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- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputy Imelda Munster. I remind everyone to switch off their mobile phones or place them in silent mode. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the two newly appointed members, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, who will perhaps arrive later in the morning, and Deputy Damien English. These are two promotions within Fine Gael. Before we start, I wish to explain...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Thank you. As set out in the invitation, Ms McNally has five minutes for her opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Deputy, please-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Hold on.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Hold on a second. A question has been asked about the over-70s.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: The witness needs to have a chance to answer.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: I remind the Deputy to be careful with language, please.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: I ask you not to do so. Can we clarify this point regarding who makes the decision about the over-70s? My understanding is that private bus drivers can go beyond the age of 70. Ms McNally mentioned that Bus Éireann decided this. Is it Bus Éireann or the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: It is a policy of Bus Éireann.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Okay. That has clarified that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Do you have any control over that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: We have a new member of the committee, Deputy Cannon. He is very welcome. He can take the next slot if he is ready to do so, or he can wait a little while.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: You may go ahead. It is the first Fine Gael slot.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Sorry, I ask members to respect the Chair. One person has the floor. Members were not interrupted when they spoke. We must allow Deputy Cannon to speak as he is a new Deputy on the committee. Please continue, Deputy Cannon.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024) Brian Stanley: Deputy Cannon has his ten minutes. He is a new Deputy here. It is his first morning and I want to be fair to him and to try to be balanced. Sometimes other members stray into policy a little bit and I try to give them a bit of latitude.