Results 61-80 of 375 for does speaker:Bobby Aylward

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: .... Waterford is next door. Is data fed into the central system in Dublin from every station in the country? Is that how it works? If someone is caught speeding tonight and is breathalysed, does the individual garda put that information into the system or is it done through a centre in, for example, Kilkenny?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick (11 Apr 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Parking does not always have to be at ground level.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: If the national broadband plan is to be rolled out over 25 years, does that mean some people in this country will not get broadband for 25 years?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: So Mr. Griffin's interpretation of multiples is the problem. Does he still expect an announcement to be made by the Taoiseach before Easter, which is what I asked about last week?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: We know that the Department of Health is responsible for this project but the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform also plays a part in public expenditure. Where does the buck stop? What power has the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to come in and say that as it is responsible for the money since the project started at €900 million and now it is at €1.5...

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)

Bobby Aylward: ...in the pipeline. These people have approached me because they feel the projects may be withdrawn. The money for the children's hospital bill has to come from somewhere. As the responsible body does the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform know from where this money will be taken from and who is going to suffer? Where will we in rural Ireland lose out again? Where will projects...

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: I wish to go back to Dr. Keyes again. I want to come back to the question of governance within the system and what happened. What role does the board play now and what role did it play then? It needs to be defined.

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: How often does the board meet?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: From where does the €5 million come?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Does it include the figure of €317,000?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: .... It did not sit in 2017 and there was no chairman. That was also controversial at the time. Has the position changed? Is the audit committee now in place and has a chairman been appointed? Does it meet on a regular basis?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Does the committee meet regularly? What is its role? It had no role in 2017.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: If Mr. Fraser does not have the details, that is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Does it all relate to travel?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Is there a set expenditure figure every year, or does it depend on where the President wants to go? Is he asked to go? Can he ask whenever he wants to travel?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: ...quick questions, the first of which is about procurement. There is reference in the document to one contract for €37,555. The figures are in compliance, bar that one. What goods and services does the contract cover?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: Overestimation does not mean that money was saved but, rather, that there was overspending.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: ...established by the Taoiseach's office and the Government and in existence for a certain period before it was disbanded. How much did it cost to establish it? How many personnel were involved? Does Mr. Fraser know why it was disbanded? The Taoiseach reverted to using the existing communications units. The SCU was the subject of much public discussion. The public should be given an...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019)

Bobby Aylward: My final question is on the disposal of capital assets. Does that refer to IT equipment? Why is that disposed of? Who is interested in buying it? Was that IT equipment out of date? I see that €321,000 was realised.