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- Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)
John Deasy: I will develop the trade element. The three of us have an interest in agriculture, particularly the export of dairy products. The current value of Irish dairy exports is €1.6 billion, but the market for liquid milk and milk ingredient products in Vietnam is worth $6 billion. That market has not been tapped into by Ireland in any great shape or form. It became an inescapable fact...
- Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)
John Deasy: It probably should be mentioned that a director from the Comptroller and Auditor General's office accompanied us to go through the controls within the Vietnamese Government's systems. That will be part of the report we compile. It is important because this involves a great deal of money. That should be included as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)
John Deasy: Yes. We are concentrating on trade and that is fine, but the essential part of this for the past ten years has been the money we put into Irish Aid and the systems within the Vietnamese Government's structures of accounting for that. We felt comfortable about its practices but that will be part of the report we do and the findings.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (31 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: 699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proportion of applications approved under the last two rounds of his Department's sports capital programme; and the reasons applications were deemed invalid or were otherwise unsuccessful. [12683/15]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: Would it be useful if the clerk let us know what he said?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: There has been significant movement in regard to Carlow, Waterford, the HEA and education. I understand the President of Waterford IT has left and is now working with the Higher Education Authority. Mr. Michael Kelly, who is carrying out a report on the merger between Waterford and Carlow Its, is probably finalising that work. Would it be useful to invite Mr. Kelly to present to committee...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: It would be useful to have Mr. Kelly come before us. I believe the hearing we had with the HEA and the Department of Education and Skills woke some people up and that some issues were resolved after that hearing. We should continue with that to bring this to a conclusion, if possible. Having Mr. Kelly appear would be useful in that regard.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: I agree with the Chairman in so far as Howth is concerned and it is hard not to agree. The situation might not be as bad with regard to the other State ports. I did some checking with regard to Dunmore East where there are some vacant buildings and they are looking for leaseholds. There is a difference of opinion among people who actually use the port as to the utilisation of certain...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: From my cursory conversations with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, I think there is probably a willingness to deal with it. There is probably an agreement that, in many cases, some of these buildings are vacant for too long and the processes involved are too lengthy. If we were to collaborate with the Department I think some progress would be made.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: A couple of months ago the Department of the Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht came before the committee and the spend on the 1916 commemoration was discussed. At the meeting the Secretary General committed to getting back to the committee specifically on how the money will be spent this year when it comes to remembering the people who died in 1916. He sent us back what I thought was a pretty...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)
John Deasy: I am not so sure there will be a reply unless we are persistent. We are speaking about very serious money. I believe €22 million will be spent this year, and the Department has listed six flagship projects, including works at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Kilmainham Gaol and the GPO, the construction of a new visitor centre at Pearse's cottage in Ros Muc and the development of a tenement...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: It was €14 million, which is quite big. We are not talking about an amount of €3 million or €4 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: Am I correct in stating that it has been berthed on the Liffey for five years?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: When was it placed in dry dock? Was it last year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: The original cost to the State of the vessel was €14 million. In view of the fact that serious water damage has been discovered on board, how much money will be required to make it seaworthy? Difficulties arose in respect of the Jeanie Johnstonapproximately four years ago and I seem to recall that it was estimated that the cost of making it seaworthy again would be €100,000....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: I am not saying the authority paid €14 million; I am saying the State did so.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: So the authority knew the vessel was deteriorating but it did not have the money to deal with the problem.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: Did the authority contact any Department which might have had resources available to facilitate work on the vessel? How much is it going to cost to repair the vessel now in light of the damage that has already been done?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Annual Report and Financial Statements (26 Mar 2015) John Deasy: What is its future? Will it remain in Dublin Port?