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- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: On a point of clarification, Mr. Murphy said that the Leap card budget was €55 million but that is not the total cost.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: What period does that cover?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: What happened to the costs from 2001?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: It cost a substantial amount of money from 2001 to 2007. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Who would have those costs?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: I should inform committee members that we will have the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport before us in two weeks time. What concerns me about Mr. Murphy's organisation and others is they begin to account for themselves - and rightly so - from the date they were established but to get information on the other costs, we must go elsewhere. As the CEO of the National Transport...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: I invite the Comptroller and Auditor General to introduce the accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Will Mr. Murphy make his opening statement?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Thank you, Mr. Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Before coming to the work programme I again bring to the attention of members the numbers of items of correspondence from individuals regarding the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, to which we have no direct access as a Committee of Public Accounts. The spending of money through that sector remains an unsatisfactory arrangement. I hope that in a future meeting...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: In light of what we have been dealing with, there is no harm in asking. We will have a report on how the sector operates relative to the Comptroller and Auditor General and what reports go to and from each body, as well as how we can best deal with the queries that come before us. It is not right that individuals who make a complaint see it being kicked on further. There is an obligation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: It is normal practice that we invite the Accounting Officer but given the increasing importance of corporate governance and the role of a chairman in signing off on the code of practice for the governance of State bodies, it may be appropriate to also call in the chairperson. If that is agreeable to the committee, in future for organisations like the one appearing today, we will invite both...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Is it agreed that in future we will invite both the Accounting Officer and the chairperson? Agreed. Is there any other business before we invite the witnesses to join us? Will we agree the agenda for 10 a.m. on Thursday, 31 January, when we will meet representatives of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Enterprise Ireland? The agenda will consist of a briefing from the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: It will be in private session. It will relate to the Houses of the Oireachtas (powers of inquiry) Bill.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: Yes. We should set a timeframe as there is no point in having the representatives of Enterprise Ireland waiting from 10 a.m. The briefing session will be at 10 a.m. and we will either go straight into the discussion with Enterprise Ireland at 11.30 a.m. or take a break. Either way, we will begin the examination of Enterprise Ireland at 11.30 a.m.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority - Financial Statement 2011 (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: We are dealing with financial statements 2011 of the National Transport Authority. Before beginning the meeting, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. I wish to advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: I welcome Deputy Robert Dowds, who replaces Deputy Keaveney on the committee. I wish Deputy Keaveney well. Are the minutes of our meeting on 17 December 2013 agreed? Are there any matters arising from the minutes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: We can check prior to each meeting that the accounts before us are the most up-to-date ones. The fact that the accounts are up to end June is unusual. We will check in future. As there are no other matters arising, we will move on to correspondence received since our meeting on Thursday, 17 January 2013. Correspondence 3A.1, dated 4 January 2013, is from Mr. Brian Murphy, Chief...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Jan 2013)
John McGuinness: When was it established?