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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: That is useful, thank you. No. 187 is correspondence copied from Marlet Property, dated 17 August 2020, regarding the sale of a long leasehold interest in a property in Tara Street, Dublin 2. It is proposed to note this as there is no specific request to the committee to deal with it. Is that agreed? Deputy Murphy might have a concern on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We will circulate that. No. 192 from Deputy Catherine Murphy, dated 5 November 2020, is in regard to correspondence from the Minister for Justice concerning the number of drivers detected driving while disqualified. It is proposed to proceed as requested by Deputy Murphy, including forwarding the correspondence to the Joint Committee on Justice for any action it deems appropriate. Is that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The correspondence states that they cannot buy a bag of cement or shovel without the authority of NAMA. I am sure that is overstating it a bit but they are trying to make a point in the correspondence.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Will Deputy Carthy outline his proposal?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of correspondence. No. 5 on the agenda is the work programme of upcoming engagements, which is displayed on members' screens. We will meet with the Revenue Commissioners tomorrow and engage with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage over two days, 25 and 26 November. I propose that on the first day we take Vote...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The Comptroller and Auditor General is happy enough to have that done. We then have one public engagement left before the end of the year, which is on 17 December. Given the amount of ground to cover with the HSE it might be best to hold that over until January and to do it over two days. If members decide to move the meeting with the HSE on 17 December to a double session, we need to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: In this case, with the Accounting Officer-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: That is what we were proposing. I should have said that. We would have the Department of Justice, the Prison Service and then chapter 7 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2019 on catering and ancillary services in prisons. We would have the Secretary General in the Department of Justice and the Irish Prison Service. Are members satisfied with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Can we ask the clerk to the committee to take note of that and work that out as part of the invitation? Invitations are sent out but there is always tick-tacking with the secretariat. The clerk and his staff will move quickly on that to try to separate those out as much as possible. That is the Irish Prison Service. The proposal is that we try to use that double session approach where we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Do other members have views on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: There are two proposals, one on the agency staff and the other, which is quite separate. There are the section 38 and the section 39 organisations.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: Is the committee happy to go with that piece of work with the HSE for 17 December? I will ask the clerk to try to arrange that for 17 December with the HSE. There will be further dates. I would imagine we will want to invite in witnesses from the HSE to discuss a number of issues. We had them here previously and it was very useful but with the pandemic and everything else, there is a big...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The school vaccine programme is of huge concern. The 2021 programme has been suspended in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 8 and the midlands areas of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath. It is not happening. It was fully suspended from 9 November and never really got started this year. It would normally kick off in this semester and carry through into next year for the 2021...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (18 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: There is some positivity in that reply, which is welcome. Since I started raising this issue, there has been huge concern around it. Parents have been at the forefront of sharing their concerns with me on this. The Minister of State mentioned in his reply that it was necessary to suspend the programme. I accept that and anyone with common sense would say that back in the earlier part of...

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Restoration to Order Paper (17 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 198, the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017, which lapsed on the dissolution of the 32nd Dáil, shall be restored to the Order Paper at Order for Committee Stage.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: We are joined remotely by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. McCarthy, the permanent witness to the committee. No apologies have been received. I remind all those in attendance to ensure that their mobile phones are either in silent mode or switched off. We will now engage with officials from the Department of Social Protection. There are a number of matters for examination from...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I commend the Secretary General, particularly during the worst part of the pandemic back in late March, April and May, on how quickly his staff responded. Every one of us has experienced dealing with his staff and know that they went over and above the call of duty. Of course, there were problems but the scale of the challenge was huge and the response was excellent. We are now joined by...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. The lead speaker is Deputy Carroll MacNeill.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (12 Nov 2020)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy's time is up.