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- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Building regulations and energy efficiency are two separate things.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Who would answer the question?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: This would have come before the Cabinet and a Minister would have signed off on it, despite perhaps not getting too much into the technical side of things. I am sure there are officials somewhere and we need to find the officials charged with overseeing this. We are constructing new schools all over the place, which is fantastic. A few more are needed and I think 56 have gone off the list...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: With respect, the schools do not need energy during the summer but housing estates around them, or the factory nearby, do. For energy being pumped into the grid, it does not matter how far away the source is. I address this question to Mr. Walsh. Would it be useful if the SEAI had a role in giving advice when we are doing capital projects in terms of saying it would be a good idea to put...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Would it be useful for the SEAI to have such a role?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Did the SEAI have a role in advising regarding the national children's hospital?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Has it changed since then?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Just deal with the State buildings.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Would it be useful for the SEAI to have a role in this, so we can beef it up?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Architects do what architects will do. They want the nice shiny folder with big drawings and pictures of what I would call "wow projects". That is all well and good but the practicalities and the energy efficiency get lost.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I am sure. I know and Dr. Byrne knows they will. Clever engineers and architects will do that. As the body responsible for giving advice, there seems to be a gap in the SEAI's responsibility that I want to highlight. It is something that we might do a recommendation on. We have concluded the questioning. I want to thank the witnesses and staff of the SEAI, the Department of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: The public business before the committee this afternoon is as follows: minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The minutes of the meeting of 2 March have been circulated. Do any members wish to raise anything in that regard? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the committee's web page. We...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: May I ask about No. 4, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board? In the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, he says: The CEO subsequently applied for, and was granted, early retirement. A formal agreement was concluded on 11 June 2021 providing for the termination of his employment with effect from 30 September 2021. The terms of the agreement included a termination payment of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Have we notified the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of that? We should notify the Department and ask for its opinion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: As you said, Mr. McCarthy, the Department is aware of the matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: I think we should do that and ask the Department what measures or steps it has taken to ensure that this type of situation does not arise again. There are clear criteria, judging from the way you have set out the matter here, Mr. McCarthy, and they were obviously put to one side-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will ask the Department for its response and ask it what steps are being taken to ensure safeguarding and insist that they be taken.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Briefly, please.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Mar 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is it agreed that we will 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. Moving on to correspondence, and as previously agreed, correspondence items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions...