Results 601-620 of 1,046,869 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Joan Collins OR speaker:Brian Stanley OR speaker:Noel Grealish OR speaker:Michael Ring) in 'Committee meetings'

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay, thank you for that. Do any members wish to comment on the financial statements and accounts? No. Can we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of our minutes. Moving on to correspondence, as previously agreed, items not flagged for discussion at this meeting will be dealt with in accordance with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Does the Comptroller and Auditor General have any information on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: It was offered.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Was a figure given at the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is the new owner selling it in portions?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Would it be possible for the OPW to buy a portion?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: As the OPW is due in, would it be useful to flag this matter with them as an item?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: We could ask them what they are doing with access now in terms of acquiring the necessary piece of land for access.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank the Deputy. On the response by the OPW regarding the flood relief schemes, I want to note that there is in the region of €24 million available for the Portarlington flood relief scheme and the Mountmellick scheme combined. There is a €6.8 million budget for the Mountmellick scheme and €17.3 million for the Portarlington scheme. The funding is welcome...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes. In terms of publishing, we might just run it by the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: From initial discussions with the staff, we are of the opinion that the material can be published. We will do one check with the OPLA first.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: The fact that this has gone on since 2003 and it is now 21 years later is fairly significant. No. R2812 was received from the office of the Chairman of the Office of Public Works, dated 23 September, provides a response to the committee’s request that the OPW attends a meeting of the committee on 10 October. The letter states that the Chairman has a long-standing commitment to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: On that correspondence, we will seek to have the OPW here on 22 October for a public meeting. That concludes our consideration of correspondence. Moving to the work programme, the draft work programme discussion document has been circulated to members. Next week we will engage with the University of Limerick to resume our consideration of the 2020, 2021 and 2022 financial statements and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can put it on our list for beyond that date, if the Deputy wants to. I think the hospital development board-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: No, we are booked.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is about the timeline as well. We have to give organisations four to six weeks' notice. I suggest that beyond 7 November we could put the regulator in for a slot there. Is the Deputy happy with that?