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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the programme for Government commitments for gender recognition. [33807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 660. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of the Programme for Government commitments for LGBTQIA+ persons. [33807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 793. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the supports available for persons suffering from long-Covid in CHO 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33810/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the programme for Government commitments on a general health policy for trans persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33808/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the current national policy on long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33809/22]

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I concur with Deputy Durkan on his remarks about hatred in particular. Unfortunately, we have seen too much of that, particularly in the recent past. I welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate the Government’s progress on supporting the LGBTQI+ community in Ireland. This debate is particularly timely during Pride month. I look forward along with other Members of this House to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I would like to raise the issue of the lifetime loans being offered by some financial institutions. I recently raised the issue with the Minister for Finance by way of parliamentary question. I am asking for clarification on the number of lifetime loans being issued in this State. The Minister advised that the Central Bank regulates the product but it does not publish the data. I find...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Chair. I welcome Mr. Doyle and his colleagues. It is good to have them before the committee. I will begin by referring to the issue around NOAC, as well as the local authority audit committees and the LGAS. Specifically, what is the difference between the LGAS and NOAC? Do their processes run in parallel to each other? How do they interact with the Department, for example?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I have a few questions specifically on Ms Quinn's area of expertise. It was said that the National Oversight and Audit Commission hosts oral hearings from time to time. I appreciate that is an outside body but could the witnesses furnish the committee with information on that? If not today they might be able to send a note afterwards. How many oral hearings did the commission hold in 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms Quinn. How does a scrutiny meeting differ from an oral hearing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I had a look at some of the reports on the website which, in fairness, is laid out very well. Some of the issues, as Mr. Doyle has said, highlight governance or compliance issues. Looking at some of the council reports and the audits of the Local Government Audit Service, some of the issues in local authorities are recurring year on year. Some relate to compliance in tendering and so on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I would take exception to that. With a number of those reports, particularly around tendering, nothing needs to be unwound; it needs to be implemented. We are talking about a sizeable amount of public money. What is being done, either by the Department or by the audit section, as part of a carrot-and-stick approach to ensure local authorities comply on issues that are clearly being...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: These are quite specific.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: What does that entail?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: If a local authority were non-compliant year on year, say to the tune of €1 million, could the Department withhold funding from the Local Government Fund? Is that option open to the Department to try to instil the seriousness of non-compliance in local authorities?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Has that been done?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I ask the witnesses to take a look at that issue. Considering Mr. Doyle's recent conversation with the local government auditor and audit section of his Department, he might look at that for the next time we discuss this issue. I would like to ask Ms Quinn about the Public Appointments Service process. There are a lot of vacant positions, as the witnesses will be more than aware, across...