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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Baineann mo cheist le rialacha nua atá ag teacht ón Aontas Eorpach agus ag cur freagracht ar tháirgeoirí bia tuilleadh eolais a chur ar fáil. Is maith an rud é go mbeidh dualgas orthu tuilleadh eolais a chur ar fáil maidir lena gcuid earraí. An fhadhb ná go mbeidh sé sin uilig i mBéarla agus ní bheidh dualgas ar bith orthu an...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: It is specifically this issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: One apology has been received from Deputy Ardagh. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. Everyone is very welcome. I remind everyone to turn off their mobile phones, including mine, which is not off. I have a few housekeeping matters. I remind members of the constitutional requirements that in order to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: We will take questions at the end. We will finish the education grouping.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I apologise for doing it this way but there are 106 to go through so I thought it better to go through the education ones first. What is the highest figure for non-compliant procurement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: What is the highest figure for this group?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy suggests we write to all of them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: This is a parochial question from me, if nobody else is coming in, about the GRETB in Galway. It has got its act together and got a clear audit, so I just want to acknowledge that because there were difficulties in the past. I also raise a general point because Mr. McCarthy said that 50% in education generally are compliant.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that an improvement from previously?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Are we going in the right direction? That is my general question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Okay. I apologise to Deputy Dolan as I did not see him. I would not have come in if I had known he was coming in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: The staff are very helpful. The Deputy can raise any matter here now if she wants.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I think there have been four proposals to write. We might come back in private session to look at the practical difficulties for all of us accessing these documents. It is a major nightmare, so I think we all agree with that. We might discuss that in private. Computers and technology have helped but it is very difficult. We will go back to the proposals. Deputy McAuliffe had two...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that agreed? Agreed. There was a third from Deputy Dolan.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I think it is open to all members. The Comptroller and Auditor General carries out the audit. He is here as the auditor, and he highlights certain issues. It is up to any member to highlight any other members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: We move on to the next block, which is slightly smaller. There are 17 entities here under the broad health remit. We will go through those now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Very good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, I do. We have 106 to go through, Deputy McAuliffe, so we will go through them in blocks.