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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: If there is a new board, it is up to it to ensure that the outstanding cases are brought to a conclusion. There was supposed to be some work in train on those two cases. It would be up to the new board. It would oversee it with the Department of Education. The Department would presumably provide services and money required to wrap the cases up. Our next engagement regarding this will be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Just to clarify, I think the Deputy included in his proposal - if not, it needs to be included - that we look for progress on the two cases that were addressed with Caranua from the Department. The important outstanding business is about victims. I know there has been difficulty in resolving these two cases but the ball is firmly in the Department's court and we should look for a progress...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Is everyone happy that we agree to write to the Department about that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The next correspondence is Nos. 436 and 443C from Bibby Financial Services Ireland relating to our engagement on the 2019 financial statements of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, on Tuesday, 9 March. No. 436 is a letter to me as Chairperson of the committee, dated 10 March, and No. 443 includes a request for updates relating to the letter. Part of the discussion on 9...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: If we are inviting SBCI representatives back in again it would have to be done in public. There should be no question about that as we are discussing public funds. I suggest we await a reply to the 30 questions. At that point I certainly would like to see the answers to the questions before SBCI representatives come in the door. Does anyone else have further questions to add to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I am open to suggestions. The only reason I suggested it was that we would be able to focus in this discussion on the issues, get to the real issues and drill into it. That is the only reason. If members reckon there is a better way of doing it and that we should look to bring them in and put those questions to them, then I am happy enough to go along with that. We will look to have them...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Murphy is in favour of bringing them into a public session. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we send off the 30 questions anyway and invite them in at the earliest opportunity. We can see what they come back with. The earliest meeting date we have now is 20 April if we want to try to have them in for that date. If members are happy to do that, we can bring it forward.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: They could use it to put it off. Okay, we will invite them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will look for an early response and invite them in anyway. A date we can work for is 20 April. That is the soonest, if members are happy with that. I think that is the best way to proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will ask for replies within a two-week period to make sure we do not get held up because of that. Is that okay? I thank members. There is one piece of correspondence not on the list from Deputy Gould. I know we have discussed this and I do not want to open it for discussion but it regards the service level agreement and SouthDoc. It is in the bundle of correspondence today. I ask...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The most concerning piece in the correspondence from Deputy Gould is that "[W]hile these two facilities remain closed, the HSE are still paying the full agreed amount to Southdoc. Thus, funding does not exist to seek an alternative solution for Blackpool and Listowel." Deputy Burke will be concerned about that as a Cork Deputy. In the midst of a public health----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: At the moment, half the city is without it, as is Listowel.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we ask about the €7.294 million provided each year to the service and the service level agreement with this company. According to this correspondent, that is still being provided to SouthDoc. We should request from the HSE to know if this is still the case and what progress there has been in using the money to provide a better service in Blackpool and Listowel. Does the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I propose we write to the HSE requesting the information and that we notify Deputy Gould of that. We can refer it to the health committee and at least bring the situation to their attention but there is a financial issue here regarding money being provided and the service not being provided at the other end. We will proceed with that. That concludes the correspondence. The other issue...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (24 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: 1030. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in order to receive a BP65 form, persons must apply online (details supplied). [15675/21]

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputies Nessa Hourigan and Sean Sherlock. I welcome everyone to our online meeting. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, only the clerk, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely from within the precincts of Leinster House. This is due to the constitutional requirement that in order to...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Go ahead.

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Deputy. I will answer the last question first. It is entirely in the hands of the Committee of Public Accounts to decide if it wants to call some of those agencies to appear before it. On the first question, we ask the Deputy to use his discretion. He is entitled to put the points made by Revenue, the Department of Social Protection and ICTU to Mr. McMahon but I ask him to do...

Public Accounts Committee: Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: That is okay. I thank the Deputy for that. Deputy Munster.