Results 18,781-18,800 of 33,581 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome the publication of the business case evaluation. I would like an opportunity to revert to it at some time in a general way in regard to how business cases are made. It is dated 17 November 2017. I tried to get this before and I welcome that it is now on public record. Perhaps with the Chairman's indulgence I will come back to it some time, but not today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am glad the Chairman raised it. I did not read the report. I just glanced at it today and saw that. I had it marked. I brought in the report with me. It is not up for discussion today but I am glad the Chairman raised it because it ties in with the conclusions made. It seems to me that PwC was never asked to make conclusions. It was given terms of reference to look at governance and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: PwC was one of a number of advisers. It would be interesting to know who were the other advisers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It says "including PwC and Alan Moore". "Including" means-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I note two matters. First, is the roster. I confirm I have looked at the correspondence and that is fine. The roster is in place in respect of election observers. I looked at the issue of the extension which is being sorted out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The second matter relates to whistleblowers. What do we do? What is the protocol? Perhaps the procedure is something we can come back to.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We might come back to it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is there an update on Caranua? That is just what is before us at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I think so, in view of the various issues.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I support that and would ask for a detailed note. The EPA provided a note on Aughinish. There is a question of accountability in the context of whether there was an incident involving pollution or the clean up of the site. A note was provided but I would ask the EPA to expand on that because I am not sure that the information provided was sufficient. We regularly receive briefing notes in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We are looking at all of them retrospectively and are talking about millions of euro.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: This is an opportunity to ensure that everything is in order and that moneys do not have to be paid out of the public purse in respect of matters of this nature.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There are a number of issues, some of which are historical. It is up to the Chairman to decide what we do with that but that historical perspective - the background to that - should be provided. It also concerns governance and ensuring that enough money is set aside in the event of pollution. I have already said it. There are two aspects. There is the historic aspect about which we need...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It is good that the Chairman clarifies that he made the decision as Chair. It is an important clarification that a member is not subject to other members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is a good clarification. Second, we should come back to the Kerins judgment, which is being used inappropriately and wrongly by educated commentators and media outlets. We should come back to it as a committee publicly and discuss it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What the Supreme Court set down-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We will wait for the final pronouncement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: In the meantime, there are consequences that are wrong due to the misinterpretation of what is being said.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Connolly: For an hour and 15 minutes.