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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 582. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25408/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25384/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25401/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25405/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Schemes (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 684. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding directed to the conservation and management of heritage, both natural and built, nationally in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the levels of engagement she has had with State tourism bodies regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 686. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of land purchased and leased by size and amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and amount expended per year in cases in which land is leased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 687. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of buildings and property purchased and leased and the amount expended in the past five years to date; the location of same; the term of the lease and the amount expended per year in cases in which properties are leased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25398/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I wanted to welcome some of this. The Chairman has covered much of it. When the Revenue Commissioners were here, there was a question about recruitment of staff. They did not have their full complement. They say in this correspondence that they have an increasing number of specialist experienced staff for the high net worth individuals. We need to keep an eye on that because we want to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: When Mr. McCarthy says they pay the tax they are due to pay, does that imply there has been evidence of that not being the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It is useful to know that but very often, for example, with road projects, if there is a dispute it is pushed to the end. Whatever about the main contractors, subcontractors could be put out of business. It would also be useful for us to know how the finance for this is drawn down. Is the main contractor drawing down money monthly? How is that managed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: I am asking about the main contractor.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: In the Carillion example, there were a lot of subcontractors who were in fact put out of business.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Significant

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It is very useful and we should ensure that the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment has a copy of this, if it has not been provided with it already.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: At what point is commercial sensitivity not an issue? That is, presumably, why those numbers that have been redacted. They would be quite interesting and useful to know. We are only guessing otherwise. There are fairly stark comments made here as well. This should find its way into the report that we do. Where are we with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: This is a side issue but I got a reply to a parliamentary question yesterday on the national broadband plan. It may be useful as it came up with Deputy MacSharry in a different context last week in relation to KPMG. The reply stated that KPMG is an adviser appointed by the Department to give specialist advice on the national broadband plan and it continues to do so. The Department is aware...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: It just strikes me as-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: We had the Secretary General from the Department of Health before this committee, and he told us that he did not use the same company that audits the Department - I cannot remember who it was - because he did not want even a perceived conflict.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Catherine Murphy: Exactly, and here we have another Department taking a contrary view. Even a perceived conflict of interest is problematic. I have serious concerns that we need to be looking at. I do not know where one frames this but there is most definitely a perceived conflict of interest when the only remaining bidder is audited by KPMG. KPMG are providing advice to the Department on specialist,...