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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Graffiti Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to arrange to remove the graffiti on an underpass (details supplied) and to improve the public lighting along the pedestrian side; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6254/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if State aid approval has been given for the Budget 2024 announcement of an increase to the cap on section 481 film tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 252. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cost-of-doing-business grants processed by his Department by 6 February 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the pro-enterprise measures taken by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6246/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the funding supports available for educational psychologists, in particular matching HSE funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6248/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the means review process; the number of people selected, by gender and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of an issue in relation to a payment to a person (details supplied); if she will ask her officials to review the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6252/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 530. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the escalating costs crisis facing crèches and childcare operators in the country; what measures will be taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6250/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: It is good to engage with the witnesses again. I thank them for the information they supplied. As has been said, GSOC is necessary. I understand the purpose of the organisation but, obviously, it is not perfect and the witnesses are striving to improve that. Mr. Justice MacCabe mentioned the 26 vacancies in the organisation. Given the issue that arose in the public domain in April last...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Yes, but it was surprising to many members of the public to see that this could have carried on in plain sight and, in theory, from what we have read, over a length of time. Given that GSOC is hiring new individuals, what new processes are in place to check their backgrounds?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Is there anything new?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: On that issue, the individual involved, I have heard from Ms Logan, has since quit and we know that from the public commentary. Have all the cases in which that individual was involved been reviewed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I understand, but I refer to internal reviews of what access the individual had and so on. Has that been thoroughly reviewed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay. That is important. Mr. Whelan stated 80% of complaints are closed within two years. I submitted a parliamentary question on this issue in early December and I understand the 1,826 cases for 2022 was the fourth lowest figure GSOC has had in its existence. What is more worrying, however, is the actual numbers of cases that are outstanding. Forty-one cases, as I understand, remain...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. Whelan might send a note on that because it is of interest to me. As colleagues have mentioned, there is an impact, which the witnesses acknowledged, where complaints are made. Some of them are serious and obviously have to be investigated - I am not questioning that - but where a case has been outstanding for that length of time, that has an impact on the individual's career, on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Yes. Will it have any bearing on them?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I am focusing in on the nine cases because that number is very high, given the length of time. I am not trying to belittle them as I know these are complex. Can Mr. Whelan give us a reason it would take that long?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. Hume made reference earlier to the fact that some complainants can be frivolous or vexatious. Of those cases, I think the figure Mr. Whelan gave was 3,000 complaints against An Garda Síochána in 2022 and of these, 2,000 had been closed off in a relatively short period of time, leaving the 1,826 cases. Is it the case that some individuals who, as we would term it, are known to...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Would they form the bulk of those on an annual basis?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Very good. I want to turn to previous matters which we have engaged on, including the statement on internal control. The witnesses will remember that we engaged on the ICT service delivery and there was a note specifically in these statements. Three of the findings had been addressed but one was outstanding. It was due be addressed in quarter 3. This was information and cybersecurity...