Results 901-920 of 20,326 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy for doing that. Mr. Peter Finnegan, the Clerk of the Dáil, does not have any responsibility for capital works. The committee accepts that. I thank the Deputy for that clarification.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy for his contribution. Deputy Ó Cathasaigh wanted to come in on this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: We will have the C and AG's report and we will be teed up for it. There is a meeting scheduled as well with the finance committee on this matter. The OPW comes directly under it. There will be some information at that. We can include the issue Deputy McAuliffe raised regarding the EV chargers in the list of questions to the OPW. I saw the chargers going in because I park over that way...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Notwithstanding the difficulties at the moment in trying to get companies to tender for works, there is the issue of what type of contract was used in this case. So-called framework agreements may need to be discussed. There is the cost of public works that are done under framework agreements, not just by the Houses of the Oireachtas but by various public bodies. This issue is going to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: We will go through them first.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I want to ask about the export guarantee account, which Mr. McCarthy said is dormant.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Why is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: What I am trying to figure out is why it is a dormant account.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I know but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: It is called the export guarantee account here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: In relation to the Apple escrow account, is there a breakdown of legal or consultancy costs for advice that the Government may have got or for legal representation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Are legal fees included in the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we would seek information on the costs of that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Yes, the cost of the Government taking the case not to accept the €14 billion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I propose that we request that but also information on any spending on consultants or expert advice in terms of what the Government would do with that. That would be useful.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: I am not sure if Mr. McCarthy is familiar with discussions going back three or four years about the escrow account and how the total sum therein seemed to be depleted at times. Can he share any information he has on that and remind us why the overall figure seemed to be decreasing at times.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: Do I take it that the €300 million or thereabouts that was withdrawn went to another government who claimed that share of the tax?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2024)
Brian Stanley: It was European government obviously.