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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Thank God for that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Deputy Murphy raised the matter of the DDDA. We will request that all of the outstanding information requested from the DDDA be sought, if there is any outstanding matter, and we will make it clear to Professor Brennan with regard to her evidence that we require that the date be set sooner than August. The committee is busy and I understand that she is busy, but if we must sit on a day...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We want to examine this and that is why I am asking that we get the details, so that we have the full report, to which the Deputy referred, and any other up-to-date details that might exist in regard to the spending of that money. On foot of that information, we can make that decision ourselves. We can ask the Accounting Officer, as it is taxpayers' money. I ask that this is made available...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: It has not indicated how many are compliant.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Can we seek that information before the HSE appears before the committee so that it is not new to us on the day and that we have a clear picture of what is going on in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: That is why I am asking for detailed information before this meeting because we need to examine it prior to the meeting. Also, in regard to section 38s, have we given notice to the board members of the CRC and to the remuneration committee of the wish of committee members that they would appear before us at some stage when this report is done? Does that require to be done?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Can we put them on notice?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We will write again to Mr. Goulding. Can we send him transcripts of the meetings we have had so far requesting the information Deputy Harris outlined because we will require all of this for the next meeting? Perhaps Mr. Goulding will appear as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: The request at the meeting, as far as I can remember, was for the remuneration committee and for the board to appear. That was my understanding but I will ask the clerk to check that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We are anxious to get these matters dealt with. Deputy Murphy raised the issue of the Jewish Museum with the OPW and since then, a list of questions have come in. I propose we send them on to the OPW for replies. I checked this with Deputy Murphy. We want to finalise our report on the penalty point issue. It might be worthwhile talking to the Road Safety Authority. That will finish...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We had to make a legal submission for compellability in regard to that. I think Deputy Nolan proposed it. We have made that submission to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and have asked it to treat it as a matter of urgency. Again, we are waiting on other parties in order for us to finalise our report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I have mentioned the bank stabilisation report. We will now move on to individual correspondence. We have received correspondence from Deputy Nolan regarding wards of court payments. This correspondence is to be noted and forwarded to the Courts Services for a note on the issues raised. Is that acceptable, Deputy Nolan?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We have also received correspondence dated 6 February 2014 from Deputy McDonald requesting a meeting on access for the domestic SME and micro business sectors to public procurement contracts. This is to be noted. It is a matter for the public procurement service which is under the remit of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We had a meeting with the Office of Public Works...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Item No. 3B.3 is correspondence from Deputy McDonald and Deputy Ross which we dealt with earlier. We will return to it as soon as we get the information required. Item No. 3B.4 is correspondence dated 2 February 2014 from Mr. Eugene Mitchell, Ballinasloe, County Galway, regarding the ongoing flood damage to premises, which will be noted. We have received previous correspondence from Mr....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Does it cover the fund?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Is that not what Deputy Creighton is looking for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: It asks that we examine the funding that goes to support political parties. She is not asking for an audit of the political parties but about how the fund itself is audited. Can we get a note on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: In the course of the Comptroller and Auditor General's audit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Can we seek a note from the Accounting Officer responsible for the actual spending on political parties rather than a note on the policy issues? We can direct the policy issues to the appropriate Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes, a note on the actual spend, that is, on the figures. We will ask for that and then the committee can decide what it wishes to do after that.