Results 8,361-8,380 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: How did Caranua come up with the figure of €15,000?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Was it a case of drawing heads together at the board and deciding to divide the number of likely applicants-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Was actuarial expertise used in the determination?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Was it financial expertise in terms of actuarial or certified accountants?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Effectively, an accountant made a pitch.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What analysis was used in terms of the survivors? Were there accountants for them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Okay, but there were no financial people specifically to indicate the types of things that could arise. Unless one is talking about very limited works to a new home, €15,000 will not cut it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Realistically, the schedule of services prescribed under the Act is not available because €15,000 is too low-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What proportion of decision-making is weighted towards the budget rather than care?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: However, Caranua does not have the money to do what it wants to do.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Will Ms Higgins explain the new system of prioritisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What are they?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: On what basis does Caranua consider prioritisation of new applicants, considering the purpose of a needs-based scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: How many applicants were left outstanding by that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: Ms Higgins stated that there were repeat applicants. Since they were not new, they fell down the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: They all get done.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: How many have been affected by that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: What efforts did Caranua make to consult survivors, notwithstanding the four on the board who have a say, before the implementation of the prioritisation policy or the introduction of the financial limits?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I know that, but did a specific consultation process on this €15,000 limit and the prioritisation take place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2014 and 2015 (13 Apr 2017)
Marc MacSharry: I am not saying that Caranua did not have to do it. Clearly, it may have been necessary, but was it an oversight not to enter into consultation before determining a prioritisation policy and a €15,000 limit? The accountants were there and there were four survivors on the board, but what of the broader-----