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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: What I am hearing is that there is considerable public sector usage but perhaps not as much private sector usage. Clearly, Mr. Griffin has considerable detail before him. It might be no harm to give the committee some follow-up detail.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: I might put some questions - as part of the follow-up - in respect of some information I might want. How does the Department carry out analysis of how successful Eircode has been in terms of usage, who is using it and how are they using it? Are global positioning system companies integrating Eircode? How many have integrated it or are planning to integrate it? How many addresses are in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Is Capita the company with the contract?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: That leads me on to my next question, which relates to the emergency call-answering service. This is now linked. There is considerable outsourcing in the public sector at the moment. Does the Department recognise the industrial relations machinery of the State?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Many of these companies, including Capita and the company operating the emergency call-answering service, do not recognise the industrial relations machinery of the State. They refuse to attend Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, and Labour Court hearings. When the Department enters into contracts with these organisations, why are there no obligations on them to at least recognise the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: What was the background to outsourcing the emergency call-answering service? Why was it outsourced in the first instance?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: What is the term of the contract and what is its value?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Do any colleagues of Mr. Griffin who are present have the costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Can we have a breakdown of the current cost and the cost prior to outsourcing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: I wish to return to the point about attaching conditionality to contracts. I am unsure whether there are any guidelines from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the matter or how it plays out. If there is no stipulation or requirement that the companies in question should at least engage with the industrial relations machinery, then I imagine the Department would have no...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: Let us suppose this was done directly by the State, whatever arm of the State, for example, the Department. Then that arm of the State would recognise the Labour Court and WRC. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: As Mr. Griffin knows, there is more and more outsourcing happening in the public sector.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: If it is a case that more and more we have contracts outsourced-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: -----and that is not happening then one can see that there could be a potential problem.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: If the Department cannot then that means we might have to change legislation, which is a matter for policymakers. Maybe it is something that we need to check out. Does Mr. McCarthy know?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Secretary General.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Traffic (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the volume of activity at Waterford Port in terms of goods in and out for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Traffic (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the volume of activity at Rosslare Europort in terms of goods in and out for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deepen the ports of Waterford or Rosslare; if a feasibility study has been done regarding costs and benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (9 Nov 2017)

David Cullinane: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the ports of Rosslare and Waterford in the context of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47418/17]