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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Dec 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has been refused their appeal relative to their application for the fair deal scheme because they are unable to pay the balance of €164; if the exceptional circumstances around the care of their spouse will be re-examined in order that they can be placed in full time care...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (18 Dec 2012)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Health if he will request an urgent review of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny whose home help has been discontinued; and if he will expedite a response [56990/12]
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: We are still going to give a copy of the observations and the transcript of the meeting to both Accounting Officers, and we will ask for their observations. Some action may have been taken. We want to see what has been done, what needs to be done and what the officers do not want to do. Greater understanding is required on the PPP process and accountability.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: We will certainly consider that invitation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Chapter 6 of the 2011 report deals with a number of PPP projects for Departments and various bodies. We will keep the chapter open until we examine them. The next matter to be dealt with is the 2011 accounts of the NDFA. Does the committee agree to note the accounts? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for attending.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: I thank the Members for their input. Before I hand over to the Comptroller and Auditor General, I do not believe there is a paragraph in his opening remarks or observations on PPPs generally that does not ask the Department to examine various aspects of PPPs, whether it be in terms of the advice, the sound understanding required, the publication on the website, or the matter of no effective...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Does the NDFA offer any other professional advice such as, for example, in respect of engineering?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: So the NDFA offers financial advice to the two largest Departments which spend money on infrastructure, namely, the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Environment, Community and Local Government. Looking back on the history of the NRA and the overspends that were incurred - I admit that the position in this regard was corrected to some degree in respect of recent projects...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: At last week's meeting, through the questions posed by Deputy Eoghan Murphy, we dealt in detail with the Poolbeg project. I wish to make an observation to the effect that the Committee of Public Accounts has almost reached the stage whereby, in order to complete its work, to assist the Comptroller and Auditor General and to ensure that taxpayers are informed, we will almost certainly be...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Yes, but it is all taxpayers' money.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: So the skills that the NDFA lacks are procured from outside legal, technical or financial consultants.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: It is still a huge amount of money. I presume a competitive tendering process is undergone in respect of such consultancy work.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Will Mr. Murphy provide a breakdown in respect of staff salaries? How many are earning more than €100,000?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: So the figures with which we were provided last week also obtain in respect of the NDFA. That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Is it the case that Mr. Murphy is employed by his agency?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: I see. That is fine. I call Deputy Eoghan Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: The figure is €12,000, is it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: That development might be a bit too late.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: Before calling Deputy Murphy, I wish to clarify a number of points arising from questions from Deputies Fleming and Donohoe. Mr. Murphy mentioned that the private sector had lost €60 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012) John McGuinness: The other figure of €219 million relates to PPPs that were abandoned or shelved. How much of that amount is lost to the State? Some projects have only been shelved and may be completed in time. As such, the money spent on them thus far may have been worthwhile. Separating those out, what is the loss to the State in this context?