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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: With the non-compliant procurement of businesses processes and services, Mr. McCarthy mentioned that it is going into millions. Does he have a figure?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: There is a figure here-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: I suggest to the committee that we write to the RTB and bring to its attention that we are concerned about this non-compliant procurement. Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General can provide that figure-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: -----and we can ask it what steps are being taken to address this. Is that agreed?Agreed. Can we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the listing of accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. There are a couple of items of correspondence. As previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: That completes the items of correspondence. We will move on to section 4. Members have been circulated with a draft work programme discussion document, which is displayed on their screens. Next week, we will once more meet with representatives from RTÉ and the Secretary General of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to resume examination of matters...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: All right. What if we bring in the SEAI on 9 November and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on 16 November? That leaves three more sessions between then and Christmas. We could just have a suggestion of bringing in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science or the Department of Finance. Maybe we could...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: The Department on 9 November, okay. Then on 16 November we will have the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. On 23 November we hope to have the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in to discuss the issues outlined earlier. We would then have the Department of Finance in on 30 November, so we would have both finance Departments...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: We can ask the board to explain that because, as Mr. McCarthy said, there was the option of extending it out for a further two years up to 2018.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is fine and we will accept that, but what of the five years since?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: We will raise our concerns and ask for an explanation of what actions the board is taking to regularise this and comply with procurement rules.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay. As there are no other matters to discuss, we will adjourn until next week when we will engage with RTÉ. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: H (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to devolve powers to local authorities to enable them to erect bus shelters as their councillors and engineers are best placed to decide on the safest and most appropriate location; and to change the current process whereby the funding is administered by the National Transport Authority. [42411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the legislation, Irish or EU, that must change before Irish credit unions are able to avail of the same ECB deposit interest rates as commercial retail banks. [42609/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (5 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance when it can be expected to see the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 completed and enacted. [42608/23]

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: There is a serious issue with the school transport system due to a lack of local knowledge and co-ordination by those people who are charged with running it. This year we have witnessed chaos in several areas of Laois and Offaly regarding the operation of the scheme. I have seen this problem reoccur every year and we need a solution to be put in place, which is what I want to focus on. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average price, per barrel of oil, that the State is paying. [42830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of approved housing bodies, AHBs, that are understood to be continuing to operate and collect rents, but are not registered with the Approved Housing Body Regulatory Authority; to set out, in tabular form, a list of AHBs that have their entire housing stock 'out-of-mortgage' (i.e., where the mortgage...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (3 Oct 2023)

Brian Stanley: 381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, based on data collected as part of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority's monitoring survey conducted earlier in 2023 for its sectoral analysis 2021-2022, he will set out information (details supplied) in tabular form. [42844/23]