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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: There may well be value in meeting this individual again, even if it is private session, maybe later this year. He has given us valuable information in the past.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I have been raising it for some months. It is not obvious what controls are in place, particularly on the part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, regarding a grant awarded to this particular body. The Chairman said the claims are unsubstantiated and that may well be the case but there are significant concerns. I am concerned about the governance around this and how...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Yes, we should try to find out what controls are in place to comply with good governance regarding allocations it makes, specifically to the organisation in question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: I want to return to the issue of National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. I am aware that the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has people embedded in NAMA. Is the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report being published early in the day and will there be a chapter on NAMA within the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: That is okay and I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It would also be worth writing to the NTA.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of and position regarding the DART interconnector in the context of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035. [46260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of air routes and airlines he has engaged with in respect of the restoration of pre-pandemic air routes: if he plans to financially incentivise airlines to reinstate routes; and the amount in total he has to expend on this project. [46296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding a barrier on a walk and cycle route of the Royal Canal (details supplied); and the guidance and or policy regarding barriers and the way in which they are deployed along greenways. [46503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the OPW plans to upgrade the condition of the public car park at Castletown House in Celbridge, County Kildare; the method of upgrading the surface which has been considered; the timelines for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46374/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the OPW manages its customer service process in respect of advising the public of the way in which it manages compliments, comments and complaints; the way in which that interaction occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 313. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 27 July 2021, if she will convene a meeting between her officials, the CSSO and a sports club (details supplied) in an effort to release a grant to the club in County Kildare; and if her attention has been drawn to an impasse regarding outstanding issues in respect of documentation....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his officials have engaged with and-or liaised with Ministers and-or officials in other jurisdictions in respect of issues impacting houses such as pyrite and MICA; if he will provide a schedule of those engagements; and if he will set out the nature of those engagements. [46020/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to instances in which defective concrete blocks originating from Ireland that made their way into supply chains to other jurisdictions. [46021/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his engagements with the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the context of audits, inspections and or financial examinations of Irish Water; if he will provide an update on plans to include Ervia and Irish Water as bodies that can be subject to scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor General; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: 358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention or that of Waterways Ireland has been drawn to issues regarding a barrier on a walk and cycle route of the Royal Canal (details supplied); and if he will outline from his perspective and that of Waterways Ireland, the guidance and or policy regarding barriers and the way in which they are deployed along...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: It is no big surprise. How much is being paid for this special arrangement? I ask Mr. Reid to provide a timeline for every member of staff being moved onto a system that is properly secure, such as Windows 10 or another system that is more modern than Windows 7. He accepted it is a risk. Was it not on a risk register? It is not like it was not known that these licences were not going to...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: If Mr. Reid can do that, it would be appreciated.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: Last week, Mr. Reid told us the cyberattack cost in the ballpark of €100 million. Microsoft has a special security arrangement for Windows 7 and there is a replacement programme for computers. I would have thought the cyberattack was in the emergency or urgent category, given what it has caused in disruption of services and the potential cost in lives. Where are we with that...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses are very welcome. What is the status of the Department of Health's value for money review of the nursing homes support scheme? That report has not been published yet. When is it likely to be published and will it be out of date when it is published? Covid certainly shone a light on deficiencies. It is one thing paying for a service; it is another thing for that service to...