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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: That would be welcome, because commercial sensitivity is mentioned quite a bit in relation to some State bodies that have no commercial competitor, so it often strikes me as a bit strange. I want to ask a few very brief questions on the freedom of information unit that lies within the Minister’s Department. How much funding did it receive last year and what is the estimated budget...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Does the Minister have an idea about the percentage increase or is it standstill funding?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Yes. I am talking about the policy itself. I note the Minister’s remarks about the review that is ongoing. In a bid to be helpful, my own party colleague, Deputy Mairéad Farrell, has published legislation in this regard. I understand it is being brought to the Dáil tomorrow evening. Will the Minister support the legislation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Time will be the judge of that. There have been a number of high-profile incidents where Ministers, in particular, have not been following the guidelines set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2014, particularly with regard to backchannels of communication or the deletion of private messages. The Minister's Department sets guidance that I believe dates back to 2015, which states that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: This is my final question. It is with regard to current policy. Are there policy guidelines in place specifically dealing with the use of private messaging services, whether it be text message, WhatsApp or other such services, by members of Government in their conduct of Government business? If so, where is that guidance or policy set out?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: What happens then if a Minister, for example, is not compliant and deletes something he or she was obliged to retain under the Freedom of Information Acts and the guidelines that have been set down?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I have one very last question. What is that sanction?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: That is fine.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (2 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Chairman for his indulgence.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I saw reported in one media outlet that in 1986, what pig farmers were receiving equated to €1.40 per kilo. Today, 36 years later, they get €1.42, which puts in very stark terms the broader challenge faced by this sector, like many of our other agricultural sectors. I welcome the initiatives the Minister has taken to date, but we now require clear resolve in terms of how we...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the fact that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is here. It is good to see a senior Minister taking a Topical Issue matter. I hope his presence is a recognition of the importance of the pig sector and the crisis it faces. The pig sector in Ireland is a vital component of our rural economy, albeit one that is often under-recognised. Almost 10,000 jobs are directly...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: Our health services are an embarrassment and within that our mental health services are a humiliation. I say that not as a criticism of those on the front line but to recognise that systemic failures have happened too often and are too prevalent. In this Chamber and in this debate, we hear all of the correct things being said by Government representatives. It has ever been so. On...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach is comparing a funeral to a champagne party. Scandalous.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach will stand over any Fine Gael-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: The Taoiseach will stand over any crony appointment, or any pay raise or whatever it takes-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----but he will not actually do the decent thing.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: If the Taoiseach wants to go into the muck-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: -----he should expect to be rebuffed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her efforts to ensure that all students who have been deemed eligible for school transport, including those that missed the original payment deadline will be facilitated with places on school buses. [4622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Feb 2022)

Matt Carthy: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will abandon the proposed changes to the leaving certificate Irish curriculum considering that it would discriminate against students who attend education through the Irish language medium; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4623/22]