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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Bobby Aylward: I did not make an issue of that. I was told there was a legal presence there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Bobby Aylward: I did not make any allegation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Bobby Aylward: Is pressure coming on Chairmen or are they being scrutinised on procedures?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Apr 2019)
Bobby Aylward: Who will be before us then?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: I welcome Mr. Dalton and his officials. I acknowledge the important role the CSO plays, as stated by Mr. Dalton, with respect to statistics, information and data. I note at national level CSO official statistics inform decision making across a range of areas, including construction, health, welfare, environment and the economy and at European level they provide an accurate picture of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: People are saying it could result in a 3% to 4% reduction in our GDP and the loss of 70,000 to 80,000 jobs. If there is a hard Border and we fall over the cliff, so to speak, does Mr. Dalton believe that is a possibility? I am not asking him to predict but does he believe it is a possible it could have that serious effect on our economy?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: It is all guess work at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: I note the CSO had a surplus of just under €3.94 million and a reduction in staff of 62. That is quite a number of personnel. Given the CSO's job of gathering statistics and material, 62 people is quite a number to short of, having regard to its surplus of just under €4 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Is Mr. Dalton saying the graduates the CSO needs are not coming through?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Does this shortage of staff have implications for CSO in terms of carrying out its work?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: I must move on. I have a quick question about the contingent liabilities. I know Mr. Dalton cannot speak about individual cases. How many cases relate to the contingent liabilities? What is the general nature of the pending legal proceedings?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Can Mr. Dalton explain what this litigation involved? I am not asking about individual cases.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: I thought that might be the case. The committee has heard a great deal about the PULSE system, including its capabilities and lack of capabilities. I note the CSO suspended publishing statistics from PULSE in 2014 and resumed publishing statistics from it in 2017. On its website, the CSO states that:The CSO recognises that the deferral of these important statistics results in an information...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Will Mr. Dalton identify the reason the CSO suspended publication of the statistics? What was the problem with PULSE?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: What is the percentage of error? It looks like there are deficiencies in the entire system and that PULSE is not up to scratch. We have been talking about this since 2014. Should a new system be put in place? An Garda Síochána and PULSE are the most important elements for law in this country. Is PULSE outdated? There are deficiencies if people are looking at data coming from...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Is Mr. Dalton talking about the personnel who are feeding the system?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Is the CSO identifying the gaps and telling the Garda where it has found deficiencies and problems? Are those problems then being rectified?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: How does the PULSE system compare with the system in London, Germany or the US? It is a broad question, but we are a small country and should be able to have a system in place that is accurate and fool proof, so to speak.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: Am I hearing this right? Is Mr. Dalton saying that the system is only as good as what is being put into it? If so, is the problem with the personnel who are feeding in the information, in that they are not up to scratch professionally? I do not mean to cast aspersions, but is the computer system not working because information is not being presented and fed into it properly?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Bobby Aylward: I did not mean any person.