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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The claims, any overrun, and inflation would obviously bring it higher.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: This is an issue we will revisit during the year, I am sure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Given that a lot of this will find itself across the river in the courts, we could be looking at any length of time up to a couple of years before something is sorted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is something no one has control over. However, if the budget is €1.73 billion at the moment and it is safe to say it will extend well beyond that by the time everything is wrapped up and completed and all claims are sorted, I think that is the point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I think so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes, once you get into the legal territory. We will note and publish that item of correspondence. We will move on No. 1812 from Mark Griffin, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. It is dated 21 March and provides information requested by the committee regarding the quarterly report on the national broadband plan and the number of premises...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I think I received a figure for schools in particular. I remember there was a figure. We will ask for an update on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is the Deputy including local authority buildings in that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Are local health centres in that as well?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay. We will do that. Some 34,000 are connected, comprising all houses and premises, which is quite low. They were to pass 115,000 by January 2022. They were to pass 204,000 by 1 January 2023, but by the end of February, two months later, 120,000 had been passed with 34,000 connected. That is the pace it is moving at. We will request that information as well. We will move on to No....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: On that point and the accounts, the penalty payments incurred by An Bord Pleanála were €10,000 in 2021 and were €1.34 million in 2022. Was that a large number of-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Nearly all of which were being lost. That is the point Deputy Murphy is making - an examination at that point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay. Deputy Murphy's proposal is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will flag that with it for the meeting. Is that all right, Deputy Murphy?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: It might be the best way of dealing with it. Regarding No. 1814, I propose that we deal with that in private session. No. 1818 is from Ms Mary Hurley, Secretary General of the Department of Rural and Community Development. It is dated 23 March and relates to Pobal and the potential for a national funding platform of community and voluntary organisations. It is proposed to note and publish...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Deputy Murphy is happy enough with that. The following item is not flagged, and I propose that we hold it over for consideration next week. That is No. 1819 and it is from Mr. Niall Cody, Chair of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. It provides information requested by the committee regarding VRT and its relationship with EU law. In the meantime, we have also received a related...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (30 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: 54. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department is taking to support those still in direct provision who have been naturalised to exit the system and integrate into society. [15170/23]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Taoiseach is misleading the Dáil.
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: 50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the largest investment amount in a company that Enterprise Ireland has written off in the past ten years. [15532/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Enterprise Ireland officials held any meetings with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in relation to its investment in AI firm, Altada. [15533/23]