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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 99. To ask the Minister for Health when a child psychologist will be appointed to cover counties Laois and Offaly. [40396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to restart the full child psychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services in counties Laois and Offaly and to expand them. [40397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoptive Leave (8 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress being made on providing for adoptive leave and removing the lacuna in the legislation which discriminates against same sex male couples in view of the commitment given by the previous Government. [41232/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 7. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a review of the JobPath programme; and her views on whether it has provided value for money for the State. [30677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: 29. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the future of the JobPath programme. [30676/20]

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everybody to the meeting. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the Committee. Apologies have been received from Deputy Neasa Hourigan. Before we move on to the other items of business I want to make a statement. I want to address the issue surrounding the tweet that I published over the weekend marking the 100th...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Does anybody else want to comment?

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Carthy very much.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I acknowledge the thoughtful comments of members. There is obviously a range of views among members who are coming to this matter in a thoughtful way. I clarify that my actions are my own. I take full responsibility for them. I was wrong. I have apologised, and I am saying that sincerely. Nobody else needs to take any responsibility. I am solely responsible for my actions and I have to...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Members are reminded of the provisions within Standing Order 218 that the committee shall refrain from inquiring into the merits of a policy or policies of the Government or a Minister of the Government or the merits of the objectives of such policies. Members are also reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Can we agree to note the accounts and statements? Agreed. The next item on the agenda is correspondence.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: On the day Caranua comes in, we can if we wish agree to invite a representative from the Department of Education, as the work of Caranua moves into that Department. Are members minded to do that? We will request that be done. The first category of correspondence under which members have flagged items is category B, correspondence from the Accounting Officer and Ministers and their...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: I do not want to rehash anything but prefabricated buildings have been a big bone of contention for me over the years. It would be useful if we could get more detailed information on the percentage of them that have been rented for more than five, ten and 15 years, respectively. We accept that prefabs must be used as a short-term measure but I think their use needs to be phased out....

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will do that and I ask the clerk to do that. I propose that we note and publish the information on the committee website. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence is No. 204, from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 16 November 2020, providing further information requested by the committee arising from our meeting on...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will note that and seek the extra information. I propose that we note and publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence is No. 213, from Mr. Derek Moran, Secretary General, Department of Finance, dated 24 November 2020, providing further information requested by the committee arising from the meeting on 5 November 2020. I open the debate to the...

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The correspondence is quite lengthy and contains a lot of information.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is all right; she may take her time.

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: It is worth noting that while the commercial semi-States fall outside our remit, it is useful to have that list of dividends paid to the State. The public purse, the taxpayer and the public service benefit from this. For example, the ESB has paid more than €258 million in one year and Bord na Móna, despite having gone through a very difficult time, is paying €10 million....

Public Accounts Committee (2 Dec 2020)

Brian Stanley: From memory, the figure of approximately €330,000 was mentioned as remaining in the fund. There are applications and appeals amounting to €1.38 million in the accounts. Is that correct?