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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I understand that. It is enhanced in that it allows for children who are dependent, but my point is that the applicant has to reapply. Would it not be more appropriate if the applicant could stay on the same payment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I will not argue with Mr. McKeon on that but the arrangement is not as straightforward as it might appear.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Mr. McKeon's local offices are fantastic and very helpful so I thank him.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I refer to the pandemic unemployment payment. When will all payments due be paid out in full? Will there continue to be outstanding payments at the end of the year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Very good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Very good. I refer to the social welfare checks carried out in airports. Were many of those cases appealed? Were the appeals successful?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Okay. I am aware of one appeal that has been submitted. I can discuss it with Mr. McKeon at a later stage.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to test passengers for Covid-19 at airports and ports; when Ireland will adopt the EU traffic light system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35760/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if her Department will introduce a system of online licence renewal, in particular for commercial drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35759/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider conducting commercial driver certificate of professional competency, CPC, courses online similar to those provided in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing the driver theory test online, similar to that provided in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the ongoing maintenance, such as weed spraying, upkeep and so on, of the currently disused Rosslare Strand-to-Waterford railway line; if his Department will agree with Iarnród Éireann to continue to maintain the line on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports that have been put in place for travel agents in view of the decimation of travel and tourism due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Facilities (12 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a proposal to make Rosslare Europort a freeport as part of preparations for Brexit. [28438/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I have five minutes and I am sharing with another Deputy.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I am certainly not in the habit of correcting colleagues but the reality is the review released this week by the Irish Maritime Development Organisation, IMDO, has certain cohorts under the illusion that extra ships have been brought on and I would like to correct this miscommunication. At this point in time, no extra ships have been brought on to service land bridge traffic. The review...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Thank you, Chairman. It is slightly awkward in that regard. My thanks to Deputy Carthy and to the officials for attending. I am a Wexford woman and I have seen the facility for Brexit that has been provided. I am impressed. Of course, how it will work out will be nothing to do with the OPW, but it is an impressive facility and I thank them for that. On page 26, paragraph 6 relates to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: I have a note on paragraph 6. It may be the Comptroller and Auditor General's report.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: Yes, it refers to compensation and legal costs. Will Mr Buckley address this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Verona Murphy: The explanation refers to €2.9 million as the total cost and states that €2.1 million of this figure took care of four employee compensation claims. Is that correct? That seems an extraordinary amount. Can Mr. Buckley explain the nature of the claims involved?