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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all the persons that have been hired by the Garda Commissioner to form part of the Charleton liaison committee were sanctioned by his Department and employed following a full public procurement process; and if so, the details of same. [35390/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Establishment (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Government approval was received for the setting up of the Charleton liaison committee; and if so, the date on which. [35391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons he sanctioned within the Garda Síochána to take over the duties of the Garda Commissioner while she was or is on leave in 2016 and in 2017; the dates of those sanctions to those persons; and the format in which they made. [36428/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 1354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated and actually distributed to local authorities for swimming pools between 2014 and 2016 and to date in 2017; his plans to launch a new schemes of funding for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35373/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 1355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the numbers of requests from local authorities for funding for swimming pools in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if funding was approved. [35374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (26 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: 1638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permissions that are due to expire that can benefit from the proposed planning permission extension; the location and the town planning numbers of these schemes; the number of units that will be impacted; and if these schemes can still be constructed in view of the changes in building regulations in...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: Hear hear.

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have no issue with the amendment, which is common enough. On the other amendments, the Minister of State indicated he did not have time. I congratulate him on his appointment. It is one of the Taoiseach's better appointments. I think Deputy Jim Daly will make a very good Minister of State and I wish him the best. I presume the amendments he intends to bring forward will not change the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: Wider rather than longer.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that. It is an outstanding question from some months ago that I raised.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: How is the matter not within that committee's remit?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: Could the Chairman go back to his counterpart on the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and ask him to explain the latter's position.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: Will the Chairman also have a word with the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine because I think it is ridiculous that the latter is not dealing with this issue?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: If we finish early we could start early.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: My first question was on the special reports. I am glad to hear the response on school transport. We have committed to bringing CIE back very soon after the summer recess.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: It may not take a full day but it is fresh in our minds. Can we do it as early as possible?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: We need to plough on today.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have three points. I agree with the ruling of the Chair. It is extraordinary to be handed this letter with this request. It is no secret that this report will be published in the coming days or week. Second, the letter makes reference to the media. I have not seen anything in the media relating to any extracts from this report. We have been very clear in how we have done our work on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: Also the breath tests.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not think that will work for the simple reason that the middle session will be one of the longer sessions. We have the following options: first, in the overlap area, the Chairman might allow us to question each organisation as part of the normal round of questioning.