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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 761. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation that is available to farmers who lose livestock arising from Johne’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the hectarage of Coillte forestry within the State; the percentage of which is native broadleaf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58900/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: 765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the hectarage of forestry within the State; the percentage of which is native broadleaf by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58901/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for being here. I want to touch briefly on RTÉ. Am I correct that the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is the Department that RTÉ deals with in regard to requests for increases in the licence fee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: In the discussions around the licence fee are there any deliberations or conversations in regard to the expenditure of moneys that RTÉ is currently in receipt of?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am more concerned about the accountability for moneys that are already allocated under the current system, as mentioned earlier by one of Ms Licken's colleagues with regard to, for example, the issue with Revenue. Is the Department happy with the process that is in place? Is Ms Licken satisfied that an adequate process with regard to salary structures, employment status, etc., was not in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Ms Licken said "when issues are identified". What process is in place to identify issues, particularly in regard to employment contracts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: In terms of the governance, how does that work with regard to employment contracts? Would that issue be raised at governance meetings?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: We appear to have lost contact with Ms Murphy. Am I correct that the issue with regard to bogus self-employment did not arise as a result of the governance meeting structure that was in place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: That is what I am trying to find out. Can Ms Licken point to the annual report wherein RTÉ outlined the issue with regard to the dispute over self-employment status of its staff?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: In terms of the governance structures, which Ms Licken mentioned are in place, including the annual report and the audit reports, can she point to which audit report or annual report highlighted the issue with regard to the potential outlay to Revenue with regard to the employment contracts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I thank Ms Licken for that. In that regard, in terms of the current governance meetings, how many times a year would those meetings take place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Who attends the governance meetings?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: With whom does that officer meet?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Given that, as we now know, there is a substantial payment being made to Revenue, do those governance meetings address the safeguards to ensure that there will not be further outlays in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Is Ms Licken satisfied that there are no outstanding issues that could result in a future outlay to Revenue with regard to employment contracts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: This is where I am confused. Ms Licken said that at the governance meetings issues that have been identified are raised, but that she is not sure of the structure that ensures that issues can be caught early. In other words, she is not sure that they can be addressed before they are raised, specifically in terms of contracts. I note Ms Licken's point that an Accounting Officer cannot ever...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry. Vice Chair, am I limited for time? How long have I left?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Perhaps Ms Licken could just outline the role that the BAI and the NewERA approach have in relation to staff contracts within RTÉ. Ms Licken mentioned them a number of times in relation to this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020 (25 Nov 2021)

Matt Carthy: Would that include staff contracts?