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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: I expected great gusto from him and I expected him to lead from the front. I saw him carrying sandbags.
- 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: I thank the Minister of State. Finally, on a personal note, I encourage him to bring forward his Bill.
- 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: I mean the legislation that tackles the vulture funds and keeps people in their homes.
- 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.
- 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 man.
- 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: As anyone can see from reading the news headlines today, the legislation is even more important.
- 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: I refer to the amount of properties that have been sold.
- 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 man. I am telling him that he has done a good job. At least he has connected with the people and shown a willingness to intervene and sort things out. I hope that the Chairman of the OPW has got on well in his first year in office.
- 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.