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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of criminal investigations which were opened by the Garda Ombudsman against members of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [36812/21]

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which is about easing the pressure on renters by bringing in a three-year rent freeze. It can be done, as has been shown during Covid. We have witnessed a massive escalation in rental costs across the country, including Laois-Offaly, over the past decade. People need a rent freeze to give them a break. Since 2013, rents in County Laois have...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: We have received apologies from Deputies Carroll MacNeill and Sherlock. Deputy Carthy may join us but may have to pop out for a meeting of the Join Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, only the clerk to the committee, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely from within the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: That is okay. Which committee is the Deputy chairing?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. Are the minutes of the meetings of 22 and 24 June agreed? Agreed. The minutes will, as usual, be published on the committee's web page. The second item is accounts and financial statements. Five sets of financial statements and accounts were laid before the Dáil between 28 June and 2 July. Those should be coming up on committee members' screens now. Those...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Do any members wish to comment on any of the statements? No. Can we agree to note the accounts and statements? Agreed. The accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. As usual, we will request explanation for any significant non-compliant procurements or delays in laying the accounts before the Houses of the Oireachtas. As agreed, items of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Both Deputies mentioned the importance of the industry. It gets in the region of €70 million a year from the public purse. There has been a long and winding road with this issue. I looked through my notes last night. Some €18 million was awarded for the integrity fund back in 2018. Twenty-five racetracks in the State were to start a programme of installing CCTV. An amount...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay, I thank the Deputy. It is fair to say that given they have been meeting since 2018, the OPW is, from what we have seen so far, not in a very strong position legally. It is depending on the goodwill of the landlord here, and hopefully that will be forthcoming. I understand the landlord may have other properties rented out to the State. No. 668 is correspondence from Ms Vivienne...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. Deputy Carthy?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Obviously Revenue cannot disclose it but RTÉ can voluntarily disclose it to us and it should do so. I ask for that to be followed up on. I raise with the committee that we questioned the cost of retrospective PRSI payments to employees who were wrongly classified as self-employed. The answer to question 2 in the correspondence dated 18 June says: The cost of any retrospective PRSI...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Munster wants to come in there as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: The proposal is that we write back to RTÉ. There are three issues to be addressed and I will deal with the final one first. It relates to parity of pay for Irish-speaking workers at Raidió na Gaeltachta and the aspect the Deputy raised. The proposal is that the clerk to the committee will remind RTÉ of the section of the Official Report that concerns the offer being made to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: The second issue relates to forwarding to RTÉ the letter from Revenue. The proposal is that we ask the broadcaster to disclose voluntarily the nature and amount of the settlement with Revenue regarding workers being wrongly classified as self-employed. Finally, the third proposal is that we ask RTÉ that when it has concluded its process regarding retrospective liabilities in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: There was a sum of €24 million in total, and according to the correspondence, €14 million of the €15 million from the Department was drawn down. Is there any indication of whether capital assets were purchased with any of the money? The correspondence also points to a range of governance systems and procedures to oversee the project. That is fine and well, but neither...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: On capital assets, infrastructure or anything else physical, is Mr. McCarthy aware of any-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. That is helpful.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: What does the Deputy propose?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is proposing we write to the Secretary General of the Department, asking those questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: There are two proposals. One is that a letter go to the Department, as outlined by Deputy Murphy. Is that agreed? Agreed. The other proposal is we write back to both councils, asking whether there are any tangible assets or physical assets of Galway 2020, and whether they are happy with how the project has proceeded so far. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2021)

Brian Stanley: I note that GSOC advised the committee in correspondence on 21 April that its investigation was in its final stages and would conclude shortly. I take on board the Deputy’s point that it has been dragging on for a long time. However, we also discussed the issues of the lack of resources of GSOC and we decided at a recent meeting to raise this issue and to try to highlight the fact it...