Results 20,141-20,160 of 26,825 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: The second question arising from what Deputy Fleming said concerns the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which is being represented today by Mr. Peter Brazel. Has he provided any paper trail in relation to approvals from 1995 to the HSE or the Department of Health? One of the issues concerns who approved the payments. If approval was sought, it was presumably sought in the days...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: If the Department of Health wanted approval or was asked for approval, would it not have to mention it to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: Before Mr. O'Brien answers that question, in his opening statement he referred to different agencies that may not be in compliance, and he mentioned one that did not write back. Can we have the names of the agencies-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: -----and whether they replied, are compliant or ignored the HSE.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: Can that be circulated now to the members?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: Can we publish the statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: No. 6 is any other business.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: We can send the agency a transcript of the meeting and if the Deputy wants to provide further information to the clerk to the committee, she can do so. We will alert the agency to the issues the Deputy has raised, ask it for its comment on them and then, if necessary, bring it in. Deputy Murphy has asked for a sub-committee to be set up and perhaps this could be part of its work. We could...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Have other members any issues to raise under any other business? I have two matters. In regard to the school transport system, which was discussed by the committee on a number of occasions, allegations were made about how contracts were awarded. I propose we write to the Department asking it if it is aware of this and asking, for the information of committee members, for a copy of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones as the interference from them affects the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I wish to advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give the committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: I invite the officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to introduce themselves.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013) John McGuinness: I invite Mr. Tony O'Brien to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Given that the meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning with Mr. Paul Maloney has been postponed, we will deal with the business of the committee now. I remind members that we have scheduled a private meeting this evening at 6.30 to take legal advice on the information we received from the Garda whistleblower. As agreed last week, we will publish our report on banking stabilisation as an...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is Mr. Maloney aware of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Does the DDDA understand the position?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: When can we expect Mr. Maloney to come before us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item is No. 3B, individual correspondence. We will take the first two items which were deferred from last week together. Nos. 3B.1 and 3B.2 are correspondence from Mr. William Treacy regarding Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club. It is proposed that both items of correspondence be noted. The issues raised by Mr. Treacy, where they relate to the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Okay. No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 18 November 2013, from Mr. Michael Barrett, Lakeside Marina, Athlone, County Westmeath. The correspondence is to be noted and a copy will be forwarded to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a further note on the issues raised. No. 3B.4 is correspondence, dated 20 November 2013, from Deputy Mary Lou McDonald...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Yes. That is the issue raised by Deputy Mary Lou McDonald.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Am I correct in stating there is now a specific officer who is charged with dealing with procurement?