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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: By this time next week we will definitely know why we need to bring in Bord na gCon.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes, no problem.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The more contentious issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: A comprehensive report of what we did yesterday.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I must declare I was a junior Minister in this Department for three years and know all the individuals in front of us. I have five questions. The first few will be handy enough. We will then get into the meaty stuff. The estimated provision for salaries was €28 million, but I continually hear from people who work there that the Air Accident Investigation Unit, AAIU, and the Coast...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: They provide an incredible service.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is usually the other way around and Departments struggle to stay within the budget.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: No, I would not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Two years in a row.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Are many of the jobs specialised?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The two bodies that I hear a great deal about are the AAIU and the Coast Guard.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: What are the others?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: To find people?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Coast Guard is under-resourced. That is a fact. I have no doubt that Mr. Doyle wants to fill the vacancies, but what is the process for doing that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is being addressed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Exchequer receipt from Bus Éireann for school transport in 2015 was €250,000. What did this entail? It is on page 24.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is No. 7.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: For what is that receipt?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Doyle might revert to me. From an accountancy point of view, it jumped out at me that €250,000 came back. That is good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: When I was going through it, it stood out as intriguing. My second declaration is that I used to work for Fáilte Ireland, to which my next two questions relate. The estimated provision is €56 million, but the outturn was €55 million in 2015 and €61 million in 2014. That is a substantial decrease. Is it too easy to say that this was because The Gathering was...