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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I will ask that any further detail on those particular subheads be provided for the Chairman. On the DPP and any specific reforms, I will have to get that information sent on to the Chairman. I do not have direct responsibility for the DPP but I will-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I will ask for that information to be sent to the Chairman.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The details on the Citizens' Assembly are due to be announced shortly and the detail underpinning that Estimate will be more evident at that point. I will go through it. As the Chairman knows, the current Citizens' Assembly on gender equality was established in January 2020. Prior to Covid-19, it was expected to conclude its work in summer 2020 and it held its final meetings on 17 and 18...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I appreciate the committee's time. My understanding is that it has been the norm for many years that the Taoiseach attends the first session and the Chief Whip attends the second, which deals with the CSO. The Taoiseach dealt with the Estimates in the previous session. I will respond in writing to all the specific queries that members have raised. I thank members for their time.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I can answer the Deputy's question on Vote 6. I will give her the position, and if she needs more detail, I will try to get it to her directly. The Deputy is referencing Vote 6, the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. The majority of expenditure on external expertise by that office and by the Office of the Attorney General is on engagement with counsel, whose services are required so the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I would have to follow up with each of the Departments. Cost controls are a feature of financial prudence across every Department, but I would have to follow up with every Department. I am here on behalf of the Department of the Taoiseach, but I can try to get that information to the Deputy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021 (Resumed)
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Office of the Taoiseach has responsibility for the Citizens' Assembly. It is in our Vote.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (2 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Justice, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Finance Minister for Transport whereupon the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2021: First Stage (2 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Unemployment (2 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Iompair (2 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: Níl aon scéim ag mo Roinn chun cúiteamh a thabhairt do chuideachtaí iompair a chaill amach ar ioncam de bharr na coláistí samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht a bheith curtha ar ceal i mbliana da bharr COVID-19. Níor mhiste do chuideachtaí, dá réir, mura bhfuil déanta cheana féin, leas a bhaint as an raon tacaíochtaí ábhartha...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: There are two Government Deputies and a Sinn Féin Deputy on the list, as per Dáil reform. If the Leas-Ceann Comhairle is accommodating the additional two leaders from the groups, we should also accommodate the two Government Deputies and the other Sinn Féin Deputy who are on the first list. To be fair, it is important to accommodate all speakers who are here.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: Dáil reform.

Report of Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the Standing Orders 106 and 107 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended as provided for in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 31st May,2021, entitled ‘Amendments to Standing Orders relating to remote participation in Committee meetings’, a copy of which was laid before Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The CSO continues to publish, annually, statistics on marriages that occur in Ireland. The statistics are derived from marriages that were registered with the General Register Office (GRO) for the relevant year. The most recent Marriages publication was for the year 2020 and was disseminated on the 30 April 2021. Please see Table 13 Marriages of opposite-sex couples registered in 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy published in 2018 provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The National Development Plan provided a capital allocation of at least €100m over the period to 2027 for the fund. The aim of the scheme is to provide exchequer support for larger sports facility projects with at least €100m being made...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: Tá sé tugtha le fios dom ag Údarás na Gaeltachta gur cheannaigh siad na cearta iascaireachta ar Chuan Chill Chiaráin agus Cuan na Beirtrí Buí ó Ghael Linn ag deireadh na seachtóidí/tús na n-ochtóidí. Ó shin i leith bhí na cearta seo ar léas do Chomharchumann Sliogéisc Chonamara Teo.  chun forbairt a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: Minister Martin and I announced on Friday 28 May that we will begin to trial the safe return of spectators to sporting events in June and July. Cultural events will also be trialled. The announcement follows a decision by Government to allow for the further easing of restrictions in line with public health guidance. In total, 15 sporting events across Gaelic games, rugby, football, golf and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (1 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The report mentioned by the Deputy is an audit of the organisation’s governance and financial administration which was commissioned by Sport Ireland in 2017. I am informed by Sport Ireland that the report has not been published but that the organisation in question has been furnished with a copy of the report. The purpose of such reports is to provide an assessment of the...