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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I might use a different word than the drop dead date. To recap, the six people received €62,500 each, but those six people are included in the figure of 36 cases.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Since 2018, the State Claims Agency, SCA, has received two more cases, bringing the figure up to 38. The next column states that none of the cases is resolved.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: When were the first proceedings in those cases issued?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Roughly how many years?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: May I request a note on the range of the years to be sent to the committee secretariat?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Is it the case that the State Claims Agency is challenging the cases on the basis that not all were suffering from the effects of thalidomide?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The Government is pressing the Statute of Limitations.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I see that the cases are being managed by a judge of the High Court.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: When will those cases be resolved in one way or another?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Is that the plaintiff's discovery order?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It is the Government plus the plaintiff is looking for it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Breen see the line about the Shine abuse case where the State Claims Agency has reached an agreement in principle?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: There is no liability but that is in consideration of the State bearing its own legal costs. Why is that the case, if there is no liability, and what are the costs?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Will Mr. Breen give the figure for costs to the committee secretariat?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: What percentage is the cost of what is being agreed for those who suffered?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Okay, I see. My very last question concerns lack of in-cell sanitation. The Supreme Court judgment will have a very significant bearing on the remaining cases. Is it the case that 77 of these cases were resolved in December 2018, but the State Claims Agency is still awaiting on the Supreme Court judgment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Breen have a date?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 21 - Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency
National Treasury Management Agency Financial Statements 2018 (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I have a quick comment for Mr. Lynch. I welcome the documentation I got from the HSE. When I was mentioning things from Galway, that was in a general manner for use as an illustration. It is fascinating and worrying when I look through that document. When we look at Staffordshire in England, despite all of the protocols and everything else being in place, it was the persistence of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (4 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the Galway cash for cans initiative; the reason for its suspension; when it will be reinstated; his plans to roll out the initiative nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/19]

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure why the Minister is reluctant to accept the amendment but I thank him for telling me about Standing Order 164A. That is helpful but I am not convinced. It is brand new legislation and there are so many issues concerning its operation on the ground. It makes sense to put in a review clause. It is good if the Minister is committed to reviewing and examining the legislation....