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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Dr. Matthews. My time is limited. I appreciate his response. To stick with the barter account, perhaps Mr. Collins could respond. When was it first established?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. Collins said he was in from 2020. It is unfortunate for him because he has inherited this somewhat. I wish to ask Mr. Lynch if there was any whistleblowing in RTÉ over the last number of years?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: There has never been any whistleblowing or complaints made?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: None at all. Is a procedure in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Who oversaw the barter account? Was it just the director general or was there anybody else?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: There was nobody else, except when Mr. Collins became aware of it. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: We went through this earlier and, ultimately, it comes back to finance. Is that right?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ: Discussion (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I will put it a different way. In terms of the ten-year season tickets, the Rugby World Cup, U2, golfing and all the other activities, it looks like this harks back to FÁS. FÁS got caught and it was reformed. RTÉ has been caught, I suppose, but there are the same insinuations that there was a kind of slush fund, to use the words. I grew up with RTÉ and programmes like...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the development of regulation, guidelines and standards for the ethical use of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 77. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent participation at high-level roundtable on artificial intelligence in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30886/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cumulative value of the investments to be made in Dublin under the timeframe of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the estimated funding drawdown to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30885/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of Exchequer returns to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30028/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30027/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider engaging with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to examine allowing micro-energy generating customers using day-night meters who do not have a smart meter to use other independent sources, such as the installer data, to calculate refunds due from energy supplied to the grid, rather...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 306. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts by officials to restore the supply of basic medications as listed by the HPRA; if he will consider reviewing regulations to allow Irish pharmacists to substitute prescribed items and-or Irish residents to access the online services of UK or EU-based pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (20 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his intentions with regard to international co-operation in the context of maritime security and protecting subsea cables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28293/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for Ireland's participation in the European Union Common Security and Defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 270. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of approved but unfilled civil service positions, by grade and department; the number of qualified candidates in each panel available to fill them on 31 May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29257/23]