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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Were the other Departments' hands forced?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: These extra staff members are on these contracts.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Considering that no one was telling the gallery when the project would be approved, the gallery could not tell the staff how long their contracts would last.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: For what length of time were those people working in the gallery?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: One would expect them to presume they had a job for life almost.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: On that basis, the contracts were renewed while awaiting a decision on the master development plan.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: The staff were not being informed on the status of the project because the gallery was not being informed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Did the gallery receive legal advice during this process that when this master development plan commences, the gallery is within its rights to bring these contracts to an end and let the staff go?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the witnesses for attending. I will concentrate on the contracts issue raised in the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report. I refer to the background information as why 30 people were taken on board in 2002. I ask for a brief outline as to the reason they were taken on.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Was there any previous questioning of him at all?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Did he write regarding just Newbridge Credit Union and not the credit union movement as a whole?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when fibre optic broadband will be provided in Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is currently receiving a single farm payment would continue to receive that payment if they planted some of their land with forestry and received a forestry premium for that portion of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49974/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (21 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for community involvement schemes in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49849/13]

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: The scale and rapid nature of the implosion of jobs after the economic crash was staggering. When one considers that in March 2011, there were 300,000 fewer people working than there in 2008, it is hard to comprehend the difficulty and misery that lies behind that number. In a reducing jobs market, there will always be an oversupply of talented and experienced people to take the few...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is fair that applicants for naturalisation certificates, who have paid a non-refundable application fee of €175 are asked to pay an acceptance fee of €950 when this fee is not mentioned at any stage in the application form whereas there are 15 references to the non-refundable application fee; his view on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their payments from the grassland sheep scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49166/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (14 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any grant aid exists or if funding may be procured to assist residents in a Cluid housing association complex to access fibre optic broadband for 44 housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48669/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Appeals (14 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of the suckler cow welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48667/13]

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this motion. I support the Government's counter-motion as I believe that the work done to date to address the weaknesses exposed by the banking collapse needs to continue and be built upon. I acknowledge that people are concerned at the number of recent withdrawals from the Irish market and are worried about the implications...