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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. Section 4.3 of the code of conduct states "No employee shall accept emolument for any outside employment which may in any way represent or may be reasonably interpreted as representing a conflict of interest on any matters pertaining to the functions undertaken by An Bord Pleanála other than with the written consent of the Chief Officer." I point out to Mr. Walsh the use of that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: How many times in the past three years have employees of An Bord Pleanála received any kind of permission to undertake public-facing events with industry stakeholders, particularly in the area of build to rent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Are those public events?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Is An Bord Pleanála providing advice?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: If somebody provided Mr. Walsh with the transcripts of some of those public-facing events, would he be surprised if they included advice to industry stakeholders?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What action would Mr. Walsh take if he were in receipt of information that said otherwise?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What would the action be at the end of that process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: What is the severest action Mr. Walsh can take?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Removed from the board.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Recommendation No. 8 of that 2016 report states, "The list of prescribed bodies that nominate candidates for appointment by the Minister, as set out in section 106 of the 2000 Act, is outdated and should be [revised and] include representation of society’s wider interests." Can we have an update on that work?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay. I will ask the Department then.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I have one follow-up question on that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Where it is found that somebody has been nominated from a non-prescribed body or a body that should not have been on the list, what retrospective action can be taken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
An Bord Pleanála - Financial Statements 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Could Mr. Graham give the committee a note on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: This might be because I am a relatively new member, but I was just wondering when was the last time the Mental Health Commission was before the Committee of Public Accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Could I make a request that, while I note it has a clear audit opinion, in terms of governance and good operations it would be very helpful to get the Mental Health Commission in for a review? It is not urgent but if it is possible, I would like to put it on the work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: To follow on from the previous Deputy, I think it will be hard for us to get to a number. In light of the saga of the paediatric hospital, however, it is totally valid for us to ask what the clauses are in the tender, how that tender process is working and what we can do in that regard. When it comes to the numbers that are being bandied around, and I put this to the Minister at the time at...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It absolutely was because it is built. Not to add to the Chairman's work but could we get clarity from the Department on whether any agreements are signed without the business plan being agreed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I have a comment on this matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Jul 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We will have the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine before us. Because it is in the same fund, I wonder whether we could also bring Rásaíocht Con Éireann before the committee. A particular traceability system was launched in 2021. It would be very useful to get an update on that.