Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 18, line 9, after "Children's Health Ireland" to insert "and its subsidiaries".

These amendments seek to ensure subsidiaries of Children's Health Ireland will be subject to the oversight of the Committee of Public Accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General. All too often, there is little or no public accountability by subsidiaries of State companies or organisations. I am sure all Members are aware of situations where a chief executive officer or other representative of a State company or organisation has told the Committee of Public Accounts that he or she cannot answer questions about a subsidiary as neither of the bodies has oversight of or responsibility for that subsidiary. The amendments are practical and sensible. They seek to ensure transparency into the future in the spending of public moneys. I hope they would also add to public trust in the project.

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