Results 21,301-21,320 of 26,624 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Having allocated, how does the OPW follow up to ensure that the funds went to certain projects and were value for money? Does the OPW have people who examine the sum provided to local authorities? The committee has encountered difficulties with the auditing of those accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Will Mr. Smyth provide the committee with one of the reports when it is concluded? It would give us an idea of how the OPW examines projects.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: As we cannot follow the money to the end, I am seeking examples of how other Departments follow their grant allocations to local authorities to the end. For the committee and the LGAS team, it is a question of value for money for taxpayers and proper accountability. Kilkenny Castle was mentioned. If people do not mind, I must visit my constituency on this issue. In terms of the promotion...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: I have a number of questions and want to deal with them as quickly as I can because I must speak in the House. Deputy John Deasy raised concerns about an issue with regard to Mount Congreve in Waterford and I share his concerns. I have been following this very closely and know negotiations took place between the OPW and the Mount Congreve estate and that a conclusion was to be reached in...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: There is someone with a phone near Deputy Donohoe's microphone.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: I call Deputy Connaughton. Perhaps he can be equally brief.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Before Mr. Campbell replies, a telephone is interfering with the broadcasting reception.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: The Deputy will have the hotdesk.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: I could.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Ms McGrath can send the committee a note on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Would it be the same grade for everybody?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Yes, but it is the same quality for everybody.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: People would be interested in this because of the original level of interest created by the newspaper articles. Is the same quality of toilet paper used across government?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Regarding the e-mails on the choice of toilet paper referred to in the media, these were not reflecting on the Minister’s request for a particular toilet roll but on the toilet system that was in use. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked where I was accommodated from July to August. Again, if I can refer to the e-mails which were not touched on by the media, they stated I was in a room at the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: What happens then? It is a considerable amount of money to spend. Where does the authority come from within the OPW to spend it? What is the next step after someone carries out the analysis, looks at the lowest tender and decides it is within the guidelines? Who signs off on it? Where does it go to from there?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: Did a principal officer sign off on the project?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: That person would have the authority to do that and then the work would proceed.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: I understand from your correspondence that a higher executive officer was also involved. That officer submitted a request to accept the lowest tender. To whom did he submit it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: It went from higher executive to assistant principal officer. Did it require ministerial approval on one or other side of the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013) John McGuinness: I want to go back to this date of 5 July. On that date, a message was sent to the OPW in the standard format to say that a decision had been taken by the other Department that the office was required. It went from that Department to planning and other stages. Prior to 11 July, notice was given that the office was for five civil servants and various survey drawings were submitted. I wish...