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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: They confirmed they have not got it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: They have given a commitment to come back. That is acceptable. I thank the witnesses and staff of the Departments of Health and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the HSE representatives for attending and preparing for the meeting. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for attending and assisting the committee. Is it agreed that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: The business before us this afternoon comprises minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. We will then go into private session briefly before adjourning until 16 February. The first item is the minutes of the meetings of 26 January and 2 February. They have been circulated. Since no member wishes to raise an issue, are the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: Seven months of a delay. Since no members wish to contribute on these accounts and financial statements, are they agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of our minutes. The secretariat will follow up on that matter with the Heritage Council. We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that are not flagged for discussion for this meeting will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: There are three questions there. I thank Deputy Carthy. I call Deputy Verona Murphy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay. Meanwhile, is it agreed we will seek answers to those three questions? Agreed. We move on to R1695 B, from Ms Orla Twomey, chief executive, Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland, ASAI, dated 20 January 2023, which provides information requested by the committee regarding national lottery advertising. Regarding this issue, it will be recalled that we had representatives from...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: I am of the opinion we should do so. We raised this issue at those two meetings with the regulator and the representatives of the national lottery. This correspondence sets out that we can make a complaint on three grounds. If the committee confirms it wishes to make a complaint, the ASAI will treat our correspondence as a complaint and commence the process. We are requested then to set...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: Okay. The word "community" in my political life is one I have found much misused. That is the word I will use. We will follow up on this issue. It is important we submit this complaint on the grounds as outlined. We move on to R1716 B, from Mark Griffin, Secretary General, Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, dated 30 January 2023, which is a quarterly report...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: Absolutely not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy and I raised these issues in the Dáil four or five years ago, given many people in the intervention areas already had a service with another provider and we asked would there be a take-up. We did raise these issues with Ministers at the time, and I certainly raised them with officials at meetings as to whether there would be a substantial take-up. I would have concerns at...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: I am advised that the Department is the approving authority and the OPW is the sponsoring agency. It would be useful if there was a representative of the OPW present at next week's meeting, a senior official who can deal with this particular issue. That would help us in our work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: No. 2172 from Joe Hackett, Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, dated 1 February 2023, providing a response to the committee regarding a constitutional matter raised in correspondence. The following item was not flagged for discussion and I am raising it to seek the committee's agreement to redact personal information prior to publication. Is it agreed to redact the name...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: I will check No. R1717.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: A commitment was given to come back to us in two weeks.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is agreed. We move to the next category of correspondence, which is from private individuals, and any other correspondence. We agreed to hold over several items from our meeting of 26 January. No. R1687C from Deputy Paul McAuliffe, dated 18 January. It is correspondence to the committee regarding Whitehall College. It is proposed to note and publish this item. Deputy McAuliffe is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to come in, but this is a matter for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: To clarify, there should be a ten-person board and, at the moment, there are five, with no cathaoirleach.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is there an acting chairperson?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should not make allegations against specific persons.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Feb 2023)

Brian Stanley: We should also write to the Department with responsibility for the body.