Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive

4:35 pm

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

I will ask Dr. Smith to quantify the amounts. In regard to the question on abuse, I am not yet satisfied that we can be assured there is not abuse. The entire process leads me to believe there are practices which are not in conformity with public pay policy and that a variety of mechanisms, allowances and sources of income, as well as the use of statutory income, have been in place.