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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many have to be done? What is the contract with these three firms?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Is that it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: When will that be completed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is in the note we have. I checked it and it was expected to be completed by the end of 2017. In any case, Mr. Mulvany is saying all 40 will be done by October this year.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Why not?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: At the beginning of this process there were 40 section 38 bodies to be reviewed. I presume the HSE entered into a contract with Deloitte to carry out the 40 reviews and then a potential conflict of interest emerged. Is that correct or was the contract for a certain number of those 40 reviews?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: What was the period of time to do the whole 40 reviews?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I ask Mr. Mulvany to send a note to the Chair outlining the exact cost and length of the contract that was initially entered into and how it changed. Will Mr. Mulvany confirm that in writing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is great. The internal audit procedure has thrown up very serious issues and things have happened as a result. The audit compliance unit was established in 2014. I think Mr. Connaghan said it is now fully operational. Was it not fully operational-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Yes. Was the unit fully operational from when it was set up in 2014? Did it have all its staff in place?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That would be helpful. Will the HSE also indicate if the unit has its full staff complement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I understand that. How many internal audits were carried out each year in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018? What issues are emerging? I know we have been through this before in terms of planned and random audits. Will Mr. Mulvany give me a breakdown of the figures?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many are planned for this year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: On the 23 done in 2016 and 31 done in 2017, how many were planned and how many were random?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That would be helpful. What issues have emerged this year as a result of those audits?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: This is basic stuff. The issues include non-rotation of board members, expenditure on gifts and entertainment, poor audit trails over credit card expenditure, salary payments in excess of approved pay scales, board members not completing standards in public office returns and a high number of bank accounts. My time is limited. These are serious issues that should be dealt with very...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I am afraid I was distracted as a vote has been called in the Dáil.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Will the Chairman clarify on what the Dáil is voting?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health (5 Jul 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I cannot help a wry smile when my colleague has left asking about consultants. I sat through many cases where consultants, especially for defence companies, were asked to comment on plaintiffs having been followed by a private investigator. I had a wry smile about this. I did not hear any objections from the consultants at the time or any questions on privacy or the invasion of privacy for...