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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: On how much can a person at his grade sign off today?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Therefore, he still can sign off on half a million.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: If this has not been formally delegated, presumably it is business as usual.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: In respect of the stage payments for a project at present, I note it is akin to building a house. Were this entire fiasco to start again, is there anything to prevent a person at his grade from being scapegoated? There could be an attempt to scapegoat him because he is at such a junior level. I do not believe that. I believe the responsibility lies with the Secretary General who set up the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What is the ceiling today?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Could it be half a million?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I know, but the question I asked was, if this whole thing were to start again, could it be the case in Mr. Griffin's Department that a poor unfortunate executive officer was told he or she had the power to sign off on half a million. We do not know today whether that situation has changed or not. The officer could still be in the same position.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: But there were project controls in place in this instance when DETI provided internal auditing that said everything was hunky dory, and we found out afterwards that it was not. So the same thing could happen again today.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Would it not be a very simple measure to make sure that no one at such a junior level in the organisation is put in that position again?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to the grant aid in the new targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; when approval from the European Union Commission is likely to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/15]

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the PSNI in the North?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the number of staff to be appointed to a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14022/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pensions for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14672/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax position in relation to farmers who add their son or daughter to their herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14510/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications in a case were the child of a farmer under the Young Farmer Top-Up Scheme receives entitlements by transfer from the parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications for a farmer and one of that farmer's children creating a partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 10 March 2015 and a meeting officials of his Department had with a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, and in view of the fact he stated that the issues which the person had raised in connection with this policy are complex and are currently being examined in his Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the event of farmers adding a son or daughter to their herd number, if this is treated as a transfer of 50% of the basic payment scheme entitlements from the parent to the child, under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14511/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 27 January 2015, if he will clarify a matter regarding entitlements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14671/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 349. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is envisaged that candidates from Bands 2 and 3 from Stage 1 of the Garda recruitment process will be brought forward for consideration under the recently announced Garda recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14204/15]