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Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the witness saying that of the €74 million, at the most €15 million would be expected, so €60 million has been outstanding for a significant length of time?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Some 80% of the figure is hard core and is outstanding for a long period. Will Mr. O'Brien deal with the direct questions I asked? How will the money be recovered, when will it happen and when will the €74 million reach the HSE bank account?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about the €74 million? From a cash perspective-----

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is from 5 November.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. O'Brien telling me he expects the €74 million to come back within 140 days of that, that the likelihood is that it will not be paid before the end of March 2013?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will make some final comments. The €74 million should be reflected in the accounts of the HSE for 2012 and not 2013. It will provide leverage and may lead to a position where we would not have to affect front-line services.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not want to harp on. There is €74 million in fees that have not been invoiced by consultants. The HSE is required to make €58 million in adjustments relating to front-line services. The €74 million, or at least €60 million, should be sitting in the HSE bank account. Perhaps €10 million would be outstanding in the normal way. The witnesses are...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is something that needs to be examined. While I thank Mr. O'Brien for dealing with the issue in Limerick, three weeks is a wholly unacceptable length of time to wait for an inspection. I ask him to examine it again, speak to the clinical lead in that area and ensure it is speedily addressed and that the people in Limerick will have a 24 hour cath lab-cardiology service up and running...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: The executive has to balance on a cash basis.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Per annum?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that a consistent figure over the past number of years?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: The cost is between €11 million and €12 million per year.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is the wisest comment made all night.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am delighted to be in a position to contribute to the debate on this relatively short Bill. I will comment on the Bill itself and I will then provide an overview in respect of where our economy, the banking system and Europe currently stand. Rather than looking back, I want to look forward. The need for Bill obviously arose as a result of the referendum. As well as making provision in...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It does not have access to credit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Election of Chairman (10 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish the Chairman well in his new role. He comes with experience and I have no doubt he will be an excellent Chairman. I appreciate the overview he has with regard to how he sees the committee working. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, on his elevation. He conducted meetings in a very thorough and fair fashion and I wish him well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the delegations. I refer to the accounts and the financial operation position upon appointment. It states, "The surplus was after the Quinn family had extracted approximately €200 million over the previous two years by gift". Is that from the QIL group? How was that reflected in the accounts? Was it as a director's loan or inter-company loans? What was the money used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (10 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it was an inter-company loan, which was written off.