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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It does not just disappear. One company, as was widely reported in the media in 2008, had unpaid debts to several suppliers. It is reported they are still not paid. Revenue won a significant claim of €250,000 against the company for payroll discrepancies. There were Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, cases. In 2019, it went into examinership. Enterprise Ireland, I understand,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: In a case where a situation like that arises, would there be some red flags waving or orange lights flashing at the point where Enterprise Ireland is doing its due diligence?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: In other words, does Enterprise Ireland have to take risks?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I do not want Mr. Sherry to do so.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is what I am trying to establish. If there are orange flags, does Enterprise Ireland sometimes have to take the risk?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The company's track record and annual financial statements would be examined diligently.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is the agency improving in that regard? Problems will arise when Enterprise Ireland is dealing with so many companies. Many things are beyond arm's reach. Enterprise Ireland only has a certain amount of control once it makes an investment. Do our guests feel Enterprise Ireland has improved over the past five or ten years and does not find itself in a situation where it funds companies and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Is that happening?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of Enterprise Ireland: Discussion (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That concludes the questioning from committee members. I thank the witnesses, the Department staff and the representatives of Enterprise Ireland, for their attendance, for the work they have done in preparing for today's meeting and for the information they have supplied. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, and his staff, including Mr. Peter Kinsley, for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The public business before us this afternoon is as follows: minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of our meeting of 9 March, which had been circulated among members. Does any member wish to raise any matter? Are the minutes agreed to? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the committee's...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Could the Comptroller and Auditor General explain the €11.4 million in respect of liabilities related to professional added years for transferred-in-service?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: What is the value of the material level of non-compliance in relation to the Tipperary, Limerick and Clare education and training boards?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I propose that we write to the three bodies and ask them for an explanation as to what measures they are putting in place to deal with this. I know there is an issue with the education and training boards in that they have explained to us that they are trying to improve their procurement-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: -----through individual procurement officers or teams of people. Nevertheless, we will make the request. Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Can we agree to note the financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the financial statements will be published as part of our minutes. We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items of correspondence that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated. Decisions taken by the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The note referred to by the Deputy states: Local authorities have been directed that, similar to their revenue account activity, capital expenditure should not exceed capital income within the reporting year. Development contributions are recorded in the capital account of local authorities. The precise manner in which capital and current accounts are managed in order to achieve the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Of the development?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The note states: In reviewing requests for sanction, consideration is given to ensuring that priority infrastructural investment can proceed, that contractual commitments and ongoing projects can proceed; and that development contributions already collected and aligned to specific capital projects can be utilised efficiently. It seems to be the case that local authorities interpret it in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: My understanding was that every pot of money was being sat on in the years that followed that, but-----