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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)
Alan Farrell: It was no problem. I probably should have made that point. On page 29 of the report there is an extraordinarily large High Court judgment in respect of a land swap arrangement for €2.51 million. Can the Secretary General give me some information on the matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)
Alan Farrell: Please. That was prior to my time on the Committee of Public Accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)
Alan Farrell: I am only a recent addition, in 2016. Finally, I wish to re-emphasise what I said at the start. The Department has done extraordinary work over the past week or so and has my sincere thanks.
- Third Interim Report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Alan Farrell: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. If I may be so bold, I will speak on behalf of members of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and the Minister. It is only by chance that the Minister and members of the committee were able to make it to the Chamber for this debate because we had a meeting this morning on the important matter of the Department's...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: I welcome members. I am aware that Deputy Denise Mitchell is running late owing to a family matter. We are meeting to consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 40 for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 14 December 2017. I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, and her...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: I will now call the individual programmes for Vote 40. Programme A is the children and family support programme to support and improve the existing service delivery arrangement to protect and support the welfare of children and young people in families, including oversight of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: The ECCE scheme comes under subhead B.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Will the Minister please respond?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: I will group the questions because I only have a statement rather than a specific question. I note with appreciation the work of the Minister's officials, and the Minister also, who were involved in putting this together but from a personal perspective, having visited Oberstown and seen the facility, I wish to note with appreciation the 8% increase earmarked under subhead A4 and the various...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Programme B is the sectoral programmes for children and young people to support the provision of both universal and targeted services for the care, development and well-being of children and young people. Any members offering?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Programme B is the early childhood care and education scheme, ECCE.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Yes, if the Deputy could specify the programme.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: We are going programme by programme, so I ask the Deputy to stay on subhead B.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: I want to group if I can. For the benefit of Deputy Sherlock, programme B is the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme, general child care programmes and initiatives, youth organisations and services, area-based childhood programmes, intervention programmes for children, which is the Dormant Account Fund, and the peace and reconciliation programme.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: The Deputy has it. I did not realise. Are there any other questions on subhead B? No.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: We move to programme C, the policy and legislation programme to oversee key areas of policy legislation and intersectoral collaboration to improve the lives and well-being of children and young people. Do any members wish to comment on or question this subhead?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Do any other members with to comment? No. On the same subject matter, like I am sure some of my colleagues, I will be contributing to that debate later this morning.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: That is a relevant question from Deputy Rabbitte. Indeed, there is an article in this morning's Irish Examiner from Ms Catherine Corless on the specific request she has made in respect of the ultimate findings of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. I am going to operate on the assumption she contributed to that article on the basis of information she has been...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: Does Deputy Sherlock wish to speak?
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (7 Mar 2018) Alan Farrell: The Deputy can come in at the end. There will be an opportunity to go over everything. We will move on to subhead D, appropriations-in-aid. There can be some general comments. We are not dealing specifically with mother and baby homes. It is quite a broad head. If the Deputy wants to contribute on any of those matters he is welcome to do so.