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- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (17 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of recent announcements that the planning tribunal was withdrawing all findings of obstruction and nonco-operation by persons who appeared before the tribunal, the level of expenses that will now become payable to the legal representatives of each of these persons; the subsequent effect on the total expenditure...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure on the legal team acting for the planning tribunal; and in view of the findings of this tribunal now having been withdrawn with huge additional implications for the costs to the tax payer, if he will seek to recoup all or at least some of this additional money from the legal team. [6834/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (17 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: 547. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if members of the Irish Farmers Association with designated lands have been, or will be, part of the body that will take part in the threat response plan, initiated by her Department, under section 39 of Statutory Instrument No. 477 of 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6844/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. Walsh and Mr. Griffin for appearing before the committee. I refer back to the cast iron embedded in concrete guarantee because there is still an unanswered question. The committee's narrative will be that Shannon and Cork airports continue to face a question mark over connectivity. For the benefit of trying to push this forward, could Mr. Walsh give a commitment that this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: The concern comes from the last time, when 74% was sold and Aer Lingus hightailed it out of Shannon and went to Belfast. I know the reasons but that is the concern.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: For what length of time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: How widespread is this issue concerning foundations among the other universities and third level colleges that come under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General's office?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Therefore, the potential problem that is being unearthed here could be an issue in other third level institutions as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: Is it the Comptroller and Auditor General's intention to look into that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)
Patrick O'Donovan: In the general thrust of looking at foundations the Comptroller and Auditor General has no way of knowing that money that is given by benevolent sources to a foundation does not find its way in the reverse direction back into the university in terms of current expenditure or, God forbid, top-ups or anything like that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the representatives from Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. I go back to an initial comment by Deputy John Perry at the start. It is only a comment to Ms Julie Sinnamon. I would certainly not want the message to go out from this committee that I had any difficulty with an investment of €13,000 to create a job that would restore somebody's dignity and give them a sense of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: In Mr. Shanahan's experience of dealing with companies overseas, is it a fair assessment to say it would it be a hard sell to attract investment to Ireland on the back of an increase of employers' PRSI?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: What could come in parallel with an increase in employers' PRSI that was really positive? The only positive thing that could go with that would be a cut in corporation tax. Is that not right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: In general, what Mr. Shanahan is saying on behalf of the IDA is that any additional tax burden on the creation of employment would be an impediment to his role and the creation of a better environment for people to come in here and do business.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: How would Mr. Shanahan describe his relationship with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: Going on from the vision in Horizon 2020 and beyond, how important is it from Mr. Shanahan's point of view in selling Ireland overseas that there is stability at home?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: I refer to political stability.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: Are negative geopolitical issues in other parts of the world positives for Ireland currently? Is Ireland cashing in on the back of them?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: No, but are their difficulties our opportunity?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
IDA Ireland - Financial Statement 2013
Enterprise Ireland - Financial Statement 2013 (12 Feb 2015) Patrick O'Donovan: Anecdotally, would Mr. Shanahan be anxious to take up an equivalent role in Greece?