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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Chapter 6 - Covid-19 Restart Grant Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The business for this afternoon should be reasonably short. We have minutes, accounts, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. The first business is the minutes of our meeting of 11 November, which have been circulated to members. Does any member wish to raise any matter relating to the minutes? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, the minutes will be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: We expect an update on the position relating to Microfinance Ireland when it is audited again. As the Comptroller and Auditor General said, it is not something that is done mid-year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Can we agree to note the accounts and statements? Agreed. As usual, the listing of accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that have not been flagged for discussion for the meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Deputy Carthy has flagged this item.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: No. 878B is correspondence from Mr. Joe Hackett, Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, dated 8 November 2021 in which he provides information requested by the committee on the appointment of special envoys. The Secretary General states that in September the Minister for Foreign Affairs requested that the Department undertake a review of the role and appointment of special...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I cannot answer that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Next we will deal with correspondence from and relating to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 879C is correspondence I submitted to the committee on 9 November 2021 requesting the committee to make inquiries with IDA Ireland arising from HSE correspondence regarding the procurement of ventilators from China. Obviously, that is self-explanatory. I again ask the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount applied for and drawn down to date under the encroachment element of the contingency subsidy that is capped at €100 million in the context of the National Broadband Plan; and if he has received a request to decrease or increase that capped threshold. [56719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland has formally communicated a request for a new nitrates derogation to the European Commission pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC; if so, the basis on which it was determined appropriate to apply for such a derogation in advance of the finalisation of a new nitrates action plan; if he will provide this Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 317. To ask the Minister for Health if the Rapid Testing Expert Advisory Group has provided him with guidance and or advice since its last interim report; and if so, if he will publish that advice. [56678/21]

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I join other Members of the House in expressing sympathies to the families of Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciarán Smith. The accident involving helicopter R116 was, for many reasons, an entirely preventable tragedy. In 2013, the mapping of the terrain of Black Rock Island was notified as an omitted hazard on the EGPWS in 2013 by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (17 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to include and or transfer all or in part and or provide on a long-term nominal lease basis, lands to a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare for use as a sports field and playing pitches; her views on the recommendations made; and if she will give them due consideration. [56542/21]

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Is there an intention of providing guidance for the Garda? That is important.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: By and large, this Bill is welcome and has been a long time coming. The Sex Offenders Act 2001 has not been updated since its introduction. This legislation has been promised since 2018 and it largely comes from committee recommendations, some dating back to 2006. A 15-year wait for recommendations to become legislation is, fortunately, not common but it is also unacceptable. Wider...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the extension of the legislation. It has been a vital support to pubs and restaurants throughout the country over recent months. I accept the point on the weather being better then than it is now. The reason the legislation was introduced forward in July was because of the push for us all to have an outdoor summer. The Government realised that licences are granted based on the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: There is no doubt the vaccination programme was a real success, but we now know a third stage is required. People in their 70s are asking me when they are likely to even get notified of a date. Has the Government consulted the GPs on their ability to deliver this programme? The GPs are very busy at the moment as there are many things circulating in the community. Do they have the ability...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: People around the country are deeply concerned today. They are worried about the impact of the virus on their health, jobs, children's education and communities. They wonder if the small measure of normality that had returned in recent weeks is being snatched away and, if so, for how long. They are deeply concerned about the ability of our overburdened healthcare system to cope with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he and his officials took to verify the financial standing of each of the consortium members in the context of the national broadband plan and the winning bidder (details supplied); and the way in which they compared with that of the pre-qualification criteria. [55481/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide in percentage terms, in the context of the national broadband plan, the capital each member of the consortium was putting up; and if his Department verified the bona fides of each consortium member vis-à-vis their tax status and balance sheet health. [55482/21]