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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It did.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is correct. Caranua had a bigger fund.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I presume the original board did not pay rent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Is this the Irish Maritime and Energy Research Cluster?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I had asked a question on that specifically. Should I come in now or come back to it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It was about UCC and IMERC. I do not know whether correspondence has come in on the external review and whether we could have a copy of it. There were three things I asked for specifically. Will I go through them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I have not. That is my difficulty.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: For the record, I set out the three things. I asked for clarification on the internal audit and the procedure on it going to the board of governors. I asked about the external review of IMERC, its status and a copy of it. I asked for clarification as to whether a senior lecturer or lecturers had been appointed in non-compliance with procedures. That information was not available. They...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Gabh mo leithscéal, a Chathaoirligh.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: No, this relates to correspondence. Has something come in about Deloitte from the Health Service Executive?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Okay. That was to be published at the end of the month.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: We are back again to candour. We have asked repeatedly. We were assured that its publication was imminent. Then we were told the end of the month. Here we are. I forget what date it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Bualadh bos.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is hard to hear.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: Offshoring?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is a problem with the microphone, not the explanation.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: I congratulate the Department on a clear audit account and it was on time. That is the first thing. I am reminded of A Tale of Two Cities. This is a tale of two countries. I am fascinated by the language that is used. I wish I had more time today to examine it. I know we are a bilingual country but we certainly have two languages going on here, namely, the language of economics, which is...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: That was not my question. Mr. Moran said he does not deal with the policy but in a sense the Department has made judgments in terms of the use of phrases such as: "Key economic indicators point to continued solid growth". He also said: "I am greatly encouraged by the robust pace of the recovery". In addition, he referred to "a balanced and equitable economy". I could name any amount of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017) Catherine Connolly: That is okay, but when I look at the Department's five-page document certain things are picked out. I accept that employment is up and that must be welcomed, but it is a discussion for another day as to what type of employment is up, for example, zero-hours contracts and work involving precarious hours. Mr. Moran presents some figures by way of backup for the thriving economy and his view...