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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites (14 Dec 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I have question for the Department on the budgeting process. I was looking through Vote 34. We are supposed to pay attention to anything that is plus or minus 5%. The following is just from two pages in front of me. There was a provision of €500,000 for mortgage provision. The outturn was €397,000, which means there was an underspend of 20%. There was also a provision for...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...there was unanimous support for the decision. Did no one question the wisdom of making such a serious decision right there and then because of fears that someone else would swoop in and pay €5 million over and above the last valuation of the site? Did no one raise concerns about the speed and alacrity with which this decision was being made?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Jun 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...normally exported. Damage to Ukraine’s crops, food warehouses and agricultural machinery caused by Russian forces is going to affect grain production for months to come. Even though Ukraine harvested a record 84 million clean weight tonnes of grain in 2021, more than 20 million tonnes of that have been trapped in silos since Russia invaded Ukraine and subsequently blocked its...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: .... Would that we were able to say that Covid is in the rear-view mirror in this country but unfortunately, it has caught up with us again. In a worldwide context, we are moving inexorably towards 5 million lives lost to Covid. In Africa, less than 5% of people have been fully vaccinated while we move towards 90% and beyond of our adult population. The letter argues that the global...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (28 Sep 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...to discuss restoration of grant funding for primary schools to keep libraries fully stocked; (4) Deputy Chris Andrews - to discuss a pest control policy for local authority flat complexes in Dublin; (5) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss pay and conditions for school secretaries; (6) Deputy Brendan Griffin - to discuss funding to meet unprecedented demand under the sports capital and...

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...or at risk of losing their homes. This debate takes place in the shadow of the report of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission that showed that lone parents and their children account for 53% of all homeless families. Through A Better Normal, the ombudsman is seeking a Government commitment to prioritising children as we plan for life post Covid. We should give that commitment...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Further Revised) (26 May 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...way in which we set our basic welfare rates. What information is the Department gathering in that regard? I very much welcome the significant increase in funding for school meals, 21.8% or €65 million. What metrics are we using to measure efficacy? Are we just talking about the number of meals on tables or the amount of money or are we looking at other ways of defining our...

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...for Government. The Minister of State will acknowledge that the technological university, TU, model was conceived in response to the need and demand for a university to serve the needs of the 500,000 people who live in the south-east region and the fact that Waterford is the only city in the country without a university-status third level institution. I am old enough to remember when...

Covid-19 (Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht): Statements (14 May 2020)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector makes for fairly sobering reading. The survey conducted by the Arts Council of its members estimates that organisations will lose approximately €2.9 million in income for each month of the shutdown. Expected losses in performances alone owing to cancellations are expected to top €5 million and this survey only captures data from Arts...