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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Deputy Martin Kenny referred to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General which comes within the Estimate for the Minister's Department. In the context of reform and the funding of the office, has the Department, with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, considered merging both audit operations to achieve greater efficiency, value for money, transparency and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: It was about the local government audit function and the audits conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Would it not be more efficient to have one department with responsibility for audits under the auspices of the Comptroller and Auditor General? It would help to make local government more accountable and transparent. Its audits are conducted in secret and there is not much...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I am not talking about State-run organisations. I am talking about allowing the Comptroller and Auditor General to pursue the spend of taxpayers' money, which is substantial. Deputy Kelly raised the issue this morning and drew the Minister's attention to the fact that the HSE has procurement issues relating to a considerable amount of money. Has the Minister consulted with the Comptroller...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: The Minister has no plans for reform, or to extend the powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General. People believe the Comptroller and Auditor General has the ability to carry out a forensic examination of accounts and always does so but he does not. He does not always have the ability to do it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: There is not much change there. There is now a focus on budgets and if we were to concentrate on the hole in public finances and the waste of public money uncovered by the Comptroller and Auditor General year in, year out, it might prevent a considerable amount of waste and inefficiency. This would give the Minister more to allocate to Departments and projects.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: In passing the legislation on Irish Water recently, a commitment was given that Irish Water would be audited in the future by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Is progress being made on legislation for that purpose or is it just a matter of including Irish Water in the list of entities examined and audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: My final question relates to insurance. We committed to quarterly meetings with the previous Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and the new Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy and we have had some exchanges on the issue. I read headlines recently commending the fact that insurance premiums had come down but that is not really true across the sector. I still get complaints from taxi...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: It would be good if the Minister of State could arrange for that to happen.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Can we take it that much has been done and that there is much more to do?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister, the Ministers of State and the officials from the two Departments for their time and consideration of the Revised Estimates.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Is the performance of the Minister's two Ministers of State okay?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: If the Minister wants any help, he should let me know.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2018: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on the inquiry into the care of a person (details supplied) [9108/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 29 November 2017, the process by which external members of the top level appointments committee, TLAC, are appointed; the qualifications and skill sets sought in this regard; the level of professional human resources qualifications of each member; the rationale behind the decision to have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: 534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the disability allowance claim being paid to a person (details supplied) will be examined to ensure that the person is on full benefit; if the jobseeker's benefit to the person's partner is the maximum amount; if it covers their five children; and if the family is in receipt of children's allowance for five children....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (20 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: 559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received by her Department from a person (details supplied) in respect of a disability allowance; and if the person's current application will be reviewed in view of medical evidence submitted. [8564/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (20 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: 585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when legislation or regulations needed to make Irish Water accountable to the Comptroller and Auditor General will be in place. [8476/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: Those who own the mortgages should be given an opportunity to buy at the same price that will be offered to foreign vulture funds, which were invited into this country by the Government.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

John McGuinness: It is a disgrace that they do not appear before the finance committee to be accountable and transparent to this House. They have caused loss of life in this country and their activity has resulted in the loss of SMEs. We are now going to cause people further difficulties by giving the loans to the vulture funds. Will the Government take the action that is necessary now-----