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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: What is the timeframe?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Okay. On the day the judge would say the person would have to be back before court by a certain date.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Yes. Is it the case that if the person does not come back on the day-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: The judge would have no remedy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: How many times has that happened?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Yes. Does that happen?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I imagine it does not happen very often. Would it be fair to say that in most of those cases, the person just gets off scot free?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Is it the reason the collection is down from €10 million to €7 million?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: What other reasons are there?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: It is primarily the reason so it is a big problem.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: If the Courts Service has highlighted this as an issue, as the witnesses have indicated, to whom has it highlighted the matter? Was it the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I came in late and I apologise for that but Mr. Fallon said a high-level group is in place. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: When is it expected to report on this or make some decisions?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: We are not looking to assign blame today but we want to get a resolution. There is a high-level group in place. People glaze over in general when they hear of a high-level group having multiple meetings. We want a resolution and the lacunae in the law need to be filled or corrected. I hope that will happen. It is something on which the committee should keep an eye.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: To be fair there are very senior representatives of the State on the high-level group. I accept that. The witnesses have been fair and a number of meetings have taken place, with one more due. I imagine there is an acceptance in the group that there must be urgency in this.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: I accept that but we must keep an eye on it. Page 12 of the appropriation accounts chapter relates to what are termed other "commercial bank accounts". There is an account balance of €7.68 million that is not Exchequer-funded and it relates to lodgements under family law, bail money lodgements and court poor box receipts. Could we have a breakdown of those receipts by type?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Who audits that account?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Does Mr. McCarthy audit that account with the balance of €7.68 million? It includes money from lodgements under family law, bail money lodgement and court poor box receipts.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019)

David Cullinane: Do you audit the disbursement of all other moneys?