Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I seek clarification on a point. I see the differential between a company that tenders for work and is paid directly by the Department and one that gets a large allocation of funding from the Department that has discretion in the way it spends that to deliver the service. I understand the section 38 organisations were historic. They were funded directly from the Department of Health whereas the section 39 organisations were funded by way of the health boards. Under the current legislation, if there is an allocation of funding from a Department to a large organisation such as the Central Remedial Clinic or Rehab, what are the Standing Orders or the structure for the Committee of Public Accounts in terms of those people coming before the committee, apart from having to go down the Committee on Procedure and Privileges route?