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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: There were two contracts in that particular range in 2019.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: That is exactly what I am asking in respect of non-compliant procurement. This committee is about examining systems, practices and procedures. For my own interest, giving Polymetrika as an example of a contract in respect of which there was a non-compliant procurement, what would the practice be in regard to the Department-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: In general, what would the practice be in terms of the Department giving further contracts to a contractor it had previously engaged and which made a shambles of that previous contract? Would the Department ever have a practice of giving a second contract to a company that had not fulfilled a prior contract or had made a complete bags of it? Has the Department ever given a second contract...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I assume the Department keeps a record of such things.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: In the case of what we have seen this year, would that type of contractor be awarded a contract again? We are talking about the use of public moneys.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I am asking whether any such contractor would be likely ever to be issued another contract by the Department or would the latter, from a value for money position, say that it would not qualify this time?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: A doubling of price is surely a grounds for exclusion.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: If I may, Chairman, I want to quickly raise another issue. The media has reported this week all about the complete hames that was made of the Covid-19 contact tracing system. I have heard reports in the past week or so of schools that were asked to conduct tracing themselves, with staff and principals having to spend hours and days tracking down close contacts. What is the Department's...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I have one final question.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish licensed travel agents fall within the remit of the CRSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31860/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the status of the planned changes to the retail export scheme including changes to the spending threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31778/20]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Sector: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I want to touch on international travel. The report states it is vital that a testing regime be implemented given that 75% of our tourism is international and we depend on it. Heathrow Airport has a facility for testing on arrival. It is my understanding that other airports also provide this facility. The Government must give the go-ahead. Clearly this is with regard to when restrictions...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: As I only have a few minutes, I will start with tourism. I was happy to see that some investment is being made in tourism business supports and assistance in terms of cash flow for the industry. However, these measures do not reflect the catastrophic situation that tourism and hospitality is in and there is no point in helping businesses without supporting workers too. A 9% VAT rate for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to lift the moratorium on redundancy following temporary periods of lay-off and short-time work due to Covid-19, which has been extended until 30 November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30491/20]

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Deputies and parties that have signalled their support for this Bill. This legislation does nothing more than bring this State in line with other EU countries. There is a long tradition in this State of treating every single move towards improving workers' rights as the beginning of the end of Irish civilisation. The suggestion is always that the sky will fall in upon us and...

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing my time with Deputy Louise O'Reilly. I am honoured to bring the Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018 before the Dáil this evening. Its purpose is to close a loophole in Irish law that has been exploited by some employers for many years. This has to do with collective bargaining and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: Given my limited time I will concentrate on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. It was quite a thorough report which made for a shocking read. I refer to the litany of mistakes, the oversights, the lack of transparency around record-keeping and the lack of adherence to guidelines and best practice. This morning's statement from NAMA disputes much of what was identified in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: NAMA also violated the code of practice for disposal of bank assets approved by the Minister for Finance by not seeking independent valuations. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: NAMA had previously indicated that it did not agree with, or was critical of, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report into Project Eagle. Look where we are now-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 109 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency
National Asset Management Agency - Financial Statements 2019 (8 Oct 2020)

Imelda Munster: I am cross-referencing.