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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (12 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 958. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children clinically diagnosed with autism in County Mayo; the established teams in places to provide intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37772/22]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and wish the Secretary General the very best in her recovery. On the calculated grades scheme, in the 2020 appropriation accounts the expenditure could not be quantified at that time. There have been a number of judicial review proceedings since then and there have been court rulings on the main challenges to the scheme. Will the officials provide some background to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: What was the total expenditure by the Department on calculated grades?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: And in terms of the leaving certificate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: Have the legal challenges related to the calculated grade schemes been completed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the cost to the Department, have the compensation and legal fees been quantified?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is that compensation or legal costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: The cases have all been completed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: I appreciate that. I will move on to the committee’s recommendations, made following the Department’s most recent visit to us, concerning the development of an electronic payroll system. Has the Department promoted the uptake of the digital postbox for online access to payslips? How does that stand?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: There are still physical payslips at present.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: Will there be a hybrid system where people can opt in or will it be-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is there a timeline for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank Ms McDonnell. My next question is on the full-time clerk of works for large-scale capital projects and ensuring suitably qualified persons, for example, engineers, are on site to manage such projects. Where is the Department in implementing this recommendation, which was made at the previous committee meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: When Mr. Loftus refers to large-scale projects, does he mean those of a certain valuation? What does the Department define as large, medium and small?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: Are the clerks of works responsible to the Department of Education for inspections and oversight? What is the reporting system?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: I have a final question. Regarding temporary accommodation and modular unit systems, I am familiar with the delivery of a large-scale modular system in Mayo. In terms of planning, the project to complete the construction phase seems a long way off. According to a response to a parliamentary question, a demographic analysis of the construction element was being undertaken even though the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that he and his Department have to facilitate apprenticeship programmes at the Atlantic Technological University Mayo campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36311/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress made by Solas in reviewing an application of an organisation (details supplied) for capital funding in order to deliver on its commitment to invest in new capital projects to develop new further and education training centres of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36310/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the new divisional policing model currently been piloted within the Mayo Garda division; and if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of 338 Garda members and civilian staff within functional areas, including community engagement, crime, performance assurance and business services....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Alan Dillon: 71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of active Garda stations within the Mayo Garda division, including opening and closing hours for each station. [35922/22]