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Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Centres (21 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 367. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the tender price for the Cork events centre submitted by a company (details supplied); if €20 million of public money has been sanctioned for the project; if the Government is now considering a request for a further €10 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (21 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the growing international concern regarding the increasing use of hydrogen peroxide in the treatment of sea lice and amoebic gill disease in salmon farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8123/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (21 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: 521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or any agency of his Department monitors the use of hydrogen peroxide in salmon farms here; and if so, the aggregate amount of hydrogen peroxide used by salmon farms in each of the past ten years. [8124/17]

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I also welcome the terms of reference which have been agreed and announced today. It has been a long week since my colleague, Deputy Howlin, made his statement in the Dáil. Many criticised him but that triggered the events which brought us to where we are now. My colleague acknowledged the work of everyone in the House and certain journalists but we would not be where we are today if...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree and this is something that we should come back and spend a bit of time on. It is obviously quite topical. Outside of being just topical, there has to be some learning from the legacy of how this was costed. What the Deputy has outlined is accurate. Not only that, but the figures have changed, not just in the totality but also individually. For instance, the €200 million...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is the conundrum. I accept what the Comptroller and Auditor General said about decision-making being based on a framework which, in turn, is based on figures which can change subsequently. That has to be looked at.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am not getting into the debate about the location. I can do that at the health committee, but it is worth looking at how the framework is managed. Simply put - the Chairman articulated this well - the decision-making process has to be and is influenced by the potential cost. That is the nature of life and decision-making. Obviously, there are clinical needs and requirements in this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: To what office is the Comptroller and Auditor General referring?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is probably still within the remit of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is illogical. It should be within the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: I think responsibility for water provision was left with the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, for reasons of political expediency.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is the fourth. The Department of Social Protection spends a bit too.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Might I clarify a matter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Is Mr. Gleeson the person within the Department who has responsibility for this area?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Gleeson or Mr. O'Driscoll might want to address my questions. The latter stated that his Department had "core responsibility". That is the phrase that he used. At least, that is what I heard. We can check the record. If he did not, I can withdraw it. Maybe he did not, but that is what I heard. That is how it works because Mr. O'Driscoll is the Accounting Officer for Bord na gCon. ...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Department has them but we do not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is more than not satisfactory; it is not acceptable.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: When will they be published?