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- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: -----and he is being a judge in a slightly more objective-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Obviously, Mr. Draghi does not share Mr. Moran's confidence. Otherwise, I presume he would release this letter and say it was historic. Does Mr. Moran see any real dangers ahead for the Irish economy or for the stability of the banking system? Is Mr. Moran saying we are completely out of the woods in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: When Mr. Moran came to the Department, did he state his targets and objectives and say that when they were achieved he would be off?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Mr. Moran was in the Central Bank for four years. He is only two years in the Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Mr. Moran has been in his job for just over two years; is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Did he state when he took that job-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Mr. Moran did not tell them what his targets were, but he has done better than he thought and so he is leaving.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: I welcome the Secretary General for the last time. I was interested in his reasons for leaving. I gather from his statements, quoted today, that he had a mission with a fixed purpose. What was it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Does Mr. Moran believe that has been done?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014) Shane Ross: Mr. Moran hopes it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Does the Chairman have any idea when the CRC witnesses will come before the committee again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Do we have a date for receipt of the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Does the Chairman intend to give them a few weeks to digest it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: The meeting will probably be held in June then, but it should not take place beyond that date because the report is already late.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: That is fine, as long as there is no sign of a deliberate delay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Can we start with what Deputy Fleming says to the effect that all commercial State organisations should come under our remit? In the light of what he says about Bus Éireann and CIE generally, which is getting approximately €270 million, we should be entitled to look at any State company receiving subsidies of that sort.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Is he referring to something quite obscure?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: Nor do I.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: The letter is so absurd in its personal attacks that it is why I said we should probably just note it and ignore it, in the sense of not answering it in detail point by point. The whole objective of this letter is to make it personal. It is to make us respond in a personal way in order to obscure the real issue. It is quite obvious that the tactics are diversionary. I do not know how many...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 May 2014)
Shane Ross: I thank the Chairman. These letters, certainly the one from Dore & Company solicitors, are pretty well beneath contempt. This is a kind of contrived tissue of allegations in order to obstruct the work of the committee. I do not believe we have any option whatsoever, in view of this long-winded letter with its large amount of fantasy suggestions about members of this committee, but...