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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I would like it to be recorded to ensure the accuracy of the minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I do not see the list of liaison officers. I may have missed it but could that be checked? There is reference to an appendix to the list. More important, I need the Chair's assistance regarding the note on rent. Based on parliamentary questions, etc., tabled by myself and other Members, the Department of Education and Skills and the OPW do not seem to know what is happening. Caranua says...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: The problem is Caranua could sign a rent agreement, which is extraordinarily high, using public funds. I acknowledge there are serious issues but this is also a serious issue. When will we come back to it? I am concerned that this agreement will be signed. I have read the Dáil reply but I cannot make head nor tail of the cause for this move. The Department has to give permission, as...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: To be clear, Caranua will enter into the contract and, therefore, it needs to be told this. The Minister needs to clarify whether he has given permission for this. We also need clarification from the OPW as to why Caranua has to move since the organisation is based in one of its buildings. There should be three letters.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I agree that the witness should come in here. I expressed my concern about the meeting fitting with precedent and it was clarified that there was precedent. We did not decide that the meeting would be in private or public. The option was left open.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is fine. We did not know that and I thank the Chairman for clarifying the matter. In terms of the health executive, we receive many documents. The HSE was to publish a report and it was imminent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Has the report being published?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is right.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is the aspect I wanted to mention, following on from the procurement issues and the report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It still has not been issued. When was the last time that we received correspondence from the health board? We outlined that there were three pieces. The first one was the report and then there were two other matters.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Then we heard about a settlement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When was the last time that Mr. O'Brien came back in here to clarify matters for us? He claimed that the report was imminent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Was the follow-up information we requested sent by Mr. O'Brien?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I am specifically asking about the report. Can we ask where the report is?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: On a point of order, I do not believe this is the correct way to proceed.