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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Popping up.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Do any other members wish to come in on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: On arson attacks on site, no figure was given for the cost of those arson attacks. It was said that the cost would be quite small and that it did not expect there to be any impact on the overall cost. We could ask it about the number of arson attacks since construction started on site. For some reason or other, there have been an awful lot of problems with fires deliberately started on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is saying here that it is a matter for BAM and the insurance company. This project has been delayed. The issue of the arson attacks was raised twice with me on the day we were there. Is this causing a delay with the project? On how many occasions have there been arson attacks on site? It would be useful to know that. Is everyone happy with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: I suggest that we write to Mr. Robert Watt, the Secretary General of the Department of Health, and ask him that question. It is peculiar to say the least. We can ask that question on the process and how it is the same company that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is the Deputy happy enough with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will ask the Secretary General that question. We move on to correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 1311C, dated 16 June 2022, was circulated by the secretariat for members’ information. It contains an overview of Ireland's electric vehicle incentives and a comparison with international peers, which was published by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: There are a few issues there to point out to the Department. Between VRT foregone and the direct grant, it is costing €300 million. As Deputy Carthy said, in a year or two €1 billion might have been spent. The scheme needs to be refined because it is clear it is not achieving its original objective. Previous information the Department supplied indicated there is now a cap on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is curious. What I found strange about it was that in May 2018, when then Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, launched the Benefacts second analysis report at the Royal Irish Academy, he expressed the admiration and support he and his Department had for the Benefacts project. He stated that he was willing to say he believed the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is a separate question but we can ask the Department to answer the question on that company specifically. Is that agreed? Agreed. It can sharpen up the proposal.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: We have not been informed that there is a definite replacement for this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: From the point of view of the Committee of Public Accounts, we will ask them to provide all the data and information.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: It will not cover the whole range of data.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will move on to No. 1320C from Deputy Catherine Murphy, dated 21 June. We have dealt with that already. It relates to toll plazas. The next is No. 1334C, dated 28 June. It is a submission from Deputy Neasa Hourigan and is about consideration of correspondence relating to the closure of the Owencurra centre which was before the committee last week. It proposes...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: There is a carbon copy of it in south Laois.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Could I suggest that we add Erkina House-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: -----and do a similar examination because it is going through the same process at the moment? It has been paused for a review, which was not done prior to the decision being made to close it and move the people out of it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Once a week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: Putting a focus on it is correct but, with Erkina House, it is so simple and there is so much of a correlation. The two cases are classic examples of where these types of issues arise. They are very similar. I am not totally au faitwith Owenacurra. Except for the information coming before this committee, I would not have the information that the local public representatives have....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Jun 2022)

Brian Stanley: That we look at Erkina House.