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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Dillon has indicated.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Before asking Mr. McCarthy to respond, my concern is that any time we have had the HSE in, there are so many issues to discuss. We could spend a whole session on particular individual issues. It is important that we do not spread ourselves too thinly. Perhaps a separate hearing is more appropriate. Will the C and AG respond to Deputy Dillon's question on chapter 18?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: There has been a suggestion that we flag estates and capital works as an item on the agenda. Is that agreed? Agreed. As I said, the FAI representatives are not available to attend the meeting on 8 or 15 February. Are members happy to proceed with the proposal I outlined?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Representatives from An Garda Síochána have confirmed their availability, together with officials from the Department of Justice, on 21 March. For the meeting with the HSE and the Department of Health, we have added another item to the agenda, which is the issue relating to estates and capital works. On Deputy Verona Murphy's proposal that Tusla also be represented at that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: There is a slot on 29 February that we could request the Tusla representatives to attend. Am I right, however, that the Deputy is adamant that a Tusla representative should be here at the same time as the HSE officials?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are a number of moving parts to accommodate. We agreed previously that we would bring in the GSOC representatives and then the officials from the Department of Justice because of the issues that will arise through the meetings with An Garda Síochána and, separately, with GSOC. That meeting is scheduled for 15 February.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes, the problem is that a lot of work has already been done in anticipation of that meeting. If we move it, that might affect the availability of those witnesses on another date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can ask an official from Tusla to attend on the same day as the officials from the Department of Health, if available, if the Deputy wants to address that specific issue with him or her. Would that be adequate?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is messy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: What I would suggest to the Deputy, knowing it is not perfect and that she is anxious about these issues, which are important, is that the full slot available on 29 February could be used. It is a leap year, so we could use the extra day God has given us for Tusla, if available. We can check availability for that date, if not 7 March. Obviously, the sooner we can have the officials in, the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Are the rest of the members happy enough with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes. If the officials are not available then, we will go with 7 March. The Department of Justice has confirmed availability to attend a meeting on 15 February concerning the 2022 appropriation accounts for Vote 21 - Prisons, and Vote 24 - Justice. Is that agreed? It is proposed we meet officials from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Sport Ireland,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes. The opportunity is to include items on the work programme. If Tusla officials are available, that will complete the programme for the next six weeks.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Representatives from An Garda Síochána are to be in. There is slot on 7 March, and then there is to be a break for a week. On 21 March, we will hear from An Garda Síochána. There is possibly a slot on 29 February or 7 March, depending on which day the Tusla officials are in. I hope Tusla will take the slot on 29 February. Deputy Dillon wanted to comment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: On the International Protection Office, I understand that the accommodation part, if that is what the Deputy is talking about, is dealt with through the Department of integration. Was the Deputy talking specifically about the IPO?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Okay, and Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to talk about Inland Fisheries Ireland’s accounts for 2022.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: That would take us as far as 7 March. If the slots on 29 February and 7 March are filled, that will leave us full up to the end of March. The next available slot would be on 28 March, the one just before Easter. There are really three slots vacant between now and Easter, possibly with Tusla, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the IPO, which has been mentioned. On the IPO and the provision of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: The Day report; that is the one. I am referring to the situation regarding that, the expenditure and how value for money is being achieved. Sometimes people come to us to say they have accommodation that the Department is not taking. There may be good reasons for that. There are a considerable number of issues being raised over this. It concerns the Department of integration. I suggest...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2024)

Brian Stanley: Maybe we will see when the Department officials are available on the issue of accommodation. Regarding the meeting with IPO officials, I suggest we bring in officials from the Department of Justice on the same day. Deputy Dillon mentioned the IPO but I suggest we add to the agenda a discussion on the efficiency of the assessment of applicants – it is sometimes referred to as...