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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (12 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: 627. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to the control of dogs regulations and legislation relative to the outcome of the recent survey conducted by his Department and the report that followed. [55085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (12 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: 836. To ask the Minister for Health if further hours of care around lunchtime each day will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: 880. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a public record detailing the number of dogs that are placed in the pound in each county; the number that are rehomed; the number that are euthanised for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55082/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Government policy on providing accommodation for Ukrainians arriving here and for those seeking international protection is not working. Some would say is not fit for purpose and there are those who would describe it as a shambles and a disgrace. Those who arrive here are not being accommodated. Residents and local communities are not being consulted. Business people involved in providing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Deputy Conway-Walsh asked a question and Ms Butler discussed in her response the school bus system. Inasmuch as she can, will Ms Butler give me the background details?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Did the case specifically involve the public bus system or the school bus system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: They tender as part of the process with Bus Éireann.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Can someone answer about Bus Éireann as to why the service is not put out to tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: That is the issue. Ms Stewart is from the Office of Government Procurement. Bus Éireann is paid for by taxpayers, that is, directly from the Government to Bus Éireann. In turn, Bus Éireann uses independent operators. Presumably, the 13 defendants are part of the provision by Bus Éireann of the school transport system. However, the school transport system and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: I know that. Is it not of concern to the Office of Government Procurement that significant Government moneys are spent on a school bus system that never ever went to tender? Is that not odd? Is it not against the European Union's regulations or laws?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: What exactly are the valid reasons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: I would like to be in order now when I ask my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: So tell me if this is not within the OGP's remit. The school bus system is operated through the Department of Education obviously. For 20 years or more, people will have heard numerous complaints in this House, by parents on behalf of their children, every single year about the transport system operated to schools. On the other end of that are the independent or private school bus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Yes. My information is that it is not a very transparent system. The reason the big independent operators do not react to the alert Ms Stewart described that issues when a procurement is being put in place is that there is not a procurement in place, which is strange. I have asked Ms Stewart for the information-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: -----and she might be kind enough to pass it on to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: I thank Deputy Durkan. Finally, I wish to ask the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission the same question as I asked Ms Stewart on the school bus transport. In that system, one has customers who have complaints relative to the service itself. Does the commission take those complaints and investigate them if it were to receive them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

John McGuinness: Will the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission take a complaint from a person who uses and, essentially, is a consumer of that service, to look at whether it is valid or not? Is it then when Mr. McHugh's organisation kicks in, as it were?