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- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: I am sorry.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: Has the Department of Justice and Equality ever discussed the issue with An Garda Síochána? It is clear that a Garda inspector handles all of these cases. He or she knows the reason and ticks the box. The raw material is being gathered in the court by the prosecuting side as to why a case has been struck out. The information is in the files. It would be useful to record it,...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: If they are looked at, it means that the statistics are collected.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: The analysis about which we are asking involves a breakdown of the reasons cases were struck out.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Fallon ask? The information is being recorded on the spot on the day . The inspector knows the reason offered and the judge’s decision. The raw material is available. The prosecution team cannot walk out of the courtroom without knowing why a case has been struck out. I should not have to spell it out because it is so basic. It cannot be the case that the information is...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: I am struggling. I cannot believe I have to go to the Comptroller and Auditor General who has to go back seven years to answer the question. I ask all witnesses, but nobody can give me an answer. Instead, I am referred to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The information is available. Will somebody think about this matter? That is all I am asking. I am not giving him or...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General could not have written that paragraph seven years ago without there being some basis for it. The information is available and being collected every day.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: I offer my apologies to Deputy Munster, but Mr. John Burke from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has indicated.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: If Mr. Burke has some information available, raw or incomplete, he can send it to us. It would increase the confidence of the public in the system if it knew the system was watched and that records were kept.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: We are coming up to the weekly division time. I have a few short questions to ask. On the appropriation account, there is a figure for non-compliance with procurement rules which amounts to €3.371 million. I can read what is front of me and Ms Denning does not need to read it out. I want a more detailed, comprehensive note to be sent to the committee on each of the items. The...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: We are also assessing other Votes. For every Vote to which it applies, we ask the same question. We do not need to hear the details during this meeting. If Ms Denning has a note, she might send it in due course. The secretariat will specify precisely what we seek.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: We will ask the Courts Service to spell out the names and types of the contracts in further detail.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: I turn to the Courts Service's annual report of 2018. On the first chart, it is stated that in court funds, the service managed €1.929 billion. What role has the service in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: Mr. Quigley is probably the man to advise me best on the matter
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: He is head of resource management and accountant of the Courts of Justice. What is the difference between the Courts Service's annual report of 2018 and the financial statements for 2018 of the office of the accountant of the courts of justice? Are they the same or different?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: Mr. Quigley stated "we", but I thought he is part of the Courts Service.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: To whom does the Courts Service provide this service?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: It is confusing. Has Mr. Quigley a dual role, as accountant for the Judiciary in respect of this fund and in his work for the Courts Service?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Seán Fleming: My question is in respect of the office of the accountant of the Courts of Justice, which are not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Courts Service managed funds of €1.9 billion, which I mentioned, and I understand that at least 70% of it was for wards of court. For everything we have discussed thus far about the Courts Service, Mr. Quigley is answerable to the...