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Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Ms Higgins said she did not know whether they were communicated with.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: As far as Ms Higgins is aware, were there no complaints made to Caranua in relation to the services being cut off or withdrawn?

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: People cannot avail of them.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: That is not my understanding.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I will move on because I am conscious of the time. I apologise if I am being abrupt to Ms Higgins now. I would like her to please look at the expenses, travel and accommodation costs for staff and the board from 1 January 2014 to 21 November 2016. When I looked at this initially for 2014 to 2016, staff expenses, staff accommodation and staff travel looks as if it has gone down but not if...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: The point I am making is that, bearing in mind the level of media coverage, the complaints made and the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2015 report, it does not appear that any of this was taken into account in 2016, given the level of staff travel and accommodation expenses.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Yes. Prior to 2013, expenditure on salaries and wages was €188,000. Ms Higgins referred to people being at the heart and centre of the service. In 2014 expenditure on salaries and wages amounted to €791,000. For that amount, Caranua managed 33,751 calls, of which it only responded to 15,348, less than half the number of calls received. In 2015 expenditure on salaries and...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)

Josepha Madigan: It is included in the information provided for the committee. The information provided tracks incoming post only. In other words, there is no tracking of outgoing post. Despite Ms Higgins' comment on claimants being at the centre of the service, that does not appear to be the case.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the plans the Government and local councils have in place to ensure that all car wash sites are licensed to discharge waste and are compliant with all planning regulations in view of the increasing number of unauthorised pop-up car washes. [19955/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (2 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 989. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of IVF, sterilisation and abortion procedures allowed by law in the new National Maternity Hospital; and if this will be affected by the ownership structure of the hospital. [19992/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if choice will exist for those seeking to avail of adoption information and tracing services; if Tusla will be the sole provider; and the extra resources which will be allocated to Tusla to deal with likely increased demand for its services (details supplied). [22172/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: That is all we can do.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I agree with having the whistleblower here in private session but I would like to hear the legal advice.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I have a question on the precedent set for whistleblowers giving evidence or testimony in private session. Other than Sergeant McCabe, have there been other whistleblowers? If so, can we have the details? This is the first term that some members have been on this committee. I would like, if at all possible, to see the transcript of that evidence. Is a transcript available when a meeting...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Do members of the committee have access to the transcript?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Was Sergeant McCabe the only whistleblower to give evidence?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Has there been no one else?