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- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Is that an agreed date?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: The HSE includes a parliamentary affairs division.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Has the HSE costed that service or examined it in terms of its efficiency in the context of replies issued?
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Perhaps Mr. O'Brien would determine the cost of that service.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I thank Dr. McLoughlin and Mr. O'Brien for attending. We will use the content of today's meeting to revise the draft report referred to earlier. Before adjourning, I thank the witnesses for attending and for the information they provided. With reference to Deputy Fleming, I intend to meet with the Deputy to discuss today's meeting, as I am sure members would want. The matter will be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I am sure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I did not ask the representative from the Department of Public Enterprise and Reform for any comments but we have not forgotten him if he wishes to say anything.
- Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances Review (10 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to conduct a further review of public sector allowances in 2013 to ensure that the current target savings are achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he is taking to ensure a viable future for Bórd na Mona and its workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43697/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I suggest to members that, in the interests of efficiency and bearing in mind the time constraints on the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, we deal with the business of the public service reform plan immediately. We can have the discussion on the Croke Park agreement immediately afterwards and complete whatever...
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: That you. Deputies O'Donnell, Murphy, Donohoe, Nolan and Connaughton have indicated. Does anybody else wish to contribute? Deputy Fleming has indicated.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Yes. I ask members not to repeat questions. The Minister has 30 minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: The Deputy is not untouchable.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I have some questions for the Minister. Is there a copy of a standard contract for somebody entering the Civil Service? Could copies of other contracts be made available to the committee so that we can clearly understand what people have signed up to? I ask the Minister to explain the concept of a job for life and that a person cannot be fired, which is often discussed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I would prefer the Minister or the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, to explain.
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I am talking about being let go for absolute incompetence, which is what we experience here on a regular basis in our meetings every Thursday. I would like to see that dealt with because once that dynamic is removed; there would be a different experience from workers throughout the service. I would like to see exactly what is contained in the contracts particularly for those on lower levels...
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Am I correct that there are 300 for which no business case was made?
- Public Accounts Committee: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion (11 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: They take in all the allowances - that is fine. Mention was made of the HSE. I am not going to go back into the debate on that. It has been said that there are legacy issues over the eight health boards and the 50 agencies. Obviously that organisation needs investment in terms of financial management, technology and so on. Is there room within the budget to take a big spending agency...