Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016

9:00 am

Mr. Phelim Quinn:

We were looking at a more detailed breakdown of the nature of some of the costs. I said that some of them arose from consultancy on pensions and human resources, some from support and consultancy on ICT services and preparation for the national patient safety experience survey. They are the main areas of expenditure in respect of our professional fees and there are also legal fees. Obviously, HIQA works in the context of a legal framework and so has to engage external legal advices for preparation for court, and also for preparation in respect of enforcement activity.