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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Caranua should not be behind in presenting its financial statements. It was set up for and with a very specific purpose and function, but it has been mired in difficulty from day one. Is there an avenue by which we can return to this matter? There have been serious issues, including there being no chairman, monitoring and governance, as well as the renting of a building with a limited...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is not Caranua's fault, but the sum is still outstanding. I have certainly never been happy on the issue of governance, but, more importantly, we know well that people on the ground who are availing of the service have raised serious issues. Is there an avenue by which we can come back to this matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: When will the 17 accounts be ready and appear before us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I would like the Comptroller and Auditor General to clarify that. Was that omission concerning the treatment of the payment done inadvertently? Will the Comptroller and Auditor General put that in context?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: On what basis did it take that view? It seems to be a very practical matter. Someone has decided that a person is getting a severance payment or not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Did the college agree with the Comptroller and Auditor General then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is why it has been highlighted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That begs the question as to whether there are similar situations elsewhere where this is happening.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Are we talking about the same college?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Where is that report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Will we write to the college about this matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: On the non-procurement issue. Usually we deal with non-procurement but here our attention is being drawn to a material level of non-compliance by the Cork Education and Training Board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Are we meeting the Higher Education Authority, HEA, on 18 October too?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: We may be meeting them next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I support Deputy Cassells. I take a particular interest in housing. Whatever about the approved housing bodies coming in, the Department and the Housing Agency must come in as they are subject to the Comptroller and Auditor General. We definitely want them in here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: HAP comes into it anyway. HAP is under the remit of the Department. This year the amount will be €300 million. The amount doubled this year. It has gone from €150 million to €300 million. I read the chapter on the approved housing bodies. It is clear that there is no statutory regulation of them. There are many schemes concerning them with names such as the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, I did not even mention that. We need clarity in advance of the meeting so we have the information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with you, Chair, but I do not think it is their role to be here. I think what is important is to see what the Department is doing in terms of oversight given the volume of work undertaken by the AHBs and the type of schemes the Department has set up. That is the most important thing. Otherwise, we could spend half the day talking to AHBs about their vision and mission rather than...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Our hands will be full trying to tease out all the issues if we have the Department in and the Housing Agency.