Results 23,501-23,520 of 26,162 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was €135 million invested in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: When Grant Thornton was appointed administrator, it was purely for the QIL company as distinct from the entire group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: QIL has been sold on to Liberty Insurance. What is Grant Thornton's function at this point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Were the gifts long-standing inter-company loans? In what years were they made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: They were written off the year after in 2008. Is that not unusual?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does it not fall within Mr. McAteer's remit? Does he not have the power to follow the money trail to recover that money from the companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Election of Chairman (10 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wish the Chairman well in his new role. He comes with experience and I have no doubt he will be an excellent Chairman. I appreciate the overview he has with regard to how he sees the committee working. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, on his elevation. He conducted meetings in a very thorough and fair fashion and I wish him well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is the wisest comment made all night.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Per annum?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that a consistent figure over the past number of years?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: The cost is between €11 million and €12 million per year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is something that needs to be examined. While I thank Mr. O'Brien for dealing with the issue in Limerick, three weeks is a wholly unacceptable length of time to wait for an inspection. I ask him to examine it again, speak to the clinical lead in that area and ensure it is speedily addressed and that the people in Limerick will have a 24 hour cath lab-cardiology service up and running...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: The executive has to balance on a cash basis.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the total budget this year? Is it €15 billion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: The HSE is a huge organisation and we are being told that the administrative and accounting process has led to €74 million in fees due from insurance companies being currently unbilled. How quickly will these be billed? The executive is announcing cuts of €16 million less than that figure. What will be done to expedite the collection of €74 million to allow leverage on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is going forward. Tell me about this €74 million that has not yet been billed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: I suggest time would be much better used if we stood over consultants and got them to sign those forms. If I ran a business where staff were not sending out invoices in order to get in fees, that business would not function. I am bringing this down to euro and cent. There is €74 million outstanding that has not even been billed and it is work in progress. Consultants have not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the history of the outstanding claims?