Results 30,981-31,000 of 33,123 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Will we come back to it through the framework of the internal financial controls in the HSE? Will that be the heading?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I was going to ask when we would meet for that purpose. It will be in February. That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The board is appointed to do a job. Who appointed the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome Mr. Daly's statement and its brevity. It is certainly clear. I have only one or two questions about it. I do not know whether the Chairman will allow me to do this. In respect of the minutes of board meetings and other meetings, Mr. Daly has clarified the policy regarding board meetings. There are so many days allowed - periods of time - where they refer to Mr. Daly first....
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Are Mr. Daly's changes highlighted when they go to the other members for their-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: So the process is that they go to Mr. Daly, he makes changes, that document goes out and Mr. Daly's changes are not highlighted. Are changes made by other members highlighted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: So the board members see the changes suggested by other board members?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: But they do not see the changes suggested by Mr. Daly?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: This time period is an indicative one. Presumably, the number of days for each stage-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. I have no issue with it. NAMA was under awful pressure at the time of some of the meetings. Some meetings were held on the same day while others were held within two days of each other so what procedure was applied then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that but there is a period of time where NAMA was under pressure in respect of meetings, there were a number of phone calls and NAMA had meetings on 14 March. Were meetings held in April as well that related to Cerberus?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: There were meetings on 3 and 10 April.
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: What are we talking about?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: NAMA was under more pressure in March. There were meetings on 3 and 10 April. Let us go to March. What was the procedure then? NAMA did not have time to do all this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I have no problem with the procedure as outlined but what was applied at that time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That is what I am specifically asking Mr. McDonagh about the meetings in March and April. What actually happened?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: On one day, NAMA had meetings during the morning and afternoon.
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The policy has been laid out. I am simply asking Mr. McDonagh how it was applied when NAMA was under extraordinary pressure. When meetings were sent out on the same day or within a very short space of time, how did NAMA apply this procedure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Can I get a response from Mr. McDonagh?
- Public Accounts Committee: Policy on the Retention of Contemporaneous Notes in the Preparation of Board Minutes: National Asset Management Agency (14 Dec 2016)
Catherine Connolly: So there would have been that opportunity for each person to change what they wanted to change?