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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We, on this committee, have learned something about amalgamations. They have to be properly planned. An audit must be done beforehand to understand exactly where the gaps are going to be and what needs to be provided for. It is clear that the amount of planning that went into these amalgamations was not adequate. That lesson should be learned for future amalgamations. When it presents to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I echo the point about what they were intending to do. It is completely understandable that it was interrupted because we have had a very difficult year. There is probably no organisation that has had a more difficult year than the HSE. The 2019 accounts, which are in the urgent category, look like those with the biggest level of non-compliance. That is likely to be a very strong feature...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I presume it stands out when somebody was not in that particular business. They might have been in events management. I am sure this stands out.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: So we know for planning purposes, is it likely to be the far end of next year before we see that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We really need to be looking at putting it in the timetable around the summer. We need to get the head of procurement in with the Accounting Officer when looking at that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: We might ask the head of procurement to come in at the same time as these are quite clearly procurement issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: These are quite clearly procurement matters so let us get a handle on those first.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I have made the points I wanted to make.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: It is really disappointing that the previous committee did a sizable amount of work with universities but that we are continuing to see problems in this regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: I will quickly mention Hawkins House, which is referred to on page 14. I am seeking information on the building status and the timeline for development. Has funding been requested to develop it? Is it likely to be developed by the OPW or will it be tendered? Will the office give us some more information on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland issue will be dealt with in January. We are waiting for other accounts.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Increases (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to instances in which landlords are increasing the rental price on their properties that are inside rent pressure zones by storing personal belongings in same; if he will provide a schedule of exemptions to the rules on price increases on properties for rent inside rent pressure zones (details...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) given that they have been classified as high-risk; if she will ensure that the person does not suffer financial disadvantage due to an underlying health condition; and the options available in respect of sick pay and-or other financial supports they may avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been communication from the European Commission in respect of Irish forestry legislation, in particular the recent Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and the statutory instruments he made in 2020 for forestry, and their compliance with the Aarhus Convention and the environmental impact assessment directive,...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 134. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of data access requests the CCPC has made to telecommunications and social media companies in the past three years to date in 2020 under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011; the number of access requests that were approved and declined by the companies that the data was requested from; and the reason the data...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for road improvements along the R404 and the Hazelhatch Road linking north County Kildare train stations in particular to improve cycling and walking infrastructure on these routes. [42935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Free Travel Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that free travel passes are expiring without notification to users causing the users to be refused access to transport and that reactivation is occurring of these passes; if he has disseminated this information to transport workers in respect of extensions to travel passes (details supplied);...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider making the CRSS available to the direct marketing companies and tour operators. [43114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Murphy: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by the State Claims Agency in respect of non-medical negligence claims over the time period 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [43226/20]