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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests. I thank them both for their professionalism and dedication to Irish sport, as well as meeting the objective set by the Government to increase participation rates and the distribution of Covid stability funding to our main sporting bodies. The return to sport expert group is chaired by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Sport...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I have actually had the pleasure of playing Meath there in a challenge match a few years back. It is a tremendous facility. The older I was getting, the bigger the pitch felt. I was glad we only played there the once.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and thank them for their tremendous work in recent months, in exceptional times. In my limited time, I want to bring their attention to chapter 4 of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, which relates to welfare payments in excess of entitlement. The Comptroller and Auditor General states he considers the estimated level of irregular payments in respect of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Who approved the changes during the design process? Was it within the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Everything worked without deviations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: In addition to the €12.2 million, there was also an issue around duplication of the scheduling of one weekly electronic funds transfer, EFT, payment in December 2019. That resulted in an additional €2.5 million entitlement. Where is the Department in recouping that €2.5 million?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: It was signed off on twice.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Minister for his time. It is fantastic for the committee to have frequent engagement with him and we appreciate it. I will be brief as there are only two points I wish to raise. On the issue of work-life balance and supports for working parents, which is in the Minister's remit, I ask him to outline his priorities in this area and on the extension of parental leave and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our witnesses here today. I know my time is limited but I want to say that I appreciate all the work that the OPW does in delivering services and projects for the public good. I will focus on the State-led flood relief schemes and their management through our witnesses' departments. I draw our witnesses' attention to the Crossmolina flood relief scheme which was established in...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I was watching the meeting on the monitor in my office so apologies for being late. I welcome Mr. Purcell, Mr. Dooley and Mr. Lynch. The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of independent stations, national and regional newspapers and RTÉ and the unrivalled information service they provide to their listeners and the general public. My first question is about RTÉ and to add...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Lynch mentioned earlier the 70 voluntary personnel who have looked toward an exit package. What is the expected cost of that or has a figure been put on it?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: With regard to the 6% digital tax, does Mr. Dooley know if there is evidence to support the implementation of that? Has there been sufficient information to call for that?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Public Service Broadcasting and Impact of Covid-19 on the Media Sector: Discussion (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Regarding the independent stations, we had a good engagement with the Minister last week when she presented here on the priorities within her portfolio. It is crucially important that the independent radio stations are backed. In my constituency of Mayo, Mid-West Radio has performed in an enormously positive way in the past period. The value of having a station which provides not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I thank our witnesses from the regional airports for joining us today, especially Mr. Joe Gilmore, CEO of Ireland West Airport Knock. I also thank the Chairman for the invitation he extended to the regional airports. They are central to balanced regional development and should be a core element of Government policy in the aviation sector. As a Deputy representing the people of the Mayo...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (10 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: 404. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly calling for the establishment of an independent tribunal of inquiry into the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran in 1988 and the need to bring to justice those responsible for the atrocity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35249/20]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for all they have done in recent months with regard to Covid. It has been an extremely challenging time for many Departments. I would like to have an understanding of the position of mergers and acquisitions regarding corporation tax receipts. The year 2019 was probably one of the busiest in terms of biopharmaceutical, life sciences and technology...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: I have a question on the insurance compensation fund. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report refers to a repayment from the Exchequer to the fund of €80 million in 2019. The balance is currently €555 million. When is that expected to be repaid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2019
Chapter 17 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund (5 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Has any repayment been made in 2020?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (5 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: 12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to set out the LEADER funding following budget 2021 that will be allocated for projects in 2021; if funding will be provided for the delivery and administration of the LEADER programme for 2021; when an interim national rural development plan for the period 2021-23 will be available as committed to in the programme for Government;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (5 Nov 2020)

Alan Dillon: Will the Minister set out what level of LEADER funding will be allocated for the project in 2021? What funding will be provided for the delivery and administration of the LEADER programme? When will the interim national rural development plan for 2021-23 be published?