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- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: How did the process come about whereby the service just picked gardaí?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: IT and computers are an issue I follow up on regularly at the committee. There is a significant allocation for that on page 13, under office equipment and external IT services. The estimate was over €4 million and the outturn was over €7 million. The Prison Service gives the reason for that as additional storage space. Does Ms McCaffrey see note 5? Can she clarify it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Is it stored on private property or in the prison?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Made up of civil servants?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Are they from private companies?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Can Ms McCaffrey explain the difference between €4.4 million and €7 million? The estimate was €4.4 million. It is a significant difference.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: On office equipment and external IT, was a business case set out? If so, is it available and to whom would it have been given?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Was there a business case for this expenditure?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Where does that business case go? We have often had discussion here - every week, practically - on business cases.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Ultimately, it rests with Ms McCaffrey as the director general.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Remaining on the accounts, I want to ask some other questions. Consultancy services and value for money also took a significant jump from the estimated provision for 2017 which was €100,000. I refer to page 13.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Nothing was spent under that heading.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Okay. I have a practical question on Thornton Hall. We are not going back into the debacle of the cost of it but I understand there is a large weekly security cost. Is that in these accounts or is it somewhere else?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Can Mr. Caldbeck explain that? This site is 163 acres.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: I understand that but when we see a figure in the press of €1,000 per week, is that accurate? It is the only place I saw it. I did not see it when I went through it here.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: What is the accurate figure for security for the 163 acres that has remained empty for so long?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: I understand that. I am asking a specific question on the 163 acres. Does the money come out of this account?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: Can Mr. Caldbeck come back and show me where it is in the account, how much is involved and how that breaks down?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: My colleague asked something about the various accounts, including the restaurant or mess accounts. I understand a review is taking place. When I look at the accounts, I see a note that a review is under way. Is that correct? I refer to internal financial control issues on page 5 of the appropriation accounts. It states that arising from recent audit reports, a review of administrative,...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 21 - Prisons (17 Jan 2019) Catherine Connolly: I understand that. I heard that. Who is doing it, when did it start, when will it be completed and what is the cost of it?