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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Could I briefly ask the witnesses about consultants and the cost of hiring them? Deputy Ó Cathasaigh alluded to this in his discussions with the witnesses. I refer to the reply to a parliamentary question tabled in 2022 on the spending involved, which, in that year, was substantial. Some €10.294 million went to Ernst and Young. What was that for? What services did it provide...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: What does it provide? That is what I am asking. What does it do the for NTA?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: It provides employees.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: In the same year, €568,000 spent on PR and €223,000 went to Behaviour and Attitudes. Is that accurate?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Some of the Deputies have been raising this.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: On PR and the €568,000, what kind of work was involved? What does the NTA do in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Can Ms Graham gave a commitment that every bus stop in the State will have a lollipop or a pole, which I think is the term the NTA uses? At least that much.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The other thing on the bus shelters is that they be size-appropriate in a rural area. In Newtown, you would not need a big one but in Kilminchy you do need a big one.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Can the local authority do that using the company that the NTA has the framework agreement with?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Transport Authority (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I thank Ms Graham. I thank the witnesses from the Department and the NTA for their work in preparing for today's meeting. I acknowledge the fairly extensive briefing notes they provided. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for attending and assisting the committee. Is it agreed that the clerk will seek any follow-up information and carry out any actions...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The business before us this afternoon is minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The first item of business is minutes. The minutes from the meeting of 25 April 2024 have been circulated to members. Do any members wish to raise anything in respect of the minutes? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Waterways Ireland again receives a clear audit opinion. Sorry, that was last week. Are there any other questions on the accounts and financial statements? No. Can we agree to note the listing of the accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, accounts and financial statements will be published as part of the minutes. We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I note that the International Protection Office and Tusla are working on the design of a new model to improve the process of managing age assessments. There was a question mark over the fact that some who were claiming to be minors were not minors, but a new process is being put in place for that, and that is to be welcomed. That is supposed to be in place in the coming weeks. It is more...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are operational airports in Ukraine. That is my understanding.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. That is all right. They are flying from outside the Ukraine. It did not state that but this matter should be taken up with whichever countries they are flying from.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: It was very clear when it was in here on the numbers of unaccompanied minors arriving and pointed it out that day. It is also important to have procedures in place to deal with this. We are two years and three months into a war. Even at this late stage, it needs to deal with this. Moving on, No. 2545 from Jonathan Hill, who is now the former chief of executive of the Football...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can put it to the committee and if it is agreeable, we will bring them in. Thank you. No. 2559B from Ms Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, dated 24 April 2024, providing correspondence to the committee in relation to protected disclosures at Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI. It is proposed we note and do not publish this item due...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I do not know.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will ask Ms Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General, to clarify that. No. 2577 is from Mr. Sam Waide, chief executive officer, Road Safety Authority, dated 30 April 2024, providing a response to the committee regarding an invitation to attend a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is proposed we note and publish this item. Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh has flagged this item. The letter is basically saying they will not come. I think we need to remind the RSA that it is audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. It is accountable to this committee. The last time it was here was 2018. That is pre-Covid. That is six years ago. It needs to be brought in here and it will come in here. I...