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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Was it the same group, to the Deputy's knowledge?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: What is Deputy Catherine Murphy proposing?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay. We will put those questions. The correspondence I was referring to was an earlier one. Last week or the week before, we received correspondence on this issue and, as I recall, the alternative. That is what I was referring to.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. McCarthy to comment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: There are a number of questions there. We will put those to the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Yes. It is just to get that clear.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is fine. That can be done. If members have further questions, they should send them to the clerk to the committee by Tuesday of next week or thereabouts. Members will then have two or three days to furnish those. Category C which is correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 1033C from Deputy Jennifer Carroll McNeill, dated 27 January...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will do that. No. 1035C from Councillor Liam Quaide, dated 30 January 2022, relates to the closure of the Owenacurra Centre in Midleton, County Cork. We have received a number of representations from individuals regarding this matter, including Deputy Pat Buckley, those being Nos. R1036, R1039, R1043, R1058 and R1065. Following receipt of previous correspondence from Councillor...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will ask for a more specific answer on that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is saying the RTÉ Player is not available at all.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: There are lots more specific questions around that. No. 1078 B is correspondence from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health, dated 16 February 2022, providing information requested by the committee regarding the temporary assistance payment scheme and the 2020 Supplementary Estimate for Vote 38 - Health. The Secretary General states that two Supplementary Estimates...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Did one of the replies from the Department not state, whether we accept it or not, that an alternative was being developed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will request that. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. 1054B is from Judge Rory McCabe, the chairman of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, dated 8 February 2022. It provides the information that was requested by the committee regarding the impact of industrial relations issues in An Garda Síochána on GSOC’s investigations and aspects of its work that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: That is fine. No. 1061B is next. It is a copy of correspondence to the Ceann Comhairle from the president of the European Court of Auditors, dated 3 February, regarding the consultation on its 2023 work programmes. The body concerned is not accountable to the committee, nor has its consent been obtained to publish the correspondence. This was flagged by Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I will put that question to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is proposed to note the item, although the body is not accountable to the committee, nor has consent been obtained to publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Next is 1064B, from Ms Vivienne Flood, head of public affairs, RTÉ, dated 9 February, which provides information requested by the committee arising from a meeting with RTÉ on 20 January. It includes...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: There has been a reply, in which they say that it is not possible for them to identify separately the cost of employees that are funded exclusively by the licence fee.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Certainly, they should be able to answer those two questions. We will put them to them.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. We can write to the Revenue Commissioners.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: Part of the reply also states that, conservatively, it is estimated to be several million euro of capital investment as a minimum requirement. Again, that is totally vague.