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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Marc MacSharry: Does it procure legal services or financial services?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Marc MacSharry: Does it procure stockbroking services?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Marc MacSharry: It is known that Davy, for example, would carry out work on behalf of the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, and the State in terms of bonds and so on. Do we procure that work or are they just the go-to people? Does the OGP have any role in that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Marc MacSharry: Mr. Quinn might drop us a note after the meeting relevant to that. Obviously, there have been some developments today on stockbroking nationally with the Central Bank applying fines and so on. If we are in a contract with Davy, what options have we got to sever such contracts or examine the implications of what occurred today? Mr. Quinn might drop us a note on that. Second, is there...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Marc MacSharry: That was not the question I asked. The question was if there is anything forcing us to consider them. I have made the point, and I might be over-simplistic, that if somebody builds me a house and sues me after the fact I am unlikely to use that builder for my next house. We have had situations where people with that sort of track record in taking litigation against the State - actions...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: I am glad to have the opportunity to make a few points. We all support the legislation to introduce quarantines. I take the view that if we are doing it, we should do it for everybody. During the week, the Tánaiste said that if people are coming from the Isle of Man, there is no Covid there and we do not want to hold them up. The primary issue for me is trying to get back to some...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the major banks have given notice that negative interest rates charges are to apply to solicitor client accounts used for commercial and conveyancing transactions handled by solicitors, including the buying and selling of houses and land; if he considers this appropriate; and his views on whether this will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (24 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps taken regarding a complaint made to his Department by way of a protected disclosure over three years ago and reported recently in the media relating to a dog pound (details supplied); if his Department contacted the four Dublin local authorities that use the pound regarding this matter; if so, the actions that were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who registered for the leaving certificate exam in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (24 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of CAO applications submitted in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (24 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 1050. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision with regard to a tree felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to improve the work and pay conditions of caretakers working in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make contact with the insurance industry to reduce annual premium renewals for sports clubs that are being hit by large premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will request the insurance sector to reduce insurance premiums for sports clubs in 2021; if the insurance industry will be requested to base premiums on true risks, that is, the reduced risk associated with the drop in usage and footfall due to Covid-19 restrictions; if the insurance sector will be further requested to be lenient in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or an agency under her remit has considered action to assist individual clubs with their costs; if she will ensure that sports clubs’ large direct payments, for example, insurance premiums, will be eligible for assistance in future Covid-19 funding; if she will examine the issue of sports clubs that were...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the situation regarding sports clubs that received funding (details supplied) in 2020 but that are now ruled out as ineligible under the Covid restrictions support scheme will be reviewed; if the difficulties of sports clubs will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport summer provisions grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6477/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (10 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision on their application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6523/21]

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to ask a few questions. I will focus on Mr. Gunning and he can defer to others as required. The finish date, by my calculation, is May 2024 from what he has outlined, which will be news to a lot of people but that is how he outlined it. He also said earlier, in his presentation, that in terms of the execution of the value of the bill there has been...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Marc MacSharry: That was a statement.