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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Has the report being published?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is right.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is the aspect I wanted to mention, following on from the procurement issues and the report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It still has not been issued. When was the last time that we received correspondence from the health board? We outlined that there were three pieces. The first one was the report and then there were two other matters.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Then we heard about a settlement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When was the last time that Mr. O'Brien came back in here to clarify matters for us? He claimed that the report was imminent.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Was the follow-up information we requested sent by Mr. O'Brien?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I am specifically asking about the report. Can we ask where the report is?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: On a point of order, I do not believe this is the correct way to proceed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: We are here to consider the issue of value for money. My opinion on confidence in the police is on record. I am here, however, in a different capacity. I am here as a member of the committee to consider the issue of value for money. Matters arose on the last occasion on which clarification is certainly needed. The Garda Commissioner needs to be given an opportunity to come here. That is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: We should put the matter where we can look at it in the context of the role we have in this committee
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I was just making a point of order in that we should proceed with caution.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: We should not wait until July and we should call a meeting, if necessary, on a different day. Due process must be gone through. Very serious issues came up after a very long day. We need to look at what Mr. Barrett produced, come back and discuss it. I urge caution and we should do that as quickly as possible in the proper context of our role in this committee, bearing in mind the delays...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There is no investigation separate from the ordinary programme of work.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It was at the request of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Besides the date, to which we will return, the issue was that the comment was not put in by the Accounting Officer herself.