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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: The only reason I raise the issue is that on a broader scale the witness mentioned in her opening remarks the new procurement strategy and cost savings. A number of small business have concerns in regard to the procurement process being followed by the Office of Public Works on the basis that while its directive is to reduce costs and make savings for the State, it is potentially putting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Even on the basis of tendering.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I understand, unless there has been a recent change, that the SMEs had to come together to put in one tender as compared to some of the larger multiples who can come into the system. They find that very cumbersome and hard to work with. Is that taken into account? It is very easy to say we are taking account of SME concerns but unless that works on a practical basis and unless they can...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Yes, the only concern I have is that if we are always driven by the bottom line, while we may report success in terms of savings, have we taken a bigger hit in the longer term with people losing jobs? What the witness is saying is that there is more of a focus on the SME sector in this process.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (29 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal relating to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4481/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the moneys that were paid out to persons in County Galway relating to the flooding incident in 2009; the number of persons who applied for such funding; the number who were eventually successful; the amount of the funding that was allocated to the areas of Ballinasloe and Claregalway respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when REP scheme will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (28 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 636. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4093/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: When is that supposed to finish?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: What happens in a case where one might find a Garda has used discretion that one may not agree with? What happens then?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: How would that be dealt with?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: If someone is caught speeding and sent a notice for two penalty points and a fine, I believe another is sent out after that. If they do not respond to that, it ends up in court. What is happening in respect of the convictions of all those who end up in court? What kind of figures are we looking at in respect of prosecution?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: In respect of fixed charge notices.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: If people ignore the notice and the second notice, are they all getting charged through the Courts Service?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Have there been cases where they have been struck out in court?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: On what grounds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Where is the cost involved? The Garda Síochána sends out the notice of the penalty points and the €80 fine. It then goes to court and it gets struck out for some reason. Who then covers the costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of Fixed Charge Notice System (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: One hears this anecdotally and the Commissioner might be able to disprove this today. If someone ignores the letter and the second letter and turns up in court and says they never got the letters, is that struck out?