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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: Mr. Mulvany is fairly sure, or it is?

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: No. I accept that and I hear what the witness is telling me, but I see procurement and non-compliance as a recurring issue. It is one of three major aspects highlighted by the Comptroller and Auditor General each week. Is it on the risk register?

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 but besides providing services, proper procurement is the one aspect that leads to confidence in a public body. We have made this point practically every week with all the organisations that come before the committee. It is simply unacceptable that there is non-compliance, except for emergency cases. On page 21 of the appropriation accounts for 2016, note 6.2...

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 note acceptable to the Comptroller and Auditor General?

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: It does not make sense. I would understand if there is a worry around one or two ongoing cases, but even then I would look for an explanation. Some of the cases had to settle. The Department should be able to give a breakdown on the number of cases, the types of cases, the compensation given and the legal costs.

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: It is not a case that I require the detail. It should be given.

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 Mr. Breslin come back to us on that point?

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 page 169 of the HSE 2017 financial statement note 11 refers to the State Claims Agency. There is an estimated €2 billion figure for contingency. What was the figure that was paid over?

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: Was this up on 2016?

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 a significant increase on the previous year 2015.

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 the liability for the future, which is some €2 billion. We can come back to that with the Comptroller and Auditor General next week with the State Claims Agency. What is the explanation for the significant increase in money that was handed over? Was this due to extra cases or were legal costs higher?

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 understood the legal costs were to decrease through a new procedure for considering a range of solicitor firms in order that the organisation would not be confined to just a small number. It was not anticipated that costs would increase.

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.

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: In respect of the cervical smear cases, BreastCheck and so on, are the witnesses in a position to clarify how much has been allocated to meet future contingencies? Is there a breakdown of the figure for those cases?

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: Who would have it? Who makes the decision on what should be set aside?

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 wish to address section 38 and section 39 organisations. At lunch time I read back over our documentation. When representatives of the HSE were before us previously, there was a note from the Comptroller and Auditor General on the cases he had considered. Just under one quarter of the section 38 and section 39 organisations had not provided audited accounts. Has the position improved or...

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 said, "had not provided audited accounts." Just under one quarter of the section 38 and section 39 organisations had not provided audited accounts.

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: My final question is for Mr. Connaghan. I am trying desperately to get my head around this issue. Has what happened at CervicalCheck been included in a risk register?

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: Since when?

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: It was not included in a risk register before that.