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Ceisteanna – Questions: Departmental Advertising (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 6. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on advertising online, broadcast and print advertising in each of the past five years. [25601/20]

Ceisteanna – Questions: Departmental Advertising (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on advertising online, broadcast and print advertising in each of the past five years. [27115/20]

Ceisteanna – Questions: Departmental Advertising (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Under the previous Government, the decision was made that all online advertising would go through the Taoiseach's office. Is that still the case? What controls are in place to monitor Government spending? Perhaps the Taoiseach will furnish us with a report on and breakdown of Government spending on this. There is no doubt that there need to be controls. A sum of €2 million is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: The Taoiseach referred earlier to different counties. There are approximately seven counties with quite low Covid-19 figures in comparison to counties Donegal, Monaghan and Dublin. Local county restrictions seem to have been binned now, where it seems that one size fits all. It does not make sense. This Dáil has been bypassed from these types of discussions since the election. We...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 23. To ask the Taoiseach the number of special advisers allocated to him; and the cost of each adviser in salary, expenses and so on. [26651/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to foreign governments to build pressure on the Government of the United Kingdom to fulfil its commitments to the Brexit withdrawal agreement and to safeguard the Good Friday Agreement. [25600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason Ireland has been quiet on the human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim population by the Chinese Government; and if the treatment of the Uighur people will be condemned by way of a statement in Dáil Éireann. [25416/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will he meet with victims and survivors of the Glenanne gang. [25602/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 400. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will meet with the victims and survivors of the Glenanne gang. [28468/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of animals reported stolen or missing to An Garda Síochána in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28261/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and convictions secured in County Laois regarding the theft of animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of animals reported stolen or missing to An Garda Síochána nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28263/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and convictions secured regarding the theft of animals nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28264/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the inordinate delay regarding a review of a stamp 4 visa for a person (details supplied); and if she will commit to a time frame for making a decision on the review of the case. [28718/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died as a result of Covid-19; the number of persons who have died of other illness but also had Covid-19; the number of persons who died of other illness who had Covid-19 but who were Covid-19 asymptomatic, in the last year. [28779/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 749. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the National Public Health Emergency Team. [28778/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat, an tAire Stáit ag teacht isteach. First, on consultancy and other services, subhead A.4, the amount seems extraordinarily high compared with the 2019 Estimate. What exactly were those consultancy services? What is the justification for the expenditure?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: It is subhead A.4. and it relates to consultancy and other services.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I am looking at it on Microsoft Teams and I cannot see the page number. It could be page 13. That was my first question so will I ask all of my questions together?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: The second issue is the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman. We have a fragmented and soft system for this in Ireland. This is not a question of the funds specifically but in general, do we understand the views of the ombudsman on the further powers he desires to be able to fulfil his role in that area? I mention Vote 8 for the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Comptroller and...