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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I think Ms Hurley is probably the first female Secretary General to appear before the committee, so well done on that. I can see a significant difference - albeit I may be biased, being a female - in the presentation. I am delighted with that. I go back to what we started with in relation to Mayo County Council. It is positive, from my perspective...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Given that there are standards in public office, this clearly was a breach of ethics or standards. Have we gone beyond making a complaint in this regard? I understand why it did not go to An Garda Síochána because there was no loss of Exchequer funding but the transaction itself or the behaviour probably warranted a complaint to SIPO.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: I appreciate that and I do not want Ms Hurley to repeat herself. I commend her and I hear what she is saying. From an accountability perspective, preventative measures are probably easier to enforce if there has been a repercussion and accountability. With regard to making a complaint to SIPO, I ask that Ms Hurley look at the time limit to see whether it has passed. If the Department is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Does Ms Hurley think that going forward it probably should be? The Standards In Public Office Commission is something that we should use as a measure of the persons or particular standards being accounted for, particularly at county council level given the level of funding that is attributed to them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Unless we start to have regard to SIPO's findings, it is pointless. If there are findings but no adverse repercussions, or no repercussion at all, it is a rather pointless system. We certainly need to overhaul the entire system. To come back to the point I was making, Ms Hurley said there was funding of €180 million for the current LEADER programme. My understanding is the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Would it be fair to say that if the same €50,000 is allocated to every proposal, it would go a lot further in a local authority that has already completed this process than it would for a body making a new expression of interest?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Ms Hurley has misunderstood my question. A council would have so much experience in making expressions of interest that the €50,000 would not go as far for a new entity. What I mean is that it is probably not a fair competition in that the county council has been there before and has all the experience. I am not sure that all the proposals needed to go to phase 2. Will Ms Hurley...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: In assessing them do they automatically go to phase 2?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: That is where the €50,000 comes in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: The old programme was delivered by the county councils.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Are the local authorities compensated for their administration time? Do they receive funding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: What was the figure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: I suppose strictly speaking we would be better cutting out the middleman, which is the local authorities. They already administer large funds. From my perspective, particularly with regard to Wexford, I can see where we have a very efficient local development group and there should not be a penny wasted. It is perfectly capable of administrating it. I would like it to be a consideration...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: I am almost out of time but I want to ask one quick question on assessment by county. How does Wexford perform on applications for the RRDF in comparison with other counties? Does the Department do analysis on a county-by-county basis?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: Could Ms Hurley provide that to the committee? I am specifically interested in Wexford, but if Ms Hurley feels she can provide the data for all counties, she may do so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Verona Murphy: The Department must have an analysis or star rating as to who is performing better and who is not.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Mar 2023)
Verona Murphy: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Budget for the near zero energy building training centres of excellence; if that budget has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/23]
- Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)
Verona Murphy: He has decided it is ladies first. I am glad I am in that category.
- Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)
Verona Murphy: Not at the moment. You are sailing close to the wind there, a Cheann Comhairle. On a more serious topic, this is going to sound rather unusual in that the meánscoil in Brownswood in Enniscorthy has been told it is going to get a new building on a new site. They do not want that. At a time when we have an issue with construction inflation and many of our projects being cancelled, what...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 Mar 2023)
Verona Murphy: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of the implementation of the agreement on terms and conditions for school secretaries as agreed in March 2022; the status of back payments on pay increases; the discussions that have taken place in regard to school secretaries becoming employees of her Department rather than employees of...