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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does Mr. Reid accept that other centres have the same assessment and status?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Why was this centre chosen at that time? Why not the others? What criteria were used to determine that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: All those things equally apply to other centres, however.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I am not saying they apply to all centres. They apply to some other centres.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: As a point of principle, we should lay down a marker to the effect that if we bring people before this committee we expect to hear the full facts in response to any question that is put and if it transpires that those facts are in dispute then we will seek clarification. I agree with your approach, Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: I find it bizarre that we have received a letter from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that says that it has not received the formal business case for the proposal from the Department of Health in respect of the national maternity hospital considering the ongoing political debate and our constant refrain about learning lessons from the past. Apparently, this is just given as a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: It is comprehensive correspondence. I flagged it simply because this committee has an obligation to be aware of the type of figures. We discussed this previously in respect of the oversight of the moneys involved because we are talking about Irish contributions to the EU budget moving towards the €3 billion mark. That is a significant proportion of Exchequer funding. There is no...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: In fairness, the report details a bit of that. It might be useful if we had a meeting with the European Court of Auditors and perhaps we could have a joint hearing with the corresponding committee at European Parliament level. It will be an increasing part of our work in the coming years so we should try to get a handle on it as early as possible.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Sure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: According to the figures I extracted, in 2019, we received €1.9 billion through EU programmes and paid in €2.4 billion. Even in terms of that €1.9 billion, we need to assess if we are getting bang for our buck because the decision about how that money is spent is not made here. It is made at a European level. It is still an awful lot of money. There is no other area...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: This goes back to the work of the previous Committee of Public Accounts and special reports compiled by the Comptroller and Auditor General going back as far as 2014. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: It relates to fisheries, harbours and fishery management.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: From my understanding, there were seven recommendations-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----in 2019. Is Mr. McCarthy in a position to give us an update in respect of the implementation?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is it fair to say the fact that Mr. McCarthy did a report in 2019 would indicate that the 2014 recommendations were not being adhered to?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: Okay. Perhaps in his own good time, Mr. McCarthy could provide us with an update.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is fair enough.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects the review into the large-scale sports infrastructure fund to be completed; the timeframe to reopen the fund once it has been received; and the process Monaghan County Council will have to engage in following the review in order to secure funding to provide a public swimming pool in Carrickmacross, County...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost of grid connection for farmers intending to take part in the microgeneration support scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (29 Sep 2022)

Matt Carthy: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment targets that apply to the adoption of solar energy; the targets as they relate to farmers and agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47765/22]