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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Could the chairperson please ask the board to claw back any money which in this particular case is not used for the purpose for which it was intended?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Otherwise the money would be a top-up on income.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I assume in that case the board will get it back if it arises.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Was anyone in either Department asked for advice? Maybe the two officials present were not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Of any sort?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Would Mr. Ó Donnchú agree with that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I do. Nor am I aware of anybody in our Department being asked for specific advice on the interpretation of the removal expenses component of the sanction.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Could the chairperson of the National Gallery tell us who she contacted?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: Is there a paper chain? Is it in writing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: If there is a paper trail, we should see it. There is an extraordinary conflict of evidence. It is really very stark. Mr. Ó Donnchú and Mr. Quigley state nobody in the Department knew anything about the matter, that there is absolutely no question of any communication on this issue and that there was no sanction. Is that not correct? The chairman of the National Gallery, said...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I thank the witnesses.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: We want the paper trail on both sides and any correspondence between the two. Would that be okay?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Data (26 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: 131. To ask the Taoiseach the number of quangos operating under the aegis of his Department; the total number of directors sitting on their boards; the aggregate fees incurred by the State in payng the remuneration of directors of these quangos; the number of quangos that have been created since the formation of the Government; the number that have been disbanded over this period; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Data (26 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: 506. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of quangos operating under the aegis of his Department; the total number of directors sitting on their boards; the aggregate fees incurred by the State in paying the remuneration of directors of these quangos; the number of quangos that have been created since the formation of the Government; the number that have been disbanded over...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: 3. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total sum of the grants given by quangos in his Department for job creation purposes since he came into office; the number of jobs that have been totally or partially created by these grant giving quangos; the cost per job across all those agencies; his estimate of the value of the quangos individually in his Department; if he has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I thank the Minister for his reply. I would like to say "Well done" on yesterday's CSO figures. While they are a photograph of a point in time, they are an improvement and that should be acknowledged. The reason I asked for these data is I am doubtful about the role played by these State agencies and it is difficult to say whether the assistance they give creates jobs. We know they exist...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I do not accept the Minister’s interpretation of his paper but I will look it up again when I have time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I can understand why he has interpreted it in that way at this stage of his career. The Minister inherited quangos with State-appointed boards and directors from the previous Government. To be charitable, the Minister promised a great deal of reform of the boards. That has not happened. The boards are large. The average number of directors on the boards of which the Minister is in charge...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: The Minister makes the law and he promised reform.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Funding (27 Nov 2013)

Shane Ross: I have not had time but I will.