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Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 2, 22, 37, 39 to 44, inclusive, 52, 53, 71, 72, 74, 81, 103, 137, 138 and 140 to 144, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Before the Minister continues, I will check to see that Members have the groupings list.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Deputy has it.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: There is a lot of them.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I just want to make sure my apologies were given for not attending the meetings last week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Chairman will forgive me for not being here last week. I was representing the committee elsewhere. I have read a lot about the proceedings of this committee, the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, and the Committee on Health. First, there should be only one committee doing the business on this matter although I recognise two points: first, that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: That is the only action I am proposing. I just wanted to put that on the record because I did not have the opportunity to do so before last Thursday evening's meeting where the decision to have a hearing on this matter, with which I have no difficulty, was agreed to, and the subsequent meeting of the committee on the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I entirely accept that point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: When I was reviewing the proceedings of the meeting itself, it became abundantly clear that it was not the case that we were outside our remit. I do not want to give the impression that it was. I used to be a member of the Committee on Justice and Equality, and I remember that a common phrase used at its meetings was that it was not a catch-all for everything. The justice committee gets...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Much of what has been done has been done somewhat in isolation. That is not good. If we want a joint meeting with the health committee, perhaps it could be considered in the future. I am not saying we should but it could be considered.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: We cannot. I did not know about. There are so many different committees doing the same job from different angles. I do not know where that goes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: There should be some sort of formal procedure established for such matters.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I do not believe it is being adhered to, or maybe it is not as broad as it should be.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Perhaps.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: They are not policy. This is policy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank our guests for their presentations. Deputy Cullinane has stolen my thunder because the two questions I was going to hone in on have been asked and answered. The opening statements are appreciated. The common theme throughout, as rightly highlighted by Deputy Cullinane, highlights what we could call a deficiency in terms of the specific data upon which accounting reports should be...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: When was that decision taken by the Abbey's board?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the Local Government Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the National Training Fund
2017 Financial Statements of the Economic and Social Research Institute
2017 Financial Statements of the Abbey Theatre (23 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I note with appreciation the honesty of Mr. Murray in giving us the information asked of him in presenting to us.