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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: That is happening. It is the maintenance of these small sites which poses a financial burden on the owners. If smaller grants were made available, it would open up a huge location in a rural area in a county for visitors to come. The attraction is there. They are coming but there is a maintenance issue. I am merely asking if there is a way in which the OPW can assist with that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Will the Minister of State consider looking at the possibility of a grant scheme? The OPW cannot manage or maintain every site, but where sites are hugely relevant to the profile of the country in terms of their heritage there should be some flexible maintenance grants available to owners that achieve a certain standard to ensure they can contribute to the county profile.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister is getting better since his first appearance because now he is beginning to discover how he can move things sideways.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State is doing well. It would be worthwhile to examine the possibility if there is a particular difficulty.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: My final point is about Kilkenny Castle. I mentioned to the Minister of State and his officials prior to the meeting about the possibility that the OPW would take a lead role in a project which I will outline. It is the desire of Kilkenny people that we would acknowledge the hand-over of the castle, which has made such a significant difference to Kilkenny city, county, the region and the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I also thank the Minister of State for his intervention on Durrow Castle, which was worthwhile. That concludes the questions. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for being here.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 13 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: But not the guy in "Game of Thrones"?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister is caught for time and has received an indication from his secretary.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes, just one second. The committee has written to the Minister about the vulture funds and meetings that the Minister or his Department officials have had with them. I am coming at this matter from a different perspective. If representatives of these funds have met the Minister and his officials, they have refused to come here before us. As a committee, we want to look in their eyes to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The banks have reached the lower level of debt and are beginning to deal with individual debt, small business debt etc. Given where the banks are now, is there room within Government policy for a friendly vulture fund like the one I have suggested? A vulture fund could be funded by the State and could take in these loans from the banks at the same rate that a vulture fund might get them....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The measure would relieve banks of their debt obligations.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Is it being addressed by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, has arrived and will act as super-sub for the Minister. The Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, will substitute for the Minister.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Murphy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: One time only. If the Minister of State keeps going like that, we will lose out.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I want the same amount of airtime the Minister of State gave to Deputy Michael McGrath. Keep going.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The next time the Minister of State is in Kilkenny, he should give me a call and not keep it to the one party.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State had better find the signal. I asked earlier about the engagement of friendly vulture funds with the banks. Could the Department not be proactive about that? I know the Minister of State has got some information from his officials on the setting up of that fund and perhaps on the use of Government bonds to progress the notion of taking these bad debts from the bank and...