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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Jul 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: 412. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the contracts of GMS general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31296/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Will we go through each section?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy. I am not opposed to Deputy Cullinane's amendment, which I welcome. I would be delighted to accept it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not propose to accept this because it is inferred. I accept all the Deputy's legitimate concerns, but it can be taken that under section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 that the NSSO is already subjected to that Act. I do not propose to accept the amendment because the points made have already been captured by the existing freedom of information legislation.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 8, line 20, to delete “save”. Amendments Nos. 3 to 12, inclusive, and amendment No. 20 are technical in nature and have been advised by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. At present the functions are formulated with reference to the public service bodies as a group. As currently drafted, the putting in place of the first delegation would...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, line 31, after “force” to insert “in respect of a public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 8, to delete lines 32 to 34 and substitute the following:“(i) entering into an agreement with the public service body (in this Act referred to as a “service agreement”) that specifies the terms and conditions upon which shared services are to be provided to that body;”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 8, lines 35 and 36, to delete all words from and including “public” in line 35 down to and including line 36 and substitute “the public service body in accordance with the service agreement;”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 9, lines 1 and 2, to delete “public service bodies” and substitute “the public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 9, line 5, to delete “public service bodies” and substitute “the public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 9:In page 9, line 6, to delete “public service bodies” and substitute “the public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 10:In page 9, lines 9 and 10, to delete “public service bodies” and substitute “the public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 11:In page 9, line 11, to delete “public service bodies” and substitute “the public service body”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 9, line 30, to delete “whom” and substitute “which”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Deputy Cullinane for his contribution. I do not disagree with anything he said. I served my time under our Chairman and, as we say at home, "he learned me well" during my time on the Committee of Public Accounts. From a technical point of view the chief executive officer will be the Accounting Officer as is the position in every other State body. Section 17 of the National...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: He or she is an Accounting Officer.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Section 16 (1) states that the chief executive shall be the accounting officer, for the purposes of the Comptroller and Auditor General Acts 1866 to 1998, in relation to the appropriation accounts of that office.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is no opposition per se, and as a Government and as Minister of State I totally accept what the Deputy is saying. It can be looked at again on Report Stage to satisfy the Deputy's concern. It was felt that based on the existing construct of the legislation and the construct of the Comptroller and Auditor General Acts, that what the Deputy was seeking was a belt and braces provision,...