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Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will submit a question to Mr. Watt again on State bodies and boards. To my astonishment a number of years ago I discovered that the Department did not have a full list, but Mr. Watt has the full list now.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I come to the issue of procurement. We have had testimony today from the Small Firms Association and the Irish Schools Art Supply Federation in respect of the operation of the Office of Government Procurement and the procurement regime in play at the moment. I know that Mr. Watt and Mr. Quinn are familiar with some of the dilemmas that face small and medium-sized enterprises with a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: What does that mean?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Willingness to learn is relevant here because it is a new office. Rather than the Secretary General coming into a committee meeting and responding to questions, does that mean that he is willing to have a deeper engagement on these issues?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not the taxpayers' interest either that jobs are lost in small firms and micro-enterprises, perhaps in rural areas. As the Department calculates what is in the best interests of the State and the taxpayer, which is entirely legitimate, there must be a calculation also of potential offsetting measures such as the loss of jobs, which is costly. Having additional people on the live...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am a bit bothered to hear that it is about supporting SMEs but not to the exclusion of others. I understand Mr. Quinn is making a point on competition-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I understand what Mr. Quinn is bound by and I am not arguing the toss with him on the directives or the legislation within which he must operate. It is entirely as it should be. My concern is all of us know the vast majority of employers in the State are SMEs; for all of the hype sometimes about large multinationals and as valuable as they are, this is how we tick economically. I believe...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I accept that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 185. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with respect to the Newlands Cross flyover works currently under way in South Dublin County Council, if he will identify the planning enforcement authority; the process by which third parties may make planning enforcement complaints if they believe the planning permission and subsequent amendments to the plan made by An...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in her Department who have been appointed to a State board under her aegis following their retirement; if she will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in his Department who have been appointed to a State board under his aegis following their retirement; if he will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of senior civil servants in his Department who retired since 2011 who have been appointed to a State board under his aegis following their retirement; if he will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case. [9448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in his Department who have been appointed to a State board under his aegis following their retirement; if he will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed, and the appointment process followed in each case; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in his Department who have been appointed to a State board under his aegis following their retirement; if he will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 94. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in his Department who have been appointed to a State board under his aegis following their retirement; if he will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details on the number of senior civil servants who retired since 2011 in her Department and who have been appointed to a State board under her aegis following retirement; if she will provide in tabular form the names of these persons, the boards to which they were appointed and the appointment process followed in each case; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 107. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the name of all the youth projects in the State that have undergone spot checks since January 2014; and the number of times each project has undergone these inspections. [9541/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 108. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the reason a youth project (details supplied) in Dublin 1 has had four spot checks by his Department since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9542/15]