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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Mr. Watt knows what it is about; it is about self-assessment. It makes changes with regard to appeals and so forth but the real issue is self assessment. I believe we must bring it to a conclusion one way or the other. There are too many Members asking, both inside and outside the Dáil, whether this is going to happen or not. The Government must make a decision whether it is going to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: He was personally very helpful regarding the local government Bill, and its commercial rates section. He was extremely helpful. Some of the amendments that we introduced were adopted by the Government and it worked out very well. It was a good piece of legislation and a good section. I just think that we need to bring the matter to a conclusion.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management (3 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: I thank Mr. Watt.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: The Deputy beside Deputy Dooley was also the Minister for Health and Children.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (9 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre for Dungarvan, County Waterford; if progress has been made in securing a public private partnership, PPP, partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17009/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Has NAMA provided an alternative?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Before the meeting of 27 February I spoke with HSE people who deal with Rehab intimately at a very senior level. I asked them their opinion on what was going on at the time. Their uniform response was that they did not understand the attitude of certain people in Rehab. They said while Rehab provided services very well and they were very happy with them, they did not understand why certain...

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Did the Rehab board discuss it privately or in board meetings? Did it push it to the side or was it a matter of ongoing discussion in the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Did the board approach the CEO, Ms Kerins, after the last meeting? Was the board the catalyst for her departure?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Did any board member ask Mr. Flannery to cut all links with Rehab and leave all his board memberships or was it voluntary?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Did any board member speak to either individual regarding their concerns about the damage being done to the organisation? The witnesses understand what I am asking. The board had discussed their concerns, but did any member speak to either individual and tell them the situation was ridiculous? I do not believe they did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: What did the board members say to them?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: What was the response?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Was that a continual process of board members going to the two individuals, explaining the situation and the damage being done?

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Mr. Doyle knows what I am saying. It has gone on for months and Mr. Doyle has known some of these people for ten or 15 years. They were actively involved and employed in his organisation. Everybody in the country knew what was happening in the section 38 and section 39 sector. The board knew this was coming. It was well flagged months ago that the committee had brought up the issue....

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: The part of this that is missing-----

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Hang on a second.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: Hang on a second. Mr. Governey is not going to take all of my time. I think he is repeating.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: As I said initially, when I spoke to the representatives of the HSE, they were the ones who acknowledged how good a job Rehab does.

Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)

John Deasy: I agree with Mr. Governey's point with regard to post mortems and I was getting to that. This is the reason I was asking about Mr. Governey's interaction with these two individuals over the past three months - what they were talking about collectively and what he was saying to these two individuals as this was rolling out. We are talking about considering compellability. The media are...