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Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: That is fine. My next question is on the operation of the freedom of information request. As many Deputies are aware, if a freedom of information request is made about an individual, that individual must be notified. I checked the Freedom of Information Act this morning and the explanatory memorandum states that this process must be initiated within ten working days of receiving a freedom...

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The Chairman was never notified-----

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: We are discussing information that related to the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: A freedom of information request was submitted about the Chairman and he was not notified of that fact.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: In that case, the Chairman was not given an opportunity to review the information that was about to be released about him.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I will restate my understanding of the procedure relating to freedom of information requests related to me or anyone else. I understand that if information is to be released about a person, he or she is made aware of and supplied with the information before it is released. That did not happen in the case of the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Furthermore, the Chairman is not aware of or has not been notified of other requests.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Or anybody else.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to place very clearly and unambiguously on the record that in my two and a bit years on this committee I have never been contacted by a Government Minister regarding questions I have asked, reports I have sought or any matter I have raised in this committee. I have formed my own opinion on this matter, which I have expressed in this room independent of any member of Government and my...

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to make a point on this. I firmly agree with the suggestion and the proposal made by the Vice Chairman that the transcripts be sent to the relevant Departments. A moment ago a member of the committee stated she wants a guarantee there will be no more monkey business from the Administration on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: This is what the Deputy said.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to reiterate very firmly, because this is a crucial issue, that nobody has ever approached me on the operation of the committee or my role on it. This message must go out very clearly from the meeting, otherwise the credibility and role of the committee will be in even graver difficulty than it was when the meeting started.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Elderfield for coming in this afternoon. I apologise for keeping him waiting earlier in the day. I thank him for all the work he has done in his role in which he has had a very positive impact. I wish him the best of luck in his next assignment. How many split mortgages are there at the moment?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: End of December, is it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: How many are there?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: For the entire country there are 52.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Mr. Elderfield and the Government have been identifying split mortgages as a strong policy option for dealing with this crisis and Mr. Elderfield is telling me that at the moment there are 52 of them across the entire country.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Up to the end of December there were 52 across the entire country. What does that tell us about the progress we are making in dealing with this crisis?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 72 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Financial Regulator (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: What does Mr. Elderfield expect that figure to be for the end of the first quarter?