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- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2018) John McGuinness: Good. I thank the Minister of State, the Chairman of OPW and their officials for attending.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (15 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 considered the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works. Under Standing Order 89(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: As we have a quorum, we can begin. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and his officials to the meeting and I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: I thank the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: As all members have offered, I ask the committee to be conscious of the time. We finish at 3.30 p.m. I call Senator Conway-Walsh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: I have several questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Someone's mobile telephone is going off and causing interference.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Members should take example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: I accept that there has been considerable ongoing change in the Civil Service and the public service. Some of that change has been forced on the organisations involved. Accordingly, I agree with some of what the Minister said. However, there is a significant amount with which I simply cannot agree. For example, the Minister spoke about public services anchored in outcomes for our people....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: I do not see why anyone should be a permanent member of TLAC.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Answers to parliamentary questions, particularly questions directed to the HSE and other such organisations, should be made readily available to Members. The Taoiseach made a comment on this in recent times and mentioned specific issues relating to Department of Justice and Equality. I note that Deputy Kelly is here. I am not asking the question on foot of that. The information,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Are there any other questions before we conclude this part of the meeting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: We will now deal with No. 7, which is an overview of the Benefacts project. I welcome Ms Patricia Quinn, managing director, and Tom Boland, chairman, of Benefacts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: That Benefacts is reporting on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Maybe it is best if Ms Quinn looked over the transcript of the meeting, when it is available, to cover all the different areas as questioned by Deputy Kelly and to allow us the full comprehensive response to each of the issues raised. I allowed the line of questioning because when an entity is collecting data and putting it out there for use it is important that the entity itself is above...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Is it random or are there Departments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: What is Benefacts' destination? It has set up, it has gathered this information of some 20,000 organisations onto its database and so on. What is the plan for the future? Is it to remain in the one space or where does expansion come about in such an organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Benefacts Project: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)
John McGuinness: Is it part then of the future plan to be in a position to sell data at a greater level than it does now?