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- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: Was that bad planning on the part of the Department? In the course of 2011, the decision was made to write of €2.8 million and €1 million even though the Department was aware since 2008 that there were serious difficulties with the public finances and that even the €2.8 million would have been hard to come by. In spite of that, the Department proceeded. Who planned the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I understand that but I cannot understand how a Department can look into a site that cost €2.8 million, and cost Dublin City Council a further €1 million-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I am not referring to the site but about the money that was spent on it. When I think how hard it is for people to pay their taxes and the work that must be done to do it, I find it hard to get my head around the State writing off €2.8 million and €1 million, .
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I am struggling to get my head around this because I have watched the Department of Justice and Equality spend money on sites and projects that have in some cases never materialised. Going back as far as 2000 to the money that was spent on leases, the purchase of property, settlements with builders, the latest court case and now this building shows a history of loose management for a...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: Can the Secretary General not put himself in the shoes of the taxpayer and look at this €2.8 million and €1 million? He can explain it away all he likes but when I put this along side the history I have seen from the Department, whether before Mr. Purcell's time or not, going back to 2000, and the leases for properties that were never used, property we discussed earlier that is...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: It should have been taken into consideration.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: No, the fact that at that time, the Department was entering a contract when the country was facing an economic crisis.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I understand Mr. Purcell has a case to make but I have a difficulty with understanding that €2.8 million on the back of the history of spend within that Department and how it does business.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: Certainly not.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I invite Mr. Purcell to read the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the various properties the Department purchased or entered into leases on since 2000 and then come back and discuss being cavalier. Some of the properties were then off-loaded for small amounts to the OPW or the HSE. There are examples of that throughout the country and bearing that in mind, the recent discussion...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: That is my point. It has happened before under somebody else. It also happened in the case of the other building, which was raised earlier, as well as this building. I am simply making that point. The reports from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General on this and other buildings, which may have happened before Mr. Purcell's time, bear that out. There should be far greater...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: What was the figure for last year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: I have a list of tribunals, the Morris tribunal has cost the State to date in excess of €60 million. A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General suggested in December 2008 the Morris tribunal would cost between €77 million and €79 million. Will it run to that figure?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: When are we likely to see the final outcome?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: What has the Barr tribunal cost since 2011?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: What is the final figure for the Barr tribunal?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: That is the final figure. What is the position on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: What is the position on the Smithwick tribunal?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: It cost €9.3 million in 2011. What is the figure to date?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project (21 Mar 2013) John McGuinness: It has been running since 2005.