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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline initiatives he is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 591. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline initiatives he is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline initiatives he is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 639. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the EU funds her Department accesses; the plans she is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit, or if she will outline initiatives she is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8809/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 654. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the EU funds her Department accesses; the plans she is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if she will outline initiatives she is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8801/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 665. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the EU funds his Department accesses; the plans he is putting in place to access these funds to a greater degree in view of Brexit; if he will outline initiatives he is pursuing to establish access to new funds in view of the challenge of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/17]

Motor Insurance Costs: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome this debate. We are discussing two reports: the Minister of State's report and that produced by the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, which is chaired by Deputy McGuinness and of which I am also a member. My amendment called on the committee to undertake that work. The Chairman prioritised that work because we can all see the type of pressure...

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: On a point of order before we decide the motion, we need clarification from the Government on whether it will facilitate the parts of the 2005 Bill that would reduce the cost of a tribunal of inquiry. It is madness to introduce an inquiry under the 1921 Act without even attempting to reduce the cost. I appeal to the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste-----

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: -----to convene the justice spokespersons without delay.

Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the terms of reference. It is worth saying again that in the past week Maurice McCabe and Katie Hannon have done the State a great service because now we have before us far more robust terms of reference, and a tribunal of inquiry as opposed to a commission of investigation with limited terms of reference. I am very satisfied to see Keith Harrison being named in module one with...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I want to follow up on the Chairman's comments. I welcome the Taoiseach to the select committee where we have always had good engagement with him, although I am not sure how many other engagements we will have. Regarding his comment that the Supreme Court judge, Mr. Justice Charleton, would deal with the core elements of the tribunal of investigation within nine months and then return to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Has the Taoiseach or the Cabinet got a commitment from the Supreme Court judge that he will deal with module 2, or module B, as well, or is his intention, on the completion of module A to return to the Supreme Court?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. I know this has been delved into under subheading A4 in terms of the tribunal of inquiry. A total of €10 million has been allocated for 2017 for payments solely in regard to the Moriarty tribunal. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Many claims are outstanding.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Taxing Master of the High Court will deal with the actual costs.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: That brings me onto my next point. Where is his departmental Estimate for the tribunal of investigation that we are about to vote on later on today? I know the Taoiseach did not think that there would be a tribunal of investigation but we are dealing with Estimates for his Department for 2017, and there is likely to be a quite a large hole in them, given the-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. Has the Taoiseach's Department any indication of the costs that would be incurred over 2017, given that it is likely that the main part of the of the terms of reference of the inquiry will be concluded before the end of the year?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I was not here when previous tribunals of investigation were established by the Houses of the Oireachtas but I presume there would have been a forecast of their expected costs. Many of them ran way above those estimated costs but it is possible to estimate the costs involved.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I have asked the Taoiseach about a matter related to the Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005 on a number of occasions in recent days and previously in recent years. I am sure he is well aware of the contents of that Bill. Has he, his Department or the Cabinet, but more so he and his Department, considered introducing the cost-saving elements of that legislation in the form of emergency...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I will move on and we will pick up on this later. There is an urgency to it. Regarding the commissions of investigation, which are accounted for under subhead A5 of the Vote, €4.7 million is set aside for 2017, and it is referenced that this concerns the Fennelly and IBRC commissions of investigation. I am nearly sure - perhaps it is referred to somewhere in this document - that...