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Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for being here to listen to the debate. I am sorry the Minister had to leave. Nevertheless, I am glad the Minister of State is here to respond to the debate. I think this is our third or fourth opportunity to address this matter and I am grateful to Deputy Healy for giving us another opportunity to put more points about this housing emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a submission made by a person (details supplied) seeking consideration by the OPW of a specific site the person wished to offer for the new regional Garda headquarters in Sligo; the reason the person in question has had no reply; if a specific site is the subject of ongoing procurement processes; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the purpose and origin of the State property miscellaneous deposits account; the balance in the account; the areas from which the deposits are derived; the reason it is not reflected through the general government fund and not brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason there is no register in place to record each property accrual to the State in circumstances (details supplied); the reason there is no process within Government Departments to record assets accruing in this manner; the nature, number, value and location of such assets which have accrued to the State in this manner, in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the accounts not presented to Dáil Éireann or reflected in the general Government fund in view of the existence of the State property miscellaneous deposit account; the balance of each account; the person or body that manages these accounts; the areas from which moneys within these accounts are derived; the purposes the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dignity at work complaint submitted by a person (details supplied) working at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin; the detail of the process; the length of time the process will take; when it will be concluded; if there have been changes to the treatment of the complainant during the process; if so, the reason therefore; and if he...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: This is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, on his appointment. I served with him in the Seanad and on the banking inquiry, where we were locked up for a few years. It is nice to see him in that position.

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I hope he enjoys his tenure and that he does a good job on our behalf. Now, that is enough of the niceties. Let normal hostilities resume.

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I am glad to have an opportunity to make some general points on the finances in the budget. This is the Second Stage debate on the Finance Bill and we will get into more detail later. I am well aware of our responsibilities and commitments in the confidence and supply deal, as intolerable as it is at times for the House to put up with it. However, such was the arithmetic and it was the...

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I am grateful for this opportunity. I was starting to worry that we would not have it. While I am not sure if it was by design, when the draft was published a few weeks ago, there was not a word about it. There was no national call that I could see to analyse the draft that was published and make sure people made submissions by 3 November. I am pleased the Government has given us this...

Public Accounts Committee: Deloitte Report on Cost of Care in Grace Case (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: Deputy Connolly will have another opportunity to discuss the issue when we resume in public session.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I will let the Deputy ask her last question.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: We have established from the opening statement that the HSE wants to be able to depend on audited accounts as its guide. We have also established in the conversation so far that this is insufficient. How many audits of these organisations did Mr. Flynn carry out?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: I will briefly raise the case of Console. Did the "Prime Time" programme expose the problems with Console or had they already been identified by the Health Service Executive? Did the "Prime Time" programme team become aware of work the HSE was doing or did the programme expose the problem, thus enabling the HSE to intervene and do good work on the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: Was the organisation targeted on the back of the "Prime Time" programme, in other words, did this occur after the programme was broadcast? Which came first, the audit or the "Prime Time" programme?

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: The HSE had copped the problem, so to speak, and "Prime Time" picked up on what the HSE was doing.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: My point is that the HSE identified the issue and was working on it through its systems and the RTE investigation was separate.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: That is fine. I ask the Chairman to indicate when I have three minutes remaining as I wish to address a couple of issues. We cannot throw all of these organisations under a bus because we need the services that some of them provide. At the same time, we are in a pitiful position in terms of providing the level of oversight that would give members of the public the peace of mind they are...

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: Certainly.

Public Accounts Committee: Report of Comptroller and Auditor General 2016
Chapter 19 - Management and Oversight of Grants to Health Agencies (26 Oct 2017)

Marc MacSharry: That may well be the case. It is clear that the system is totally inadequate. Even if everything is being done correctly by all these organisations, and it is reasonable to believe that is not the case given the percentages we have seen, what we have is not fit for purpose. What level of duplication is there in the 2,500 organisations? Has any analysis been done to show, for example,...