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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Its Secretary General, Kevin McCarthy, was in here a few weeks ago. It is also proposed that we invite in representatives of the HSE regarding emergency care and waiting lists. We dealt with ambulances and to some extent touched briefly on the issue of emergency care. There is a meeting scheduled for 9 February.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: We can get more information from the Comptroller and Auditor General about the disability service agencies. It is due from his office next year in relation to the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is a big organisation. The engagements are listed in a proposed sequence and members might wish to reorder these or propose the inclusion of other bodies. I will go through the draft. The first engagement we have scheduled for the new year is with An Bord Pleanála on 19 January. Members will recall that we examined An Bord Pleanála’s 2020 financial statements on 14...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: If we are likely to have them, I would be happy enough to go ahead. If there is a strong possibility that we will not have them, I would be prepared to hold back. Is the Comptroller and Auditor General happy enough that they will be available?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: In view of that, we would be better holding back.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: If there are specific areas the Deputy wants to examine, he should submit those to the secretariat. Is it agreed to postpone the engagement?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Agreed. The next potential engagement is with the Housing Agency and the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority, to examine their respective financial statements and Chapter 7 from the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2021 report, which concerns the Housing Agency’s revolving acquisition fund. Following naturally from that, it is proposed that we would hold an engagement...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: We had An Bord Pleanála pencilled in for 19 January.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: After that engagement with the Department of Health, it is proposed to examine its Vote, including expenditure on emergency departments and Chapter 12 on the financial impact of the cyberattack. I understand the Comptroller and Auditor General also has a special report on the procurement of ventilators due in the new year. We could pencil that in. The committee might wish to consider...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Following that we have an engagement pencilled in with the National Treasury Management Agency in its capacity as the State Claims Agency to examine Chapter 20 on the management of the clinical indemnity scheme. I know this is an area of particular interest to some members, particularly given what has been the topical issue for the last fortnight or so. Following that, an engagement with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: When scheduling, we need to understand we are dealing with other people's diaries. At least the secretariat now has a draft which it can try to match up with witnesses' availability and everything else. We will do some work on that before next week so that when we come back, we will have a schedule of work set out for the new year. That concludes our consideration of the work programme...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Some of the bodies which appear before the committee reply in a very prompt manner; some do not. We do not want to forget about the ones that are overdue. It is easy for them to fade away. It is suggested that the secretariat keep a note of this and that overdue correspondence would be brought to our attention during public session. It is important that we get the answers we are looking for.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Sometimes, witnesses do not have all the information we require when they are before the committee. There were a few outstanding items during this morning's session. That is typical of any public hearing of the committee. It is important that we get a follow up afterwards. Do members wish to raise any other matters? We will briefly go into private session before adjourning until 9.30...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Charge (23 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: 81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider removing the broadcasting levy that is paid by independent radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58187/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: 329. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has plans to introduce an embassy in Palestine. [57872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (22 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: 330. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times that he has met with the Palestinian ambassador to date in 2022. [57873/22]