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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: There is real confusion about whether the cameras can be used and about who is the data controller.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We will try to get some sort of definitive answer on what is needed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: No. 1279B is from the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, dated 31 May 2022 enclosing the minute of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of our report on the examination of the 2019 and 2020 appropriation accounts, Vote 29 – Environment, Climate and Communications, and expenditure on the national broadband plan. It was welcome that all five of the committee...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It would be useful to find out the actual number of cases and to find out if litigation fees have been incurred already. It would be possible to calculate or to see the extent of those at the end of the process but it would be no harm to have an idea of them at this stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It does, yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is to do with the scope. The other issue in this is that the Eversheds Sutherland’s contractor review process in RTÉ reviewed all active contractors at the time. There may well have been former contractors and a scope investigation will not exclude former contractors and it is, therefore, important that we ask RTÉ about the number of former contractors and if they are...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I believe that when it gets into the stratosphere, people start losing perspective. Otherwise, this correspondence provides detailed responses to 20 questions arising from our meeting with the Department, which is welcome. I propose that we note and publish this correspondence and that we make it available to the relevant sectoral committees as there is a wide range of information contained...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is how we go about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It strikes me that if the Deputy were to document the questions and write to the committee, we could then ask the questions of the HSE. It would begin to address the issue that is in our remit.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: No other items of correspondence have been flagged for consideration today so we will move onto the work programme. On 23 June, we will engage with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine its oversight of local government expenditure of central government funds. The Department has confirmed availability for the meeting and the Association of Irish Local...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The passport issue is not the ongoing passport issue, which we all know from our emails is never-ending. There has been investment and it is this particular aspect we will examine. If we are to invest further, then technology should do the job. I am sure somebody will not be able to stop themselves from asking about passports because it is causing such a monumental increase in our...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I imagine the Remy Farrell report should be completed at that stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: One of the issues we raised previously was the cost of the judicial reviews.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It was one third of its overall budget.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We will note what Deputy Hourigan has said.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think there is any expectation that we could stray into individual cases. As there are no other matters that members wish to raise on the work programme, that concludes our consideration of the work programme for today. The last item on the public agenda for today is any other business. Do members wish to raise any other matters? As they do not, we will now briefly go into...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that she has paid to a firm (details supplied) in respect of its work for her Department regarding scope reviews in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [31420/22]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I accept this legislation is required. However, I am not an advocate for rushing legislation through this House. Although this is probably an exception, we tend to see this prior to a recess. I hope we are not going to see a whole clatter of things rushed through without adequate scrutiny. The primary legislation should have made provision for court presenters when the strategy was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: This is incredibly important legislation. We have long awaited it. It is not acceptable for it to be treated in this way. We also see the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill being rushed through. This time of the year is quite dangerous for process. With a poor process, one often gets inadequate scrutiny and poor outcomes. This is not a way to handle legislation. Only a couple of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (14 Jun 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will initiate an organisation wide review of Inland Fisheries Ireland. [30758/22]