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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there a funding stream for legacy?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What role does the Department have in that?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Will the Department be asked to make a recommendation, for want of a better word?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Have they been selected?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: With regard to future national cities of culture, based on the experience in Limerick, who is next in line?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Limerick would have been the only national city of culture, so surely it would be in a very strong position from the Department's perspective?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Are there other expressions of interest for 2020?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there a minimum population level?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: So any town in Ireland could apply?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is an Irish solution to an Irish problem.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Youth Justice Service (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the youth justice service to Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4154/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (29 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date regarding a proposal sent to her to set up an interim group home tuition setting (details supplied). [4162/15]

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I meant it in the context of a baseball bat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I congratulate Ms Doherty and wish her well in her role. I concur with a much of what she said about RTE, including the many positive aspects of public service broadcasting. The concept of accountability has entered the public arena recently. Members of the Oireachtas have rightly to be accountable for the public's money, including our salaries and expenses. Yet, RTE seems to work in an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Ms Doherty might check the main drive-time radio programme and ask who it is sponsored by.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What about the question I asked concerning people's salaries not being disclosed for three years? If it was happening in Irish Water, for instance, RTE would be running "Prime Time" specials from now until kingdom come to get the salaries out of them. Yet there seems to be no difficulty in not releasing someone's salary for three years within the State broadcaster. Surely that is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: This is important, Chairman. That is not the question I asked. As chairperson of the board, does Ms Doherty feel it is acceptable in 2015, given the backdrop, that somebody's salary in the public sector will not be revealed for three years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not think that would be acceptable anywhere else in the public sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Raidió Teilifís Éireann: Chairperson Designate (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How credible is it that RTE would be examining other elements of the public sector when the same principles do not apply to itself?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (28 Jan 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a capital assistance scheme application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Limerick will be signed off by his Department's inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4019/15]