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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: It has.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Do any other members wish to comment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Does any other member wish to comment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: My understanding of it is that, in terms of what is being asked here, it is about the procurement process, the costs and so on. From that perspective, one option is that we could ask for the material from the Department to look at it and determine what we would like to do with it. I do not think it will cut across any other investigation. We must be careful but there is nothing to stop us...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: If members are agreeable, we will seek all the relevant information and we will set out for the Department and the Prison Service what is asked of them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: We will get the information first.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: The joint committee is considering a different issue. We seek to deal specifically with the procurement and costs. Requesting such information does not cut across the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence or the commission. If it does, I am sure we will be advised by the services and the Department. We can go ahead and ask for the information and then we can determine what we...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes, I am sure that would not be a problem. Is that agreed? Agreed. Correspondence 3B.9 was received on 27 March from the Irish School Art Supply Federation. It is a request for a submission by the Committee of Public Accounts, to be noted and published. Members may wish to raise the matter with the Accounting Officer today. Correspondence relevant to today’s meeting includes...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: The matter has been before the committee in that the question has been asked of the Accounting Officer of the Department of Education and Skills. A court case is pending on some or part of the matter. We could refer the file we have to the parliamentary legal adviser and ask for direction. I support Deputy Connaughton. There is a need to look at the matter again. The questions that have...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: The work programme is now on the screen. A number of meetings have been added to the programme. As part of the work programme we will deal with the further examination of the Rehab Group. Rehab came before us on one occasion and we have arranged for it to come before the committee again. We have set out the individuals with whom we would like to discuss matters – Angela Kerins, Mr....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: The reason I am setting out our intentions for next week is to make all that clear. It is because we have not received any correspondence from Rehab on next Thursday’s meeting. In the absence of any correspondence, it would be unfair of us to speculate as to whether a certain individual or individuals will attend, but it is no harm to make it clear that we intend to pursue our work...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: It is a matter for the Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: From the last meeting, it has been made clear to them as to what information is outstanding. Consequently, there is no doubt about that. It has been made clear to them as to who should attend, and while we are interested in the information, as Deputy Connaughton noted, it must come from certain individuals who must be present to tell members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: The board is aware that we require the set of questions that were unanswered at the last meeting to be answered. Alongside that, we are dealing with the payments made by the HSE to Rehab under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, the operation of the charities lottery scheme, payments to Rehab from the Vote of the Department of Justice and Equality, payments made by SOLAS to Rehab for the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: I believe members have made everything clear. Does Deputy Nolan wish to come in on this matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: We now are dealing with No. 7-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: It should be made clear that no one has indicated that they are not attending. I ask that the witnesses be brought into the room.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Apr 2014)
John McGuinness: Will we keep it for 24 May?