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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise for cutting across Mr. McMahon but what the OPW did was employ a set of parameters that meant only one company was in a position to qualify for the contract. In the documentation, the OPW set out an expected value of €5 million per annum, which was an increase on the €3 million but was nowhere close to the out-turn in place in the term of the previous contract. Why...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I am sorry, I know there is a difficulty with the connection as we cross over one another. I will ask the following question of Mr. Buckley. How is it possible to determine that a contract tender is good value for money where there is essentially nothing to compare it to, where there is only one contract? Does Mr. Buckley accept that there were failings in that process? We can presume...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: Of course.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6 - Expenditure under a Maintenance Contract
2019 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: I apologise for interrupting, but my time is up. Perhaps Mr. McMahon could send the committee some further written clarification. I will just say that I find it impossible to understand a context where one can assess value for money when there is only one tender. I understand that things happen and we can do things differently but we have a problem when we have these kinds of figures and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 30. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; and the tender process by which it was decided to make use of the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 38. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to make use of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in the publication of the annual report by RTÉ for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35515/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 117. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment will provide a more detailed and dedicated specification document to agricultural science teachers with regard to the specification design and learning outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35528/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will undertake to consult with an association (details supplied) on the on reforms to the curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35529/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment will provide the promised teacher guidelines document to accompany the new agricultural science specifications to agricultural science teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 3 November 2020, the number of those eligible for school transport applicants by county who have not yet secured a place on a bus due to late payment of fees in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (11 Nov 2020)

Matt Carthy: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to...