Results 16,461-16,480 of 33,115 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with Deputy Cullinane on this. This ends up becoming a value for money issue because if the systems in place are there in theory but do not work, they end up costing money. This is probably a matter for the justice committee as well. The points have been made. I recall the Commissioner's appearance before the committee. He came back and apologised or said he did not know-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: However, he also made the point that he did not have knowledge of the question beforehand, which was not a great reason.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: If one does not know, one waits, but he said he did not have foreknowledge of the matter. This is simple. Exit surveys should not be carried out if one is not going to learn from them. The whole point of an exit survey is to learn from it. A simple answer here would have been very helpful to us. We asked a very simple question, namely, whether bullying and harassment were recorded in the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am interested in the Chairman's use of the word "achieved".
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na daoine a bhí anseo cheana agus roimh Ms Rachel Downes, atá anseo don chéad uair. Our guests are very welcome. Ms Downes was not here before, but the board has been here. I thank her for the briefing documents and the financial accounts. I have read them all. It was indicated on the risk register that money was still outstanding from the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. It is still on the risk register. I imagine it is very difficult for the board to make decisions because it does not know how much money it has. What has the Department said about when Caranua will get the money? What is the total amount outstanding?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is it exactly €3 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Was it due last May? It was due at various stages. When will it be handed over?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Has Caranua come to an agreement? Is it with the Christian Brothers predominantly or is there anybody else involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The sum of €3.3 million has been outstanding for quite some time. Is it correct that the agreement goes back to 2009?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: From 2009 to 2019 is a period of ten years. Is it correct that Caranua has agreed a schedule of payments with the Christian Brothers and that will be done in November and December?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Will that be it? Will the Christian Brothers be paying more to Caranua than is needed in order to comply with the legislation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is the excess going to the national children's hospital?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is there something else as well?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand all that. Caranua gets up to €110 million plus the interest.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: And the other surplus from the Christian Brothers is going to the national children's hospital.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Why did it take so long?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did the Department discuss with the board the difficulties created by the fact that it did not have the total amount and could not plan?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I saw all that. My question is how the board and the Department handled that difficulty when they did not know how much money they had. Caranua is in a wind-up situation and it is only getting the money now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. I understand that.