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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (2 May 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided to counties Carlow and Kilkenny under the local improvement scheme in 2017; his plans to announce a new local improvement scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (2 May 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for delays in the provision of funds by his Department to local action groups for approved projects under the Leader programme; the average waiting time for the provision of funding to local action group from his Department following final approval for projects under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (2 May 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 19 April 2018, if special funding for a person (details supplied) will be granted; the position regarding scholarships and bursaries for students studying abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (2 May 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the application by a school (details supplied) for a permanent extension will be expedited in view of serious health and safety concerns expressed by key community and education officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19240/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (2 May 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 122. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied there are adequate measures in place to assist qualified Irish speech and language therapists who have trained in the UK and wish to return here to work (details supplied); if he is further satisfied that the regulations are not overly burdensome on speech and language therapists and ultimately counterproductive to addressing shortage of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I see it. "The restructuring is a key priority".

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: It is ad lib.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: A new system is being proposed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: When is this-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I am just asking for clarification. I am not going to-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: There were probably about 30 millionaires made after that tribunal.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: The Syrian refugees.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: As I was not present for part of the meeting, some of my questions may be repetitious. Unfortunately, I cannot do anything about that. Deputy Connolly referred to a figure of €17.8 million for the Mahon tribunal, which has not yet concluded. We also had the Smithwick tribunal and other tribunals.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Does Ms McPhillips believe tribunals offer value for money? I am not arguing we should not have tribunals. Members of the public want answers and a way must be found to get them answers, but are tribunals the solution given the costs involved? Money is scarce and we have spent a couple of hundred million euro on inquiries. Do they provide value for money and are there easier ways of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I mean no disrespect to the legal profession, whose members are well trained and educated professionals. While I know a newspaper is only ink on paper, one often reads in newspapers about people who received millions in payments from the Exchequer and taxpayers. It annoys me that this kind of money is paid. One sees the costs per day for members of the legal profession and the support they...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Does Ms McPhillips envisage a better system being put in place for public inquiries, which would have lower costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: I want to move on. Nearly every speaker has referred to the rent paid for departmental premises on Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin. I thought the witness was a little blasé this morning when referring to a sum of €3.5 million, which went to waste. The attitude was dismissive. It was as if this happened and no one will be held responsible. This money would achieve a great deal in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: Was it internal or external legal advice?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: The vendor is the person to whom the Department paid all the money and subsequently compensated.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Bobby Aylward: He was compensated for giving wrong information.