Results 17,641-17,660 of 33,115 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I support the Chairman's suggestion. I do not like to travel but I was one of the lucky ones to travel to Tanzania to meet its Public Accounts Committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I do not advocate travelper se but the trip to Tanzania was very helpful.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It was very educational to meet the committee and compare notes. The members of that committee appreciated meeting us. It was useful to see the projects on the ground but also to see how the system worked over there. We met the Tanzanian equivalent of our Comptroller and Auditor General and its Public Accounts Committee. It is worthwhile for the committee to look at.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Given that the Chairman has opened the meeting up to comments-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am delighted to hear that windows are being opened and a hospital is emerging. That is what we all want. However, what we are here today to do is determine if accountability is emerging. I would appreciate the witnesses bearing in mind when they are answering questions that we are interested in the process of accountability in the context of the overspend. I hope they can zoom in on...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am looking forward to the day when we have equal gender representation among witnesses, particularly in respect of the children's hospital. I preface every contribution I make at the committee with that comment. It is no reflection on the witnesses, but I am sometimes dismayed by the systems that allow inequality to persist. I did not welcome the pictures the witnesses from the...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Were the witnesses advised in regard to their attendance at this meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did the witnesses have what might be called a pre-meeting about how they would answer questions and present themselves today?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Why was that necessary?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: How much did the advice cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Will Mr. Gunning remind me of the financial details? I have it in my head that the cost is something like €200,000 per year?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Does that include training for the witnesses to appear before this committee, the health committee or any other committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Might we be given a copy of that scope of work?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: On page 21 of the accounts I see a reference to communications and community engagement. "Engagement" is a lovely word. How much of the total cost went into communications in terms of communicating press releases and training, as opposed to community engagement? The total figure for 2018 is €338,451, which is extraordinary.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Will Mr. Gunning provide that information to the Chairman?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We all want to see the hospital up and running and I wish the witnesses all the best in that regard. We want moneys to be used efficiently so that so everyone can access a public health service. That is why we are here. The background to this is before my time but I understand the previous Committee of Public Accounts was assured that what happened before would never happen again. Not...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have no problem with professionals being paid. I would just like a list of them to see where the moneys went. If Mr. Farragher does not have the information to hand, he might send it to the Chairman in due course.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: On page 4 of the financial statement, we are told that the board set up a committee to consider and address the recommendations of the internal audit that was done by Mazars. Who is on that committee, how often does it meet, how is its work proceeding and is there a plan of implementation for the recommendations in the Mazars report?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand the PwC report cost almost €500,000. What was the cost of the audit by Mazars?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The PwC report was the larger cost.