Results 7,321-7,340 of 32,854 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Is it GMIT?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: The matter should definitely be kept open. We will go to the HEA and ask it to look at it in the first instance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Before we move on from correspondence, I seek an update from the Chairman. We were due to receive correspondence from the HSE on the draft report from Deloitte. Is that not the case?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There was one other issue around goodwill contributions. I cannot remember if it was related to the IDA or the NRA. Maybe we could come back to it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There were two issues I wished to raise. The Deloitte response has not been received yet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Sorry, the other matter was the nursing homes. We were to write to seek clarification from HIQA on the role of the chief inspector and to find out if there were other inspectors. That was just a factual matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I was a bit tired a minute ago but I refer to the draft report from the Health Service Executive. I apologise for going back but it was simply to tell us whether they were going to give it to us or not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I have a question on the GMIT in Galway and the going concern. The Comptroller and Auditor General noted that as an issue and I understand that it has a plan in place. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That has been done.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with you, Chair. Deputy Murphy has touched on this. If all these institutions were to give their accounts regularly and keep up to date, what implication has that for the Comptroller and Auditor General's office staff? He might address that particularly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with the suggestion. When we were in Cardiff for the conference on public accounts, we found that there was precedent for bringing these companies before a public accounts committee. The former chair of the Public Accounts Committee in England noted that she had asked these companies to appear before that committee and they had. I fully agree with the suggestion, and I agree with...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It would be simply a window dressing exercise if we do this without proper staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Faoi dheireadh, tá cothromaíocht inscne le feiceáil ag an mbord, comhghairdeas leis an Roinn. At last we have some gender equality here and it is welcome to see. It is the first time for me to see this after almost two years in the Oireachtas. I also offer my congratulations on the clear accounts, with the exception of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: There are 58 legacy sites.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: At that point.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: I just want to get this right. There were 50 identified.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: Separate from that, there is an ongoing process of looking at old landfill sites. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Catherine Connolly: That is okay. The Department goes forward from there and works with the local authorities. Mr. Griffin mentioned South Park.