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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Where there is evidence of a body bearing down or treating a whistleblower unfairly, maybe the justice committee could examine that too. That would be quite a serious matter if that happened. We have University of Limerick coming in later in for a hearing. Maybe we could take up some of those points with it. Meanwhile, we will note and publish the document here. Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will write to all 14 Departments requesting the information regarding the number of protected disclosures. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item of correspondence, No. 418B, from Gillian Gilleran on behalf of the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, dated 3 March 2021, providing information requested by the committee arising from the meetings with the Department of Justice...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Okay. Does any other member wish to come in on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Noel McGree is anxious to come before the committee and he has discussed that with me a number of times. He seems to have had encountered many difficulties. It would be worthwhile exploring that. We can check with him as to whether he is still willing to appear before the committee. We can put it on the work programme if the committee wishes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will look for that. The next item of correspondence, No. 421B, from Ms Rachel Downes, CEO, Caranua, dated 4 March 2021, responding to our request for information on behalf of two survivors on their cases. In her correspondence, Ms Downes accepts that the committee has obtained the consent of the survivors for this purpose. She also notes that the committee agreed that correspondence...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The information the secretariat has is that it is winding up tomorrow, 24 March.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Is it the case that the new board will provide some level of oversight but the Department will provide the operational part of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The amount of money remaining is small.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: If there is a new board, it is up to it to ensure that the outstanding cases are brought to a conclusion. There was supposed to be some work in train on those two cases. It would be up to the new board. It would oversee it with the Department of Education. The Department would presumably provide services and money required to wrap the cases up. Our next engagement regarding this will be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Just to clarify, I think the Deputy included in his proposal - if not, it needs to be included - that we look for progress on the two cases that were addressed with Caranua from the Department. The important outstanding business is about victims. I know there has been difficulty in resolving these two cases but the ball is firmly in the Department's court and we should look for a progress...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Is everyone happy that we agree to write to the Department about that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The next correspondence is Nos. 436 and 443C from Bibby Financial Services Ireland relating to our engagement on the 2019 financial statements of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, on Tuesday, 9 March. No. 436 is a letter to me as Chairperson of the committee, dated 10 March, and No. 443 includes a request for updates relating to the letter. Part of the discussion on 9...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: If we are inviting SBCI representatives back in again it would have to be done in public. There should be no question about that as we are discussing public funds. I suggest we await a reply to the 30 questions. At that point I certainly would like to see the answers to the questions before SBCI representatives come in the door. Does anyone else have further questions to add to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I am open to suggestions. The only reason I suggested it was that we would be able to focus in this discussion on the issues, get to the real issues and drill into it. That is the only reason. If members reckon there is a better way of doing it and that we should look to bring them in and put those questions to them, then I am happy enough to go along with that. We will look to have them...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Murphy is in favour of bringing them into a public session. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we send off the 30 questions anyway and invite them in at the earliest opportunity. We can see what they come back with. The earliest meeting date we have now is 20 April if we want to try to have them in for that date. If members are happy to do that, we can bring it forward.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: They could use it to put it off. Okay, we will invite them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will look for an early response and invite them in anyway. A date we can work for is 20 April. That is the soonest, if members are happy with that. I think that is the best way to proceed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: We will ask for replies within a two-week period to make sure we do not get held up because of that. Is that okay? I thank members. There is one piece of correspondence not on the list from Deputy Gould. I know we have discussed this and I do not want to open it for discussion but it regards the service level agreement and SouthDoc. It is in the bundle of correspondence today. I ask...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Brian Stanley: The most concerning piece in the correspondence from Deputy Gould is that "[W]hile these two facilities remain closed, the HSE are still paying the full agreed amount to Southdoc. Thus, funding does not exist to seek an alternative solution for Blackpool and Listowel." Deputy Burke will be concerned about that as a Cork Deputy. In the midst of a public health----