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- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: For God's sake; this is ridiculous. It is an absolute waste of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Mr. Doyle holds standards in-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: It is the frustration of it. Mr. Doyle holds SIPO in high regard. We are all abiding by SIPO and this individual cannot come out and say hypothetically whether he would endorse someone with that report or not. The public are watching this debate. The Secretary General should have some credibility.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: We have moved on.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Chair, could I ask a question?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: If nobody else wants to.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: It is not so much a question as what I wish to say after our interaction today. There is now a hugely increased budget in the Department. For the past three years, 50% of that budget, which is now in excess of €6 billion, is coming through the Exchequer. There is provision for the Comptroller and Auditor General to take over the auditing function of the local authorities and I...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: I thought section 8 gave the Comptroller and Auditor General the authority where it is 50% of the funding.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: That was my reading of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: In that case, Chairman, the committee needs to make a recommendation that legislation be forthcoming.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: I am not happy with the current level of corporate governance or oversight at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Chairman, with regard to other questions, can we put them to the clerk to write to the Department or can I make the request now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Perhaps the officials would outline the process for appointing a chief executive in writing.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: With regard to judicial reviews within the Department, could we have a note outlining what judicial reviews have been taken, the legal costs, how many have been successful or otherwise and how many are in train?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Are there issues with the cost of storage because of the quantities?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: It is part of the risk management strategy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Is Mr. Doyle happy that they are vetted properly?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Yes, but I am asking you to answer my question. You are saying it is not your job to give them the job. If it happened that a chief executive had that kind of criminal record or any record behind him, would you sign off on it without doing anything about it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: Ms Quinn is on the PAS. Is that not what she said?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (23 Jun 2022) Verona Murphy: He would know if they did, would he not?