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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: COM (2011) 778 and COM (2011) 779 (16 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We are trying to indicate some level of regulation with regard to auditing on an EU-wide basis. There is no doubt that either the auditing by those individual auditors was wrong, or the system was wrong. We are in the aftermath of what occurred. Mr. Moynihan stated that it is impossible for people to see into the future, but we need to create a system whereby auditors and the State have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: COM (2011) 778 and COM (2011) 779 (16 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: COM (2011) 778 and COM (2011) 779 (16 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the major problems seems to be the split responsibility of an auditor with regard to the clients and the reporting of a true and fair situation within a company. An important element of that is the ownership of the organisation and the liberalisation of ownership would have an influence over the corporate direction of some of the organisations. There is an old saying that if one...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (16 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fears caused by the proposal to cut the free travel scheme for older persons and those with disabilities; and her intentions with regard to the scheme. [44562/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (16 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish immediately the internal Bus Éireann investigation into the maintenance of the bus involved in the Kentstown, County Meath, bus incident and maintenance of Bus Éireann school bus fleet carried out by a person (details supplied). [44140/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Radio Spectrum Management (11 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the 4G network to be rolled out across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43735/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (11 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that all enterprises will have access to fibre based broadband connectivity. [41605/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00027/12, P00030/12 and P00032/12 (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The first petition for consideration by the committee is P00027/12 from Mr. John O'Sullivan on issues arising regarding the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The recommendation is that the committee refer this petition to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for consideration, with a report to the committee, on the basis that the Department is currently seeking to reform the structure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00027/12, P00030/12 and P00032/12 (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes, that is very important. The petition is open and this is only the preliminary stage of our investigation. That will be communicated. The next petition for consideration for the committee is P00030/12 from Mr. Des Keane, concerning the issue of capital cases commuted prior to 1990 and which do not amount to a sentence, with the result that this group of prisoners have no redress to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00027/12, P00030/12 and P00032/12 (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We may have to meet every second or third week so the necessary background work can be done to investigate each of these petitions. There is a considerable amount of work to be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I have experienced that element of discretionary power being used one way or the other in respect of quite a number of constituents. When one asks about the criteria being used to judge eligibility, the person refuses point blank to detail what they are. This leaves the citizen powerless to work or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: -----campaign on his or her case. Where the Ombudsman identifies concerns, it is important for us as a committee that we not let them stop at our door. We must ensure that they are brought to the public service providers. I propose that we write a letter regarding the concerns outlined in the paragraph on long-running schemes, etc., to the Departments to which they are relevant and ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It has been proposed that we meet and discuss the overall issue. Is that agreed? Agreed. At that point we might send letters concerning the information detailed in this report. Is that agreed? Agreed. Ag an bpointe seo, ba mhaith liom míle buíochas a ghabháil leis na finnéithe go léir as teacht isteach agus eolas iontach maith a chur ar fáil. Tá a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I propose we send a letter to the Secretary General of the Department to ask why he has not fulfilled his responsibilities with regard to this issue and to outline our determination that this issue be resolved as soon as possible. Is that agreed? Agreed. Do any committee members wish to raise other issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Does the Central Bank come under the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is it proposed to do so and what are Ms O'Reilly's views on the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank Ms O'Reilly for her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee will now sit in its capacity as the Oireachtas Joint Sub-Committee on the Ombudsman to consider the annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman. I invite Ms O'Reilly to make her presentation with regard to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank Ms O'Reilly for the excellent and fascinating report and the work that has been done on it. As she noted earlier, her office does re-balance the power individuals experience vis-à-vis the State. I also thank her for her statement of intent with regard to co-operation with this committee. The issue of non-compliance arises on page 59 of the report. My understanding of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (10 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I will bank the questions from the next two speakers because we have such a workload today. We have a number of petitions which we will discuss later. Members will be aware that one of them discusses the possibility of freedom of information being extended to two bodies in future, namely, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Central Bank. To help us in our examination of the petition we...