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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Where are going to fit RTÉ into this schedule?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: What are we depending on?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It would be far preferable that we get that report written and we are going to require this hearing for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Are we talking about some time in February then?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I am hearing about nurses who have retired for nine months without being paid their pension. What is the time lag and how will it be addressed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Agreed.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: There are 15 second level schools in Kildare North. Almost all of them are completely full. There has been substantial growth in the population but school places have lagged badly behind. This year, it is worse than ever. There is panic among parents and students are understandably upset. Parents do not want reassurance from the Minister; they want to know how and where accommodation is...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The Social Democrats will support this Bill, even though it is an interim measure. Ideally, we would want the main legislation to be brought forward as quickly as possible. The Bill before the House is designed to provide, in the short term, for the continuation of the appointment of temporary coroners in the Dublin district to continue working through their day-to-day caseloads. It is...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The witnesses are very welcome. I have a very strong memory of the discussions that took place here on Templemore and the associated issues. The discussions took place in May 2017. There are probably only about half a dozen issues that stand out from that Committee of Public Accounts and that is one of them. It took 12 weeks for the committee to write its report and then took six years and...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I got Mr. Justice MacCabe's letter of 16 November. It tells us a little bit of something that the witnesses might confirm. I have often spoken of the lack of resources available and acknowledged that has an impact on the ability of GSOC to do its work. Mr. Justice MacCabe referred to the complexity of the investigation and suggested there was not great co-operation between OLAF and GSOC...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: When it came to it, he was interviewed for just one hour by GSOC, yet he had a lot of correspondence. When someone is there who clearly has knowledge and could have assisted, why was that assistance not availed of? He made it clear he was available to provide further information. This might give us an insight into the workings between the gardaí, the Commissioner and GSOC. Will the...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Was that person working on this case prior to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Did that happen immediately after the secondment ended or was there a time lapse?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: What is the relationship? Why were those seconded to this case withdrawn before the case was completed?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I am very short on time. The witnesses might respond to the question as to why the offer of additional information or discussion between the former HR director was not taken up.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: As regards the Garda Commissioner and the deployment or secondment of gardaí, GSOC makes a request. Is that request usually acceded to? Is it always acceded to? Is there friction there? What is the relationship?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously, the whole idea was that GSOC was set up so as there would be an independent investigation.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I want to move on to protected disclosures. At the end of 2022, after some disclosures were closed, GSOC still had 53 disclosures on hand. What is the number it has on hand at the moment that are still open?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Does GSOC categorise those? Obviously, I am not pursuing details - I understand the legislation on this - but do they fall into particular categories, and whom do they come from?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Murphy: How many people are in that?