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Order of Business (21 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: We support it as well.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons are required to hold a valid CSCS, construction skills certification scheme, trainee card during the time they are building up their six months' experience on their desired plant or machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the persons within SOLAS, the approved training centres and the Health and Safety Authority, who are responsible for checking that CSCS trainee cards are being issued and held for a minimum of six months before persons are attending training centres for certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are or will be put in place to ensure that operators are only being certified after having held a trainee card for at least six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (21 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: 613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that taxi drivers in Waterford city have to go to Kilkenny city in order to have their vehicles certified as an SPSV, that this is an additional cost on taxi drivers often resulting in the loss of a day's income and that any repairs have to happen in Kilkenny; his plans to rectify this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: For the record of the committee, I was contacted by telephone by Professor Donnelly. He had informed me that he had been before the Committee of Public Accounts and had made an error in information that he gave. I advised him to write into us to correct the record, which he has done. He has been in contact with me.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I assume we will seek information from the Secretary General of the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Let me seek further clarification. Was the development board responsible for giving us the initial costings, or did those figures come from the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: We need the initial costings. As this has been a long-running saga, I assume a substantial amount of time has elapsed since the costings were drawn up, but I do not think time is the only reason. If we could get as much information as possible, that would be helpful.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: That is why I am saying we need the full picture, not just part of it. We need the Department's figures, as well as-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Notwithstanding the fact that it might be close to wind-up, the purpose of audits is to look back and learn lessons. We have discussed this several times and have received correspondence from people. We have all been individually lobbied by people who have used the scheme and not been happy with it. I would argue that it should be part of our work programme. When we deal with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: On third level institutions, a number of institutes of technology are in deficit and have been in deficit for some time. They are not allowed to be in deficit but they are. I have received replies to several parliamentary questions illustrating the extent of the problem. It is quite problematic for some of them and I know that contingency plans are being put in place to mitigate it, but...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Am I correct in what I say?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I advocate that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I wish to make a very small point for the sake of clarity for later. Mr. O'Driscoll talked about the policing of this. I imagine random testing would take place.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: Obviously, then, if one gets results back, they would give an indication as to the extent of the problem in terms of eligibility versus non-eligibility. Does Mr. O'Driscoll have a percentage of what he thinks-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I refer to farmers' errors. Is the figure 5%, 10%, 15% or 20%? Has the Department made such a calculation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

David Cullinane: I know, but the spot checks only give us a glimpse.