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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Jul 2025)
John Brady: Is that agreed? That is agreed, members. Next week, the committee will meet with officials from the Health Information and Quality Authority to examine its financial statements for 2023. Officials from the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive will also be in attendance. The committee will return after the summer recess on 18 September, when it will consider the accounts...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Jul 2025)
John Brady: We can do that. I call Deputy McGrath.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Jul 2025)
John Brady: We have issued correspondence to CHI this week so we await-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Jul 2025)
John Brady: Yes, we will follow up on that, Deputy. If there are no other items, we will suspend for five minutes and resume in public session.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: This morning, we will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to discuss its report on the accounts of the public services 2023. We welcome the following officials from the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Mr. David Moloney, Secretary General; Ms Niamh Duff,...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: I thank Mr. McCarthy. We will now move to the opening statements of our other witnesses as set out in the letter of invitation. They have five minutes to make their opening remarks. I ask Mr. David Moloney to make the opening statement on behalf of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: I am sorry Deputy Ardagh, who has been waiting eagerly, but as it has just gone 12 o'clock, I will suspend the meeting and we will resume after 15 minutes.
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Jul 2025)
John Brady: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the status of a review for carer’s allowance for a person (details provided); and when it is expected that a decision will be reached on the application. [37217/25]
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: I thank Mr. Moloney. We will suspend for a break at 12 noon and then resume shortly afterwards. We will now open the meeting to members. The lead speaker today is Deputy Connolly, who has 15 minutes. The next speaker will be Deputy Byrne, who, like other members, will have ten minutes. If time permits on the conclusion of that round of questions, I will allow members back in for a second...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: I will just let the C and AG, Mr. McCarthy in here.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: Hopefully, the Deputy will have an opportunity to come back in. I have a number of questions. I thank all the witnesses for attending. It has been a useful engagement. There is a lot of concern, rightly and understandably, from the public about the mismanagement and overspending of money by what I categorise as a serial offender, namely, the Office of Public Works. A number of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: So the Department shares those concerns.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: What actions has the Department taken on those concerns? The Deloitte report is there. What actions has the Department taken on foot of those concerns?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: The Department is confident. Is that what I am hearing? It has a level of confidence that we will not see-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: -----reoccurrences to the same degree we have witnessed within the OPW.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: Does Mr. Moloney have concerns about any other bodies? Is he engaged in any specific work in relation to any other bodies?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: What is the specific function of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: Does that office provide information with regard to GDPR responsibilities, etc.?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: The reason I raised that is there is a concern. There is an issue I imagine Mr. Moloney is familiar with in relation to the public services card. Concern has been expressed by the Data Protection Commissioner about the collection and usage of biometric data. That issue has been going on for a lengthy number of years. Mr. Moloney will be aware of the recent ruling by the Data Protection...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Chapter 3 - Vote accounting and budget management (10 Jul 2025) John Brady: Has that ruling by the Data Protection Commissioner influenced the use of gov.ie?