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Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: After that we will know the state of play and can report the outcome and the expected future timeline.

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: We will now deal with the report of the visit to Vietnam. I understand a number of matters arising from the successful visit have been dealt with. As Deputy Deasy led the delegation, I invite him to lead off.

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I welcome the report. I will ask the clerk to change the foreword to reflect the fact that Deputy Deasy and others contributed in the way they did. I ask that we do some form of press presentation. We can send out a press release and flag the success of the delegation and what has transpired since it returned. In light of the fact we give €12.25 million in aid, it is important for...

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Along with the role of the embassy.

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The Dáil does not sit next week. The HSE will be here the week after. When we look at Bytel, it will be a limited hearing and perhaps we could have another agency or Department in to bring the work programme into line. We can then arrange that visit for when the Dáil resumes. We agreed to that at the beginning. We have agreed the report.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: 79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the weekly means of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be re-examined as the person claims the incorrect figures are being used and differ from those in the P45 and P60 submitted; and if that person's overall claim will be reviewed as the reduction in benefit is causing them hardship. [14435/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The first item is the minutes of the meetings of 26 March and 2 April. Are the minutes agreed? Are there any matters arising from the minutes?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The sum is €12.24 million, of which €1.78 million was FÁS funding.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: We have agreed to visit the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and the Jeanie Johnstonnext Wednesday. Members should indicate whether they are interested in coming.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Perhaps Mr. McCarthy would provide members with a link to or a copy of the report. At our last meeting, we discussed the ongoing losses-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Have they been quantified formally? How much has been lost since it was last assessed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Must we establish from the DDDA the running deficit? We should do so before visiting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: That is tax forgone on investment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: No. 3A is correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 16 March 2015, from Mr. Dermot Quigley of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It is a follow-up from our meeting with the Office of Public Works and it is to be noted and published. No. 3A.2 is correspondence dated 25 March 2015 from the HSE regarding a value for money report in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Okay. For the moment we can note all of these accounts. We will move onto our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: The clerk informs me that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has said that the meeting has been arranged. I want to express some concern about that. At that meeting it was stated quite clearly that we wanted the meeting to be held as soon as possible. It was also asked that the members here be informed of that meeting. From the papers I have received to date, I received no...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I do not think it is okay, actually. That meeting was agreed. It is typical of Departments, when they come before us, to say they will do something and then go away and not do it. It is simply unacceptable, when one is dealing with people who are in business and who take risks every day to help the economy through their taxes and everything else, that they are ignored like this. I find it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: I understand there may be an issue in dealing with a specific case. At the last meeting we had agreed that we would invite the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Courts Service to deal generally with how they approach cases and what information is available. I would like to see that meeting held as soon as possible. We suggested that even if we had to schedule another meeting we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes. We can move on to the agenda for next Thursday, 23 April, which is the 2013 Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Vote 39 - Health Service Executive, and Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive. That is next week's business. There are a lot of issues in the context of that particular hearing. Members may want to set time aside next Thursday...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015)

John McGuinness: Today we will examine the report on the Bytel project, which was jointly carried out by the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General here. We had a meeting in Stormont on this and we dealt with it there. The report has been published. Before we begin the hearing, I want to remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off...