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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Would houseboats figure in it?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: On the maintenance of the waterway itself, some years ago there was a problem with water levels. I was in contact with one of Waterways Ireland’s regional staff who was helpful and they solved it. There was water running off and the levels were dropping below that required in the summer to navigate it. That was done and I wanted to acknowledge that. When Monasterevin was in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Waterways Ireland has 24 of these machines. Is one of them dedicated to that stretch of the canal?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I would ask that Mr. Rowe would look at that area with the local staff because it is a complaint that is brought up with me regularly. It is important. The middle stretch is sufficient. I can see the logic in it and you do not want to butcher everything either because obviously there are biodiversity issues but that is more than sufficient if that is done. I want to acknowledge...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: That is in the south of Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Waterways Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: We have covered a lot of ground. The witnesses have some information to revert to us with, including on the questions on the Shannon and the Vicarstown situation. I thank the witnesses from Waterways Ireland and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for their work preparing for today’s meeting. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: The public business before us this afternoon is the minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence and consideration of a draft committee work programme, as well as any other business. The first item of business is the minutes of our meeting of 27 June 2024, which have been circulated to members. Do members wish to raise any issues regarding the minutes? Are the minutes...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I wish to ask Mr. McCarthy about the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. Obviously, it is disappointing that is happening here, of all places. In the notes, it states the service provided details of 29 non-competitive contracts in its annual returns. Under non-compliance with procurement rules, it sets out that the service complied with the guidelines with the exception of nine contracts...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. There were two contracts with a total value of €773,000. The explanation given is that they were expenditure under an expired contract to allow for continuation of essential cleaning services. I ask that we write back to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to ask it for an explanation around that and why the contract had to be renewed or continued without going to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we seek clarification regarding those items. Does Deputy Murphy wish to say anything on this issue?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will request that information from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: That is interesting. During the Covid-19 period, that could be understood. However, we need an explanation for this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: In the case of the venue, if there was only one venue that would cater for-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Whatever it was, we will get answers on this and on the other issues. Can we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the listing of accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. Moving on to correspondence, as previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will be dealt with in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Just for information purposes, this came in, as I understand it, on the last working day of last week, that is, Friday, 28 June at 7 p.m.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Look, we have it. RTÉ has come back to us. The response is fairly comprehensive, but there are some questions around it that are legitimate. We need to go back on them. The Deputy is correct on that. She had something else to say on it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are a couple of major parts to it, the first one being the level of outsourcing. Then there is decentralisation, which means moving to other locations. Both have huge implications for staff. Obviously, day-to-day management, HR and all that is not our business, but it is important for the director general and the management team not just to tell the workers what is happening but also...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Jul 2024)

Brian Stanley: Senior management.