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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: It is frustrating given there is such a vast sum of money at stake. Then, we hear the lease was in the name of the Minister and that there was a 60 day fit-out. None of it makes sense. The committee needs to know who the leaseholder was and who was acting on behalf of the leaseholder. I gather Ms McPhillips said this morning that the Chief State Solicitor carried out due diligence. It...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Sorry, can Ms McPhillips expand on that? What practice?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: The practice of the Chief State Solicitor simply accepting-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: The practice of the Chief State Solicitor accepting-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: That is not the case.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Why would any person pay a solicitor if the solicitor was simply going to take the word of another party? Why would anyone do that? It would be pointless.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: If it is based on that, then why are we not suing the legal people on the other side?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Was there any attempt to get retention on what the Department had or was dealt?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: The Department had no purpose for that building under the planning arrangements. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Given the planning in place at the time the Department had no use for it. Did the Department attempt to get retention for the use intended by the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Did the Department try to get retention for that project? When the Department attempted to fit it out, or whatever we are going to find out, for this purpose and discovered the planning was not valid, did the Department go for retention? When the Department discovered that the development was not valid, did it apply for retention permission?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: We are ending the discussion on this one particular issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Yes, I would like information on the square footage and the relative rent at the time. One could give property away at that time to rent-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Maybe not in 2008 but still, it is relevant.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I want to know what we were paying relative to the market rate - the usual details really. Deputy Aylward made reference to 73 cases of overpayment and Ms McPhillips said that the Department has made "some progress" on this. Can Ms McPhillips put a figure on that progress?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Again, a private business would not be long about getting its electronic messages to move fast if it was going to go under because of overpayments.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: That is fine; we will take it up with the NSSO.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 13 - Development of ICT Systems by the Department of Justice and Equality
Vote 24: Justice and Equality (26 Apr 2018)

Kate O'Connell: We want to know the proportions. If 73 were overpaid, what percentage of the Department's workforce does that represent and what improvements have been made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for coming into us this morning. I am sorry I was late and if I am repeating questions that have been asked, I apologise in advance. Following Deputy Durkan's questions, somebody made a comment - I think it was Dr. Breslin - that there was a marginal increase in complaints regarding people on the non-specialist register. Are there data to show how this has resulted in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Council Specialist Register: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Kate O'Connell: Excuse me. Is Mr. Varley saying we are paying locum SPRs who are not on the consultant register two to three times what we paying an Irish-registered hospital consultant, in net terms, for the same work?