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Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: Will Mr. Nugent check it?

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I am sorry to put all this work on you, but it is an issue we will return to next Thursday.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I wish to advise the HSE that obviously this matter must be dealt with in detail next week. On the issue of other organisations doing the same thing, as Mr. Kiely mentioned, we must find somebody who can tell us about the other organisations. If that means bringing in somebody from that section of the hospital or whoever deals with it, we will have to invite them to the meeting next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses for coming along, particularly Mr. Kiely, as we were not sure whether he was going to be here. It is regrettable that Mr. Conlan took the course of action that he did. We found sufficient information around his employment and circumstances but he showed poor respect for the CRC and the Committee of Public Accounts. It is something that the members will deliberate on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: 88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal to have a domiciliary care allowance approval back dated to 2012 will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [53403/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [53404/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [53405/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: 98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding issues raised in correspondence to her Department in respect of a person (details supplied). [53459/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Eoghan Murphy who will be followed by Deputies Kieran O'Donnell and Robert Dowds.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: Next Thursday the Department of Health and the HSE will be before the committee. After yesterday’s meeting I asked Barry O’Brien to ensure that someone who is knowledgeable about the entire matter on the HSE side would attend. I suggest that we should ask for someone directly connected with the fund to come along as well. Yesterday also, I asked Ms McGuinness for the report...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I did not see it until now. I have just read it. The clerk made a significant effort to have Mr. Conlon appear before the committee and we have no other option but to seek compellability. We should immediately do so. Deputy Dowds inquired about the compellability process. As I understand it, we must apply to the CPP. If it is the wish of the committee I will ask the clerk to do so today...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I have raised the issue at one or two meetings since then. It is not good enough that the PAC would be stalled in its tracks by another committee of the House. The CPP needs to deal with the application by the PAC for compellability relative to the SIPTU case and our new letter of application relating to Mr. Conlon. I urge the CPP to give us a speedy response on the matter and to allow us...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: On that, the clerk might include in that the recent response from that Department in which all the questions were not answered and all of the information was not given. He might ask him to kindly give us the information we asked for at that meeting because again, it is running into an extended time frame, which is not acceptable to the committee. On the other issue raised by Deputy Dowds,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I propose that we would get into it immediately but based on the information we get next Thursday, because the meeting is today, we have asked for the list of the non-compliant ones, where they are non-compliant, what is a top-up and so on. When we narrow it down to the numbers we will know exactly what we need to do and we cannot do that until after the meeting today is reported on next...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: A number of members made that point yesterday. As part of an issue raised by Deputy Dowds earlier, we can ask the board for their response because that is what we were promised yesterday. On foot of what is being said here today, we will ask them when we will get that response.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: It is clear to them where we all stand on that. I do not want to go back over it again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: That is the general recommendation that has been spoken about by members. The Act of 2009 needs to be commenced and perhaps a regulator appointed. That might be an immediate message we can send to the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Dec 2013)

John McGuinness: I ask that Mr. Maloney attend.