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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: Is the timing acceptable in terms of meeting at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.? We must remember not to change the times now that the Dáil is not sitting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: What is the view of members?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: If that is agreed, we will proceed with the arrangement for next week. In respect of drawing together the information for the report, I was asked to remind members that someone is employed to pull it together so he is taking notes at the various meetings. When will the report be available?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: When will that report be available?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I ask members wishing to have an input into the report to bring any recommendations they have to the attention of the clerk as they go through the proceedings because it will add to the value of the content.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We will have a private session in respect of the document to make sure everyone is clear on its content and agrees to it. If members have recommendations they would like considered, they can flag it for the clerk either at that meeting in private session or earlier and we can include it in the document as it is presented. If that is agreed, we will bring in the witnesses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We turn now to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report and appropriation accounts for 2011: Vote 26 - Education and Skills, review of allowances. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors' Gallery to turn off their mobile phones because the interference causes difficulty with the transmission of the meeting. That interference was particularly noticeable yesterday....
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I invite Mr. Thomas Clarke, principal officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, to introduce the witness accompanying him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We invited them to attend. It is not that they refused; they would prefer to be represented through their congress at the next meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: It was different with regard to Department of Defence in the way they are represented. The unions would prefer to be represented by their congress, which will happen in the course of the hearings. They did not want to be represented individually. We must respect this because what they say may impact on some of the negotiations that take place outside of this room. They can either come...
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I invite Mr Ó Foghlú to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: May we publish Mr. Ó Foghlú's statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We covered that at the opening of the meeting. The representatives were invited and they chose to be represented by congress. That reflects on negotiations that might take place outside this meeting. It was their choice. I would not like it to be presented that they would not attend.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: They are in ongoing negotiations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Education and Skills - Review of Allowances (24 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I thank members for their contributions and I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and contributing to what was a very constructive exchange of views.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Play Facilities (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to revise and update the 2004 National Play Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46726/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: We will publish that statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: I do not want the Secretary General to stray into matters of policy. If he wants to give a short comment that is fair enough, but the business of the meeting today is to discuss the allowances.
- Public Accounts Committee: Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances (25 Oct 2012)
John McGuinness: That is a discussion for another day.