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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: As I say, I am quite happy with the expenditure. It is just whether we are taking steps to make sure we do not replicate the mistake.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I understand that. The last issue I will raise in the time that I have, I hope it was not raised already, is the sundry moneys account. I am looking at figure 1.9 in the Exchequer financial outturn for 2022. The sundry moneys account did not have a great deal of money in it and then we saw a huge spike in 2020. It is still there in 2021 and 2022. We have this language around how it is...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Two receipts, in particular, totalling €80,000, had been knocking around those accounts for more than three years.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It might be something that the committee would benefit from in more detail.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 1 – Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2022
Chapter 2 – Reporting Ireland’s EU Transactions
Chapter 24 – Performance of the Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
Chapter 25 – Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Chairperson.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an overview of the timelines for the implementation of the pathfinder sustainable transport and mobility projects; if an interim evaluation of project timeline progress is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52498/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Citizens' Assembly (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking in relation to the establishment of a citizens' assembly on education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52496/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the forward planning section has assessed the need for additional school places in east Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52495/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the recent EU Council, his Department’s work on ensuring that water, food, fuel and medical supplies are being provided to the people in Gaza as part of a unified international humanitarian response; that any fuel assistance provided not be abused by Hamas, and that Irish citizens in Gaza are brought home safely; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (30 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department’s current preparatory plan for the UN Summit of the Future in 2024 in anticipation of the outcome document Pact for the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49759/23]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister and the officials for being here today. Like Deputy O'Sullivan, there are five issues I would like to raise, so I will rattle through them in what is a very constrained timeframe. The first is the issue of pay. Clearly, the most valuable resource within our education area is our children, but the second most valuable one is our educators. Has the Minister given...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Their reuse and value for money. There is curricular pressure. A parent might have an expectation concerning a school textbook, but an educator might have decided to go a different way in delivering the topic.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: It is discontinued.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy Denis Naughten. Members participating remotely may do so only from within the Leinster House complex. I remind all those in attendance to make sure their mobile phones are switched off or in silent mode. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Amendments Nos. 1, 10, 11, 13 to 16, inclusive, and 19 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Amendment No. 19 is consequential on amendment No. 16.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Maybe the Minister can answer and then the Deputy can-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Will the Deputy let the Minister conclude and she can come back in with any additional information?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Perhaps the Minister will be able to supply those figures to the committee.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Will those be supplied to the committee?