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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: To confirm, in the case of these private operators, the bus is bought for them, they get a PSO levy for operating on the route and they collect bus fares from people hopping onto the bus. When Mr. Doocey reverts with the answer, he might separate out the figures for the semi-State companies such as Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus. Turning to the proposed N80 bypass in Mountmellick, there...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: The agenda for this section of the meeting is as follows: minutes of our previous meeting, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme, and any other business. We will then go into private session to consider a draft report from the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the process and procedures for the determination and review of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: Do any members wish to comment on any of those financial statements? No. The accounts and statements are noted and agreed. As usual, the list of accounts and financial statements submitted will be published as part of our minutes. The next item on our agenda is correspondence. As previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: I am happy to do that. The next item is No. 855, from Mr. David Gunning, chief officer, National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, dated 29 October 2021, providing information requested by the committee in regard to the new children's hospital, including the impact of construction inflation costs, which we discussed briefly some time ago; the number of design changes since the beginning...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: As Deputy Munster is not present, I will come in. With regard to the contract, it is set out that, to date, 135 of 170 contractor design packages have been approved, and that information is given under the list of design changes. A figure was mentioned at one stage of up to 700 potentially, as I recall, and a figure of 400 was given for those they were supposed to be working through. What...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: From the hearing when they were in-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will come to that shortly. In their previous visit here, on that whole issue of the second phase of the tender, pricing, price inflation and what kind of procedures and rules are around that, we were never able to get a clear answer. On the Deputy’s point, we should write to the Secretary General of the Department of Health and ask where the report is. We should point out it is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will include this question. It is highly relevant with regard to construction inflation and the shortage of building workers. They are tied in. Is there a time limit? There does not appear to be a time limit for the work to be completed. That is my memory of it. There is nothing whereby it has to be completed by 2022 or 2023 as far as I am aware. I am open to correction.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: That is right. That was the expectation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will seek answers to these questions. If it is agreeable to the committee, we will also write to Mr. Watt, the Secretary General of the Department of Health, requesting a copy of the report. We should mention in the correspondence that if there are sections that are considered to be highly confidential due to commercial sensitivity, they can be redacted and the report can be sent to us...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: On 18 October, we sought a timeline on when the Department of Health's value for money review of the nursing homes support scheme would be published. That was one issue. We also sought a timeline outlining when the committee can expect to receive the report prepared by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, which outlines progress on the national paediatric hospital project to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Burke. We will look for this. No. 856 is from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, dated 29 October 2021. It provides information requested by the committee on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC. This arose from correspondence we received from GSOC, which raised concerns regarding its resourcing and increasing caseload. The Secretary...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: Will Deputy Carthy propose the areas that committee shall seek information on in its correspondence? What does he think we need?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We have to be careful, obviously. We cannot become involved in the industrial relations issue -----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We can seek an update from the Commissioner on that. Are we happy enough with that? No. 859 is from Mr. Martin Whelan, head of public affairs and communications, National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, dated 1 November. It provides information requested by the committee arising from our meeting with the NTMA on 7 October. The NTMA also acts as the State Claims Agency. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: I had two queries. One related to the Prison Service and the 2,399 active claims. The Deputy made the point about the claims relating to in-cell sanitation. I propose that we look for information on how many of those claims are from staff working in the Prison Service. Second, there are 728 active claims with An Garda Síochána with an outstanding liability of €48.29...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: Yes, that is why we should seek clarification on whether they are all staff, and to see the number of staff that are involved in it. It would seem to be very high.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We can put that query to the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Some of the issue has been clarified. Is it agreed that we write to the NTMA regarding the annualised payments? Mr. McCarthy has clarified that there is provision for it in law.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Nov 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will ask that question. Next is No. 861 from Mr. John Hogan, Secretary General of the Department of Finance, dated 21 October, providing information requested by the committee regarding the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC. Following consideration of previous correspondence on this matter from the Department, namely, No. 718, the committee requested...