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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Michael McGrath asked about the capital spend and the likelihood that we can achieve what we set out to achieve by 2040 because of the increased construction costs. To paraphrase the Minister, he said he was not concerned right now about that. It is clear that construction costs are only going one way. I presume, because of the tightening in the labour market, that wages will go in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: With regard to the national debt, I know that the projection for Government debt over the next five years will not see any great movement to reduce debt. Table A5 on page 65 refers to the general government debt to GDP ratio. It has reduced significantly from 64.8% to 51.6%. Can the Minister explain that given that the closing debt balances in five years will be similar to those in 2018?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is the majority of Government debt at fixed interest rates and what proportion is?

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Who will be ultimately responsible for ensuring the implementation of the recommendations? Will it be the Department of Health or will it be cross-departmental?

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: At the meeting of the health committee last week, the Minster said he had the power to increase the number of people on the board. I have looked at the legislation and the statutory instrument and that is not my reading. My reading is that it is set at a particular number and, if the Minister wishes to bring new people on board, he would have to remove others. Will the Minister confirm...

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: What is the situation with the oversight bodies and the steering group? Is there scope in the legislation to change the make-up of those oversight bodies or is it the set number for the development board?

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: The 2007 IMF recommendations on major Government projects state there should be quarterly progress reports given to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and they should be audited. I am looking to find out if that was followed. Were there quarterly progress reports given to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and were they audited and looked at carefully?

National Children's Hospital Costs: Statements (17 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister has stepped out of the Chamber but he will be back for the question-and-answer section. I welcome that the PwC report was published in a timely fashion. This is important because it gave us all an opportunity to have the report and to be able to go through it forensically - especially those of us on the Committee of Public Accounts, who will be dealing with the National...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic response of Ireland to the policy of Israeli Prime Minister to promise to break international law and annex occupied Palestinian land; the way in which he will respond to a far right Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Administration (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the legislation that will be utilised or invoked in order to make additional appointments and increase the number of members on the board of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in view of the fact that under SI No. 246 of 2007, the board’s membership is prescribed as 13 and there is no provision within the statutory instrument for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €4 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of his Department as a result of further Revised Estimates. [17209/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €13 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of his Department as a result of the further Revised Estimates. [17212/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: 575. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects and initiatives that will be affected in 2019 from the €2 million adjustment in the 2019 Vote of her Department as a result of further Revised Estimates. [17214/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Does the Minister have to leave now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, staying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: The issue is the Minister and the Minister of State cannot be in the Dáil Chamber at the same time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister will be in the Seanad Chamber and the Minister of State will be in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: To be honest, I do not have a question for the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: I had a question for Sport Ireland, but I might as well ask the Minister it instead. To the best of my knowledge, the audited accounts of the FAI for 2017 were lodged with the Companies Registration Office in October 2018. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Jonathan O'Brien: Does the Minister know whether the audited accounts for 2017 were lodged with the Companies Registration Office in 2018?