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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Would that limit us with respect to the credit unions?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: That would be the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We would have to bring in officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine if we were to do that. I had an issue I was pursuing relating to a particular grant of money but when I sought accountability on how that money was spent it was very problematic. If the Chairman were to seek to raise an issue with the Department, I suggest it should be its level of oversight of when...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. When I pursued the matter with the Minister, he said it was a body in its own right. There was a gap in accountability. That is where we need to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: That is the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We will have to deal with it through that Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: My proposal to the committee to invite in the Department of Foreign Affairs related specifically to the Passport Office. There may be other elements of that Department we should be examining. There was an investment programme in the Passport Office, some of which has delivered dividends, for example, in respect of automatic renewal. However, there are other issues with the passport...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I would say there may be several other issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We do not need to discuss the detail of the current problems. An investment has been made and we can note the profile of it to date but some of it does not appear to be robust enough in terms of the-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: In terms of capturing an image, is more investment needed or would we be duplicating investment? That is an aspect we need to examine. People in the Passport Office are run off their feet. I am in contact with staff routinely. There is another aspect of this that we need to examine. That is what I would suggest.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We can recall why this arrangement was required. There was discussion about whether by-laws or primary legislation were needed. I think it was obvious to some of us that it was going to need primary legislation. I appreciate this is a stopgap measure. I agree it would be ideal if we had a more permanent solution. Outdoor seating areas were a vital support to pubs and restaurants, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in retest fees by the National Car Test in the past five years to date. [26886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test fees since the scheme was introduced to date in 2022; and the amount collected in retest fees for the same time period. [26887/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the acreage of lands maintained by the OPW that are designated as bio-diverse areas. [26764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount expended on external consultancy to date in respect of the Passport Reform Programme; if he will provide a breakdown of costs by consultancy and external advice; the total amount expended on ICT advice and software associated with the Passport Reform Programme to date; and the totality of the approved expenditure for the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact the person concerned has missed multiple travel dates due to the non-issuing of the document in a timely manner; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the applicant has a travel date of 25 May 2022. [26831/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (25 May 2022)

Catherine Murphy: 165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the matter of unpublished reports by the inspector of prisons, if she will set out the specific processes that are impacting on the publication of unpublished reports of an organisation (details supplied), that is disciplinary, grievance, audit, financial, protected disclosure and data protection. [26891/22]