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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: What is Mr. Patterson's understanding of Government policy in relation to the award of additional credit for proficiency in both the English and Irish languages? What is the basis of his understanding of the policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Okay. In practice how is provision in relation to the award of additional credit for proficiency in both the English and Irish languages settled for particular competitions? For example, who presents the general scheme for a competition to whom for approval? What role does the Commission for Public Service Appointments play in approving a competition and in practice how does it perform...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Is there an assumption that everything is going according to plan unless the CPSA hears to the contrary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: In his statement, Mr. Patterson explains that "In auditing appointment processes and its examination of complaints the CPSA considers whether the job descriptions and person specification are reflected in all stages of the selection process". Does this mean that he is concerned only with ensuring the processes applying to a particular competition have been complied with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Is that compliance with processes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: If the process took place, everything is fine, but what about the quality of the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: I understand from the website that the Commission for Public Service Appointments safeguards standards in the public appointments system through an audit and evaluation process that may include a specific appointments process or a specific aspect of the appointments process, as practised by a range of licenceholders and officerholders. Was either the appointment process that gave rise to An...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil an Choimisinéara Teanga maidir le Comórtais Inmheánacha sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí: Mionphlé (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: In simple family dinner table conversation terms, I take it that the qualifications and the characteristics that are needed to do the job properly are sensible and that this is an added bonus. Irish is our national official language, but in other circumstances it could well have been French or German to assist those working in Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: I thank Mr. Moran and his team for attending. At the end of March 2011 I had a long conversation with him on the telephone. One of the two main elements challenging the economy is debt sustainability. It is not just Government or sovereign debt that is increasing as we merge private debt with social debt. I refer also to household and non-financial corporate debt. I am not happy that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: It is terribly important-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: We want well informed advice, independent of the Government. The Department can harness people to do this. I am asking Mr. Moran to give us the head counts, the qualifications and the number in each Department carrying out different tasks. I ask him to explain two points about budget preparations to address the deficit. I have tabled parliamentary questions on these points. One refers to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Very quickly, we are now being told that Anglo Irish Bank is estimating final losses of €25 billion. On an appraisal, that is impossible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Has the Department taken into account interest of €17 billion on the promissory note in arriving at the revised Estimate of €25 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: This is impossible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: We will end up not being able to get out of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: One year ago I was told it was kindergarten economics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: It amounts to €42 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Statement of Strategy 2011-2014: Discussion with Department of Finance (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: It amounts to losses of €42 billion.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (7 Nov 2012)

Peter Mathews: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/12]