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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I suggest and re-emphasise that the Passport Office advertise very strongly regarding that. If someone's passport has six or seven months to go, they should apply and not wait until June or the week before he or she travels. It is so frustrating. The staff have great patience. In fairness, I acknowledged earlier that people at the other end of the phone in the office are generally very...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I know they get a hard time. It can be fairly hectic there sometimes trying to get something through. Generally, the service is very good. I have a question regarding North-South money and some of the funding that has been put in place following the Good Friday Agreement. There was €3.7 million in funding in 2020 that seemed to go to organisations on the ground in the North for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I saw some of the projects that were funded. On the vetting of organisations to which the funding goes, are there situations arising where some of the funding might go to groups that are slightly questionable or where people central to the groups might still be involved in paramilitary activity?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Have there been cases where money has been withheld due to issues arising because of people central to those organisations facing charges or being charged and convicted?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I am not talking about the past. What about now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I accept there would be ex-prisoners and people who were involved with paramilitary activity on both sides in the past. Have there been cases in the past ten years where funding has been withheld or where the brakes have been put on the funding?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I do not expect the witness to speak to an individual case but at this time, is there an organisation or organisations whose funding may have to be halted?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: One of the conditions of the funding is that it does not leak through to any paramilitary organisations.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank Mr. de Búrca. We will take a second round of questioning. We will take five minutes each and see how we go.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: My hearing is not that good. What was bought?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Did I hear the Deputy say "socks"?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: How many pairs?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: In fairness, a lot of work was put into getting the seat, and that was successful. It is important to acknowledge that. I was not aware of the socks, however. That is the first I heard about them.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I will let people back in for-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Could the Deputy hold them? I have some second-round questions to ask.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Could I ask about buildings and embassies? In 2019, this committee recommended that the Department review its rental of properties abroad with a view to moving to purchasing where possible. At the moment, there are 28 properties with a total value of €159 million and seven more accounting for approximately €10 million. I take it there are 38 properties owned and 134 leased or...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: What is the cost of maintenance for those embassies?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: I note from Mr. Conlan's advance briefing that he concurs with the committee's briefing. He stated mission properties can offer real value for money for the Exchequer compared with long-term rental. Reference has been made to achieving potential savings from moving from older properties with high energy and maintenance costs. Three years on, how many embassies have been bought? I...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022) Brian Stanley: Have any been bought since 2019?