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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Once the court dealt with it, the committee could resume its work. We are not waiting on anyone to lift an order to deal with it. What we will be short of is information because the witness who will appear before us, Mr. Tierney, is a new chairman. The question is how members want to proceed and what other witnesses they might want to invite.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: I asked the clerk the same question yesterday. We should emphasise this by asking the clerk to go back to the Department and to say we require those witnesses to attend in order to continue our investigation into the oversight by the Department of the DDDA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: In the same week he is to appear before us, he is taking up his position as CEO of Irish Water.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Taking that as a position, the witnesses who will be required to attend will be asked to do so.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Mr. Tierney will come in but I take it members are insisting a Department representative comes in and that the person who served on the board comes in, that is, to deal with the oversight of the DDDA. Arising from that meeting next week, it may be decided by members that others who are not now involved in the DDDA should come before us. If that is the case, members can name them and invite...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: I think it would be hard for them to ignore an initial request from the Committee of Public Accounts. It would depend then on what role we see them having played or how significant their contribution to the hearing might be as to what we might do to get them to attend.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Not the first time, or not when one initially requests them to attend. One can decide thereafter what one needs to do in terms of compellability.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: If it does arise, there is that way to deal with it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Bearing in mind the question raised by Deputy Sean Fleming at this meeting and at previous meetings, we should write to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure the type of information we seek can be provided in a timely fashion prior to meetings. As we schedule meetings with various Accounting Officers, the clerk should take note of what we say so that the information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: That is a matter that came up in correspondence with the Irish Examiner. We agreed it is a good idea and that it should be undertaken.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: The first item on our agenda is the minutes of our meeting on 27 March 2013. Are these minutes agreed to? Agreed. Item No. 2 is matters arising. Our last meeting was with the director of the Local Government Audit Service who gave an outline of the work of his office. A common thread appeared in our examination of bodies that receive Exchequer funding which is not subsequently audited...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3A.5 is correspondence dated 15 April 2013 from Mr. John Moran, Secretary General, Department of Finance regarding the provision of information requested at the meeting of 21 February 2013. This is to be noted and published. No. 3A.6 is correspondence dated 12 April 2013 from Mr. John Moran, Secretary General, Department of Finance regarding the provision of information requested at...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: We agreed to carry out a report to complete the circle, as it were, on bank stabilisation. It is part of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report to us. We are simply finalising all of the details on that matter and concluding the report that I think was started by the previous Committee of Public Accounts. The report will bring all of that information full circle and to a conclusion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3B refers to individual correspondence. No. 3B.1 is correspondence dated 19 March 2013 from Mr. Pat Brady, Dunboyne, County Meath regarding the apprentice programme allocation and is to be noted. Mr. Brady raised an issue about the further use of equipment installed in Institute of Technology Blanchardstown at a high cost and we should ask the Department of Education and Skills for a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: We did.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: It was referred to the Garda but they have not responded to the information or the request that we made.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: They may not want to. It is a matter for the Garda.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: No. It is matter for the Garda. We just passed on further information.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.3 is correspondence dated 9 April 2013 from Mr. Edward Stevenson, Lusk, County Dublin regarding accounting for the cost and effectiveness of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal. This is to be noted and a more detailed breakdown on legal costs to be sought from the Department of Health in respect of each of the years from 2010 to 2012. No. 3B.4 is correspondence dated 9 April 2013...