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- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: We always want quality, particularly when we are talking about children, but we also have to get value for money and we have not had that to date.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: We must ensure we get it in future.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I suggest the Department have a look at the voluntary guardian system. If it ensures quality and saves money, it is certainly worth considering.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: Will Dr. Lynch indicate how much the top earners among guardians ad litemwere paid by the State for their services in 2015 and 2016?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I think there are 31 guardians ad litemwith Barnardos and then there are individuals.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I understand Barnardos returns some of the money it receives. I would just like to know the figures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: Is that for individual guardians?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: The difference in payments is significant, is it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: That figure of €240,000 is more than the President's salary.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I know this is accepted by the witnesses but this is the very nature of the way the system works. I do not act in the area of child care proceedings but as a solicitor in family law, I will obviously benefit more from going to court than not going to court, and the same applies in this case. This is the biggest issue in relation to the guardian ad litemsystem and we must ensure it does not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I am aware of that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: -----but those amounts of money are not palatable.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: Sorry to cut across Dr. Lynch but I am conscious of my time. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report, at paragraph 11.52, notes that when an invoice fails a reasonableness test the original invoice is withdrawn and a revised invoice is submitted by the guardian ad litem. How are the reasonableness tests conducted and how were the invoiced hours verified? At paragraph 11.74, the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: What plan does the Department have to tackle overcharging in future?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: This really needs to be monitored. The data available to the Comptroller and Auditor General were very limited. Does Dr. Lynch accept that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: There were 7,771 care orders but we are not sure how many children were involved, as some children may have been subject to multiple orders.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I know it is a highly complex area but in the absence of better data becoming available, how will forward planning be conducted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: On the representation itself, in Dublin there is a higher contingent of GAL appointments than there is in the rest of the country. The presumption is correct that the guardian ad litemis appointed unless it is proved that it is not necessary. However, we do not want to neglect children down the country. I believe the numbers were 13% and 71%, which is very worrying. We really need to do...
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: I know that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2015
Chapter 11 - Guardian Ad Litem Service (19 Jan 2017) Josepha Madigan: There is no performance management whatsoever.