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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (4 Mar 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultation his Department has had with Dublin City Council and with the National Transport Authority in respect of a traffic management plan for Ratoath Road in Cabra when construction work is completed on the new level crossing at Reilly's Bridge. [10824/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have an assurance that Ms Kerins will furnish us with-----

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I appreciate that there may be some issues in sourcing information but I cannot imagine that information on both issues is not within Ms Kerins' organisation. In fact it has to be, and if it is not, one would wonder as to why not.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank Ms Kerins.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have a question for the Chairman. How or when does he propose to give members the information provided for him by the Health Service Executive in response to Deputy Shane Ross's questions?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I can and I just did.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I just wanted to clarify that. To return to Ms Kerins, I asked her two specific questions on which we drew a blank. I believe she took up my suggestion that her colleagues check two matters. The first was when I asked to get a sense of the value of the pension pot of her predecessor. The second related to Complete Eco Solutions and my attempt to establish the relationship between Rehab...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is it €240,000? That is what Ms Kerins has asked us to believe. I apologise for cutting across.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I asked a specific question and Ms Kerins gave a clear-cut answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: She has stated that, as we speak, her salary is €240,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is the position.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: What figure does Mr. Purcell have there in terms of hospitality?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I understand that. The reason I raised it is that Ms Kerins mentioned the quite specific amount of €119.28. I presume they did not furnish that level of detail to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Obviously, €700,000 is a substantial proportion of the overall moneys. How would Mr. Purcell regard this figure? It is not insignificant in terms of it-----

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Absolutely. I am not disputing that for a second.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will finish on this. I thank the Chair for his forbearance. The Comptroller and Auditor General's key concern related to the profit margin on the lottery scratch cards. A profit of €10,000 was made on card sales of €4 million. Bingo sales of €3.2 million resulted in profits of €548,000. Rehab had gross lottery sales of €7.2 million, but this resulted...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Sure.