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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: What about the seventh amendment of the Constitution, which was never acted on?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: What is the Committee of Public Accounts doing about that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: It is not my fault.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Before we finish up with the work programme, are we going to have a discussion about the person we had in last week in private session?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: To decide on our course of action.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Twenty lashes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I will be as quick as I can. What is the €25 million per year for?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Sorry. Was there not some-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: It costs €30 million to run the show.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: What is the cost of the tribunal itself?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: That is the total cost, but I am asking about the annual cost. Obviously, there are legal and administration people in place.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Over the 20 years, have we streamlined the process? Have we been able to reduce administrative or legal costs or has it been a one-way trajectory upwards?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Does anyone?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Does anyone have a role in overseeing that and ensuring that everything is-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I understand that, and I get that Mr. Breslin is not responsible.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Does the Comptroller and Auditor General have any role in this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I read those, so I will not hold up the meeting by asking the Comptroller and Auditor General to go through them. I am interested in knowing whether the Comptroller and Auditor General audits the tribunal.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Have the costs increased?