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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: -----through individual procurement officers or teams of people. Nevertheless, we will make the request. Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Can we agree to note the financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items of correspondence that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated. Decisions taken by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The note referred to by the Deputy states: Local authorities have been directed that, similar to their revenue account activity, capital expenditure should not exceed capital income within the reporting year. Development contributions are recorded in the capital account of local authorities. The precise manner in which capital and current accounts are managed in order to achieve the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Of the development?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The note states: In reviewing requests for sanction, consideration is given to ensuring that priority infrastructural investment can proceed, that contractual commitments and ongoing projects can proceed; and that development contributions already collected and aligned to specific capital projects can be utilised efficiently. It seems to be the case that local authorities interpret it in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: My understanding was that every pot of money was being sat on in the years that followed that, but-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is right.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Let us clarify that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is a valid question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The income in 2021 alone was €266 million. We will ask how much is in the total pot now and clarify the situation with the restriction.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That would be useful. Some local authorities may be more restricted than others.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I have seen local authority members deciding where it is spent. That has been my experience. We will seek clarification. Obviously, what happens varies from place to place. No. 1772 B, from Mr. David Moloney, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, dated 3 March, provides the information we requested regarding the final...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: We can take that proposal on board.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: In the haste to do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is Deputy Carthy's proposal agreed? Agreed. Correspondence No. 1773 B is again from Mr. Moloney, providing information we requested arising from our meeting with the regulator of the national lottery on 24 November. It is proposed to note and publish this item of correspondence. Deputies Catherine Murphy and Carthy have flagged this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Does Mr. McCarthy wish to reply?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Does Mr. McCarthy remember what the figure was?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay. We will request that information. We should also request information about the policy on protecting online players. There were clearly breaches of it and the system to stop it failed on a number of occasions. I propose we write to the lottery regulator asking for clarification why there were no penalties issued for the breaches that occurred on a number of occasions. Members may...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The effectiveness of the regulatory system in place was lacking. It did not seem to be cutting it. We looked for that information and we will see what comes back. If it is negative we try to ascertain what the reasons for that are. If everybody else is okay on the national lottery, we will move to No. 1776 from Darragh O'Loughlin, chief executive officer of the Irish Horseracing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we also write to the Department.