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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: What else would you be doing?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: We have decided on that. We also decided to notify NAMA regarding that project. Is there any other business?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: It is a simpler matter in the private sector, where if the boss says an employee must do X, Y and Z and that person says, "No, I will not", then he or she will be fired.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: We might all be fired in a few months time. Perhaps those who have the power and who tell us they have the power and that they are in charge of the most powerful Department within Government, should just do their job or else leave and get somebody else to do it if they cannot. That is the reality.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes, that is surely the principle of it. An employer in the private sector will say how the business must be done and if that does not happen, the boss will not be too happy and will probably fire the employee in question. However, that does not seem to happen within Departments. In fact, nobody even gets sanctioned. When we raise this issue, we get all the spiel about doing what one can...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Moving on, will Mr. McCarthy comment on No. 4.4, which is displayed on the screen?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: We will note all that is contained in No. 4.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: After this issue was raised again last week, we informed the Department that we expected a response by today, or we would otherwise hear directly from it at next week's meeting. As of this morning, we have not received a response. However, I am told the Secretary General was away and that we should receive a response today. If that is not forthcoming before the close of business, which is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 3 December 2015 agreed? Agreed. We have received notification from the HSE that sections of the Conal Devine report will be released to the requestor today. The minute of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, which is the formal reply to our report on the wards of court is still being worked on in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: The others are a clear audit.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (10 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: 106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry grant payment will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as all the paperwork was destroyed. [44615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (8 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if arrears under the disability allowance scheme will issue before Christmas 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43515/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow, if the person will be given credits for the period of illness while not in employment and if the person is entitled to another benefit due to being unemployed and confined to home. [44249/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (8 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who reached a financial settlement and then retired or terminated their employment and the number who paid arrears relative to their retrospective contracts or to contracts of indefinite duration from 2010 to date; if sick pay is paid to permanent part-time cleaning staff and the status of negotiations between managment and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of our meeting of 26 November 2015 agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes? The next item is correspondence received since our meeting on Thursday, 26 November 2015. Correspondence, dated 25 November 2015, received from the HSE is a follow-up from our meeting on 2 October 2015 and Nos. 1, 2 ,3 and 9 are to be noted and published. Correspondence,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: The city manager has said he is not responsible.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: I am sure there are implications.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: While the legislation will be passed today, it will have to wait for the commencement order to be signed by the Minister. Between then, this issue could be flagged for the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Dec 2015)

John McGuinness: Yes. No. 3A.3, correspondence, dated 26 November 2015, received from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, regarding commissions of investigations. This is to be noted and published. This matter is relevant to today’s meeting when the Cregan inquiry into IBRC can be raised. No. 3A.4, correspondence, dated 27 November 2015, received...