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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will resume in public session. I thank everyone for reappearing. I hope that, in a week's time, they can end shoving dinners down their necks and so forth. They might even be able to have a glass of wine and take a little longer digesting their dinners, sleep better, etc. We will be joined this afternoon by Ms Ramona Quinn of the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA. We...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: The business before us this afternoon is as follows: minutes; accounts and financial statements; correspondence; the work programme; and any other business. The minutes of the meetings of 22, 26 and 29 June have been circulated to members. Is everyone happy with them? Does any member wish to raise matters regarding them? Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: In relation to the Loughs Agency, it is unusual. Every one of the accounts that came before us for the six bodies had a clear audit opinion, which I welcome and acknowledge. Regarding the situation that the Loughs Agency is caught in, if and when - I hope it is sooner rather than later - the Executive is up and running and, as a consequence, the North-South Ministerial Council is in...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Executive must be in place for North-South Ministerial Council to sit, but having the Executive in place does not guarantee that, as we know - in the last term, the Executive was meeting but there a block was put on North-South Ministerial Council meetings. Some people were not willing to attend.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is this relevant to what we are discussing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: I will allow Deputy Burke to come in afterwards. We must keep the meeting moving. I know it is an important question and Deputy Burke was right to raise it this morning - I heard him raise it. We need an answer to that. Can we agree and note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the listing of accounts and statements will be published as part of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay. Do other members wish to contribute on this issue? No. There was also an issue concerning expenditure on the appraisal of the opera site. Some figures, tables and other information have been set out in this correspondence regarding our discussions which may be of interest to members. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. No. R1949B is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: We can. It states in the document that the Minister had written to the chair of the IHRB stating his concerns that the former CEO's early retirement package exceeded the maximum amount set out in the IHRB's early retirement and voluntary redundancy package. This is one of the relevant aspects here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: We can. No. R1960B is from Dr Úna May, CEO, Sport Ireland, and is dated 26 June. It provides information extending an invitation to the committee to visit the Sport Ireland campus in Blanchardstown on a date of the committee’s choosing. The members will remember this from the day we had Sport Ireland with us. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will take up the invitation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Okay. We will visit that body as well. I thank Deputy Murphy. No. R1972B is from Ms Oonagh McPhillips, Secretary General of the Department of Justice, and is dated 27 June. It provides information requested by the committee arising from the meeting with the Department of Justice on 25 May 2023 in relation to the justice Vote. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: The Deputy is not down as having flagged it, but she may go ahead.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: I flagged this because of the general condition of some of the premises being used.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: I know it is an emergency and an emergency demands emergency action, but this can often be below par. This is the reason I flagged this correspondence for today's meeting. We agreed on 15 June to write to the Department about doing more extensive due diligence on providers. We already did that a few weeks ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Hopefully, that covers this off. We will see what happens. The sensible thing for us to do is to await the outcome of our correspondence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes. Is the Deputy okay with that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: Turning to category C, correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence, No. R1931C is from Deputy Verona Murphy and is dated 12 June. It is regarding issues arising from the committee’s report on engagements with the Department of Transport, the National Transport Authority, NTA, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. This report was launched...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: I think we dealt with No. R1947 C. We are now on No. R1952C. That is the next one that has been flagged.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)
Brian Stanley: That is okay. Can Deputy Catherine Murphy hold off on that until next week?