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Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: My apologies, Minister of State-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State and I am determined-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ----- to protect the speaking time of the final three speakers. I will move on now to Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I call on Deputy O’Donoghue. I apologise to him as I should have called him in an earlier slot but I inadvertently called another member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That concludes the final slot. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. The members of both committees look forward to continuing this conversation with the CCMA and members of the Irish Traveller movement. We will go into private session for three minutes to allow for a changeover and we will then commence the second session with our external guests.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for a State-funded national childcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48656/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: At last night's Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, speaker after speaker stood up and spoke about the need for a universal childcare system and for us to start the journey in doing that. I ask the Minister to outline to the House the steps he intends to take to put that in place both in the forthcoming budget and in the lifetime of the Government, as it will make such a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I did not expect the Minister to give away budget secrets but it is good to hear the trajectory he is on. I suppose the proof of the pudding will be in budgets in years to come because he is right in that significant investment is being made. Nevertheless, significantly more investment must be made. The EWSS in the childcare sector has given us a taste of what a significant State...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank our guests for their attendance. On the pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund, the figures available to us in advance of the meeting suggested there were four companies, totalling €237 million of the €2 billion fund. Mr. O'Kelly confirmed there are 12 companies, with a figure in the region of €800 million. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I do not mean this as a criticism, but why have we used only 40% of the fund? Was it a response from the market? What roadblocks were in place against companies accessing the fund?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Can Mr. Kelly clarify the €800 million and the €613 million figures?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Will the remainder of that fund remain available for other sources of finance across the portfolio?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. O'Kelly outlined that some sectors will be impacted longer than others. The four companies we have been made aware of in that regard are: Aer Lingus with a €150 million loan; DAA, with a €40 million loan; Staycity, with a €30 million loan; and Finance Ireland, with a €17 million loan. How long does Mr. Kelly expect those arrangements to remain in place? Will...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is another good example of how so many businesses were supported throughout the pandemic by State intervention. I will turn to the State Claims Agency, for which there has been an alarming increase in its outstanding liability. The agency's outstanding liability is now three and a half times what it was in 2012. Why has the outstanding liability increased to such a degree?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Mr. Breen is correct in that mass actions are a significant portion of the portfolio, and it is interesting to note that figure of 30%. I will now turn to two areas where such liabilities do, or might, exist. During the pandemic, the governance arrangement was extended to private hospitals and the liabilities during Covid were also taken within the remit of State Claims Agency. Does the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: That is also related to the number of claims in 2019 compared to 2020. One might have thought that when everything was shutting down, the number of claims would also have been affected and been reduced, however, it seems to be the same figure. Does Mr. Breen expect a reduction in the number of claims in 2021 and 2022 as a result of less activity during the pandemic or does he believe there...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The other area the term "a mass claim" would be used is in the claims relating to the CervicalCheck screening programme. I understand the State Claims Agency was notified of 234 claims against the HSE regarding the CervicalCheck programme in 2020, which was an increase from 134 in 2019. Will Mr. Breen speak to us about the cost to the State for the 22 cases that have concluded to date in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Unfortunately, I have run out of time but perhaps subsequent speakers will pick up the point. Is Mr. Breen saying he cannot indicate to us the total cost to the State of those 22 cases at this point?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapters 15 and 16
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Chapter 16
National Treasury Management Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Mr. Breen.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (7 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 60. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the new local employment schemes contract will cater for walk-ins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48612/21]