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- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Is that the one where it says "Ten files resulting in strike-out or dismissal"?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Roughly 32 files were withdrawn prior to full court hearing-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: -----and ten files resulting in strike-out or dismissal.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: The next question is about compensation. How many cases did Ms Browne's office have where compensation was agreed whereby the person being brought to court, or who had charges against them, received compensation, because something went wrong with the case or whatever? Was there anything such as that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: In terms of the Department settling with someone arising from a court case, is there such a case and why is a confidentiality clause applied? Who asks for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Is there only one such case?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Would you do the same with that one?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Have you put to the Chief State Solicitor's office the possibility of approaching one party?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: Have you had a reply to that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: That you may outline it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: What is Ms Browne's advice on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: There are two cases where a confidentiality clause has been applied. Will you outline both cases?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: You might come back and tell us if the other side has agreed to the confidentiality clause aspect of it being removed.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: As regards another case that went to court - I think it ended up in the High Court, then went back to the European Court and there was compensation of €1 million or so involved - are you aware of that case?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: No, you did not pay it. That is the point, but the court said that compensation should be paid.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: You have no problem paying the compensation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: I will give you details of that case before you leave.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: This is my last question on the legal side of it. If product is confiscated, particularly in relation to a veterinary practice, and for some reason the case is dismissed, falls or is not proceeded with, what happens to that product? Where does it go? Is there a store in the Department where all this confiscated product is held, or is it destroyed or sold on?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: I am not saying that the Department would do so. I am asking whether it would be sold on generally.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John McGuinness: In one particular case, the Department took product worth in excess of €1,000. No case proceeded and, in fact, nothing happened. Where is that product?