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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: When do we learn?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: The response does not answer the primary question the Chairman put. In fact, we are trying to piece that information together. Mr. Watt did not address, for example, the lawful use of the card. The report of the Data Protection Commissioner was very interesting in that it highlighted the fact that while the chip on the card has to be read, the technology to do so is not in place in some of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: It just proves that the situation has not normalised.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I received a number of replies to parliamentary questions about getting assisted decision-making up and running. I agree that this is a matter for the Dáil or the Committee on Justice and Equality as opposed to the Committee of Public Accounts. Critical is the speed of getting that operational and how satisfactory it is when it gets to that point. I understand that this is complex....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I just said last week that I had passed them on; that is all I was doing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: The Government has argued that the ring-fencing of this fund is to bring about behavioural change. It could not be argued that what was collected so far served that purpose because it was merely a revenue-raising exercise. The tax was introduced in 2010 and much money has been raised since that could have gone towards retrofitting, etc. When we examine this issue, it is important that we...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I will start by asking about the NTA's headquarters and its arrangements. There was an amalgamation with the taxi regulator, which was originally independent of the NTA. My question is about the leases. What the NTA is paying for the property on Fitzwilliam Square is substantially more than it is getting in income. Can Ms Graham explain why that has happened and for how long it will continue?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: It is favourable because it does not pay the full rent. Is the lease up to 2024 or 2026?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: It is upward-only reviews.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Is that the market rate?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Is that subject to review by the NTA?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Does the NTA carry out the rent review?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: The NTA is paying out €170,000 and is getting €80,000. That is the situation at the moment, which is likely to disimprove rather than improve up to 2024.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: I want to get through a number of topics so I will try to be succinct with my questions and I ask the witnesses to keep their replies as short as possible. I would appreciate that. With regard to the transfer of buses, which Mr. L'Estrange has said are of varying ages, from Dublin Bus to other parts of the NTA's fleet, the NTA paid the nominal sum of €1. The NTA treated these as an...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: What was the return for Dublin Bus? Did the NTA give it more up-to-date buses? Was that the arrangement?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: The NTA treated this as an accounting gain.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: The authority talks about value for money in respect of Go-Ahead, which has been designated to take over 10% of Dublin Bus's market. There was quite sizeable expenditure on establishment and operational costs in that regard - €14.6 million in 2018. Was a business case made for that initiative? Will the delegation give us a brief overview of the tendering or procurement process?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)
Catherine Murphy: Perhaps Ms Graham could start with the business case, which would relate to Go-Ahead.