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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
John Deasy: That is nothing new. With regard to the HSE, do we know how much it knows. Is it more than we thought?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
John Deasy: I think that is right. It is becoming clear that the way to gain that information more effectively is actually dealing with the public bodies involved. They are willing to do that under compellability arrangements. If they have relevant information, they will be required to give it. If the ultimate goal is to garner that information, the most effective way of getting it is actually to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
John Deasy: For completeness? On what grounds would one do that?
- Topical Issues: Regional Development (17 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: By most economic indicators, the US stimulus plan of 2009 was a success, so I took a look at how it was structured. It substantially cut taxes to families, but significantly it spread the money in almost every way throughout the 50 US states. Transportation and mass transit projects were begun, federal buildings were modernised throughout the US and there were projects dealing with water,...
- Topical Issues: Regional Development (17 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: We are well aware of that. I am speaking about the investment fund.
- Topical Issues: Regional Development (17 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: It is now clear that while we may be experiencing a recovery as an economy, we are not experiencing an evenly spread one. Dublin has outpaced all other areas when it comes to generating increased economic activity over the past few years, followed by Cork and Galway. Outside these and some other urban areas, people can see and feel the gulf that is getting wider. Their sense of a rising...
- Topical Issues: Regional Development (17 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: In that case, the Minister of State is doubly responsible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Hang on a second.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Hang on a second. Mr. Governey is not going to take all of my time. I think he is repeating.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: As I said initially, when I spoke to the representatives of the HSE, they were the ones who acknowledged how good a job Rehab does.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: I agree with Mr. Governey's point with regard to post mortems and I was getting to that. This is the reason I was asking about Mr. Governey's interaction with these two individuals over the past three months - what they were talking about collectively and what he was saying to these two individuals as this was rolling out. We are talking about considering compellability. The media are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: What does that mean exactly? Can I take that at face value? That is fair enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Before the meeting of 27 February I spoke with HSE people who deal with Rehab intimately at a very senior level. I asked them their opinion on what was going on at the time. Their uniform response was that they did not understand the attitude of certain people in Rehab. They said while Rehab provided services very well and they were very happy with them, they did not understand why certain...
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Did the Rehab board discuss it privately or in board meetings? Did it push it to the side or was it a matter of ongoing discussion in the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Did the board approach the CEO, Ms Kerins, after the last meeting? Was the board the catalyst for her departure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Did any board member ask Mr. Flannery to cut all links with Rehab and leave all his board memberships or was it voluntary?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Did any board member speak to either individual regarding their concerns about the damage being done to the organisation? The witnesses understand what I am asking. The board had discussed their concerns, but did any member speak to either individual and tell them the situation was ridiculous? I do not believe they did not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: What did the board members say to them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: What was the response?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: (Resumed) Rehab Group (10 Apr 2014)
John Deasy: Was that a continual process of board members going to the two individuals, explaining the situation and the damage being done?