Results 15,121-15,140 of 33,051 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Breslin is explaining and justifying something I am not asking about at this point.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We might come to that in a moment and the Chair will have more time to tease the matter out. PwC made a conclusion in November. It made a similar conclusion, which it was not asked for in its terms of reference-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am delighted Mr. Breslin thinks I have made one good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am better when Mr. Breslin is giving out to me.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When his turn comes, Deputy MacSharry can ask Mr. Breslin to repeat what he said. At the time to which we are referring, PwC came back. It was given terms of reference. I would hope PwC would compile a fairly good report for €500,000. It is unfortunate that PwC was repeating what Mazars had stated, to a great extent. PwC gave a conclusion that it had already given in November...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am considering the perception of that. We are looking at governance, the ability to challenge and preventing this happening in the future. We are also looking forward to Mr. Barry learning to challenge these things so that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did it?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Was it only a little bit off the point? It was the very point that the Government picked out to justify proceeding. I do not expect our guests to comment on that but the official commentary from Government pointed to the PwC conclusion. That is interesting.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The vote is at 1.45 p.m.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We have been here for a long time.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The board was constituted anew in 2013. Did any of the delegates serve on the board prior to 2013?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did any of the board members present serve prior to 2013?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: They have served since 2013.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: They were reappointed in 2018 by the Minister.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Barry stated that the board members were reappointed in 2018 for five years.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: However, some members will not serve for the full five years.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Why is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Have they indicated their intentions?