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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy's time is up.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I have a couple of brief questions for Mr. Walsh with regard to the board. There is a system and structure set up in law by the Houses of the Oireachtas. I understand that but I will just ask Mr. Walsh a couple of questions about it. There is a board of ten. The public ask us about this the whole time. As I understand it, the Minister appoints these members off the back of nominations...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: Who do the nine current members represent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: For the information of the meeting, is it correct that An Taisce nominates one member?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: With regard to An Taisce, while it is not an issue for An Bord Pleanála directly, from the point of view of the public, how does An Taisce select its person? How does one become a member of the board of An Taisce?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I understand that. Is there an interview process for board members? Is one given an official appointment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I have a final question with regard to the board. While I appreciate these may, to a certain extent, be beyond Mr. Walsh's remit, I will ask some questions which are often put to us in order to get some information. I will ask about instances where a board member may have a conflict of interest. If a local authority is making a decision on zoning, a member of that authority may be related...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: Let us say a conflict of interest becomes apparent. Is that recorded in a document somewhere?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: That concludes questions. I thank Mr. Dave Walsh, chairperson, Mr. Gerard Egan and Ms Anne Killian for answering a lot of wide-ranging questions. I thank them for providing information on a wide range of subjects. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for attending and, as always, for assisting the committee in our work today. Is it agreed that the clerk to the...

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: Like other speakers, I welcome the Bill introduced by Deputy Barry. We are emerging from a global pandemic. As the economy recovers, we must take a fresh approach to workers' rights. After decades of workers' rights being eroded by conservative governments, we need to ensure that in the 2020s workers' rights are at the forefront once and for all. Previous speakers referred to how...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 268. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put a complaint mechanism in place for residents of nursing homes and their families given that at present HIQA cannot investigate individual complaints. [24971/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to deal with welfare concerns regarding vulnerable residents in nursing homes at weekends. [24979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol in place in circumstances (details supplied). [25022/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy MacSharry. I welcome members to our online meeting. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, only the clerk, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely from within the precincts of Leinster House. This is due to the constitutional requirement that, in order...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The next item is accounts and financial statements. The following six sets of financial statements and accounts were laid before the Dáil between between 26 April and 7 May 2021: the National Museum of Ireland; the Loughs Agency, which is a North-South body; Public Trustee Ireland, which was established under the Land Act 1903; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; the Account of...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Devlin. Could we agree and note the accounts and statements in the usual way? Agreed. They will be published as part of the minutes. No. 3 is correspondence. Items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions, and decisions taken by the committee in relation to correspondence are recorded in...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: It is on the work programme. We will come to it afterwards.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: We can do so. We can ask the clerk to incorporate it into the invite.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: A review of the sustainable plan published in late 2017 is under way. It is proposed that we request a copy of that once the review is completed. It has also been proposed by Deputy Munster that when the HEA appears before us, we would include that item on the agenda. Is that agreed? Agreed. Item 463 B is correspondence from Mr. Maurice Buckley, Chairman of the Office of Public Works,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I would have thought that by now, two parties could meet either side of a screen. Given the vaccination roll-out moving more quickly and things starting to open up, this meeting should happen shortly.