Results 7,461-7,480 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: But that is a separate number.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What is the breakdown in terms of staff, people who use the services and the general public?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: It would be useful to have. If we could get that sent to us it would be great. Of the 1,334, how many stood up to scrutiny? Was it determined that some were vexatious, for example?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I mean when the process has finished as opposed to when it starts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: So, most of them are genuine and HIQA pursues them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Have there been any issues with procurement in HIQA? Have there been any breaches that we can identify?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I see that €432,668 was spent on professional fees in 2014. It is note 8 in the accounts. The expenditure in 2015 was €665,366. Statutory investigations expenditure was approximately €28,000, and "other consultancy" was €425,343. What is "other consultancy"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I apologise if I missed it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Were all of those services procured in the appropriate procurement fashion?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Who are the auditors?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Was there any-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: -----outside accountancy firm procured to do any work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: A total of €12,560 was spent on media monitoring. Is that a PR firm or is it internal?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: It is a private sector PR firm which gives HIQA a booklet, or whatever it is, every week?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: It is a clippings type of service. That is external.
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What PR company is it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I turn to meeting room hire. Does HIQA have access to HSE facilities for meetings? Can it say, "We are in Sligo tomorrow" and ask the HSE for a boardroom?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I understand the position in HIQA but in terms of the best use of State resources, does it have access to HSE property if need be?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What bodies are those? Is the HSE one of them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Health Information and Quality Authority: Financial Statement 2016 (28 Sep 2017)
Marc MacSharry: While I know it is not very much money, I am sure that between the HSE, Coillte and umpteen other State organisations, there are plenty of available rooms without having to dish out €15,000 to €20,000. That is just a comment. There is a credit note from the OPW for €112,000. What did it overcharge for?