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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: In case I missed it, how many business cases and people are seeking red circling?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Where does the process go now?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: I appreciate Ms McGuinness making that available so quickly. Excuse me for being pedantic but Ms McGuinness has indicated 43 where the payments have ceased in total and 60 of the 143 business cases came with the documentation. Can I have the breakdown of the other 40?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: The HSE witnesses are all very welcome. I congratulate Mr. Timmins and Ms Manahan on their respective appointments. I thank Mr. Goulding very much for being present. It is a testament to his character that he has turned up. I have never met him before. It gives me an indication of how important the CRC and its work is to him and his family. It is also important to note, in the context...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: Much of what Mr. Goulding said sounds logical. Staff costs had been saved and because of that it was decided that the CRC could afford to pay the new chief executive a little bit more; otherwise, people at a subordinate level would have earned more than him. That is fine except for the fact that there is a chain of correspondence, some of it directly from Mr. Goulding on 27 October 2011,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (3 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend BreastCheck to women aged between 65 and 69 years as per the commitment in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28763/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance whether there is any relief available on vehicle registration tax for wheelchair-adapted vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28297/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 244. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) may expect a decision on their carer's allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28313/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 344. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any consideration has been given to locating polling stations in public buildings and council buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28496/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research Regulation (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Harris: 465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the current status in the programme for Government to legislate for stem cell research here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27920/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Is Mr. McCarthy in a position to comment on the media speculation about the level of repairs required to the network that would, according to reports, subsume all the revenue raised in year one?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Do I take it from Ms Graham's reply that until the regulator has made such determinations it is impossible to come down firmly on one side or the other?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: I wish to cover two more areas, the first being the issue of oversight and the Department's relationship with local authorities and the second, the issue of water. On local authorities, we have seen substantial local government reform although some of that process, particularly with regard to new structures, is still ongoing. Is it possible to explain in lay man's terms exactly where the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: The second issue relating to oversight is one which I brought up with Mr. McCarthy's predecessor at this committee. I have also raised it on numerous occasions through parliamentary questions and my predecessor, the former Labour Party Deputy for Wicklow, Ms Liz McManus also raised it in the Dáil as far back as February 2010. I do not want Mr. McCarthy to get into the political...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Finally, I wish to touch on the issue of water, which we have discussed with some of Mr. McCarthy's colleagues, including Ms Graham, at this committee previously. I ask for an update on the Department's linkage with Irish Water. We have seen a significant change in the delivery of water. I understand the taxpayer is giving a subvention of €486 million from the local government fund...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Mr. McCarthy estimates there is approximately 3,000 or 4,000 vacant units at any one time, that is, boarded up units or-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Does Mr. McCarthy have performance indicators in place to show how one council compares with another in terms of vacant stock, supply, which is good and which is bad?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Is there a target? Nothing annoys a family in need of a home more than seeing a house boarded up two streets away from where it is currently renting. In my county, a house can be boarded up for a significant length of time. Is there a target in terms of the turnaround of vacant property at a national level?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: I will move on to the issue of the Mahon tribunal. I note from Mr. McCarthy's comments in his opening statement and the documentation he provided to the committee that there is a reduction in the estimated cost. When will this be over? When will the total cost of the legacy of what was the Mahon tribunal be finalised?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 10 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Costs of Land Remediation
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (26 Jun 2014)

Simon Harris: Mr. McCarthy referred to the issue of land remediation and illegal dumping in his opening statement. Obviously, this is something that I presume his Department has been very busy with over the past number of years and I think there is a potential liability of approximately €66 million. Will he bring us up to speed in terms of how many convictions have been secured in Ireland for...