ireland for the weatherproofing and outdoor dining infrastructure scheme in tabular form. [35884/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: 217. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the Sound and Vision Fund in 2019 and 2020 from all sources that contribute to funding the scheme. [36524/21]