Results 14,501-14,520 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: What other range is there in that basket?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: The census of population is produced every five years, although there have been couple of small variations in that. One of those variations was 100 years ago because we had a civil war that did not allow the census to be taken that particular year. Therefore, there will be a gap before the next release of 100-year data, which is to be in 2026. What kind of lead-in will the CSO need? Does...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Does Mr. Dalton know if that work has started?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: It will not be released prior to 2026.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: That is very hard.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: I thank Ms Drinan for her opening statement. The deputation is very welcome. Ms Drinan described how different types of work are required to be done. There are mandatory audits and this work is constitutionally provided for. That is not where we will see the staff shortages showing up if they exist. We will see staff shortages showing up where there is opportunity cost. I presume that...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: That is where the value-for-money work is done. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Is that the number for each year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Is staff churn better this year than it was in 2017 or is the profile more or less the same?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: When new staff come in there is induction, training and so on and all of that impacts on productivity. Keeping stable staff numbers will be an important aspect of delivery of audits and the additional work that is done.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: What are the disciplines? Obviously accountancy is one. Are there other areas where staff churn is more prevalent?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: At the end of 2018 eight sets of financial statements relating to 2017 or earlier had not been certified. Ms Drinan has made it clear that the cost of the audit is not on the entity that has been audited. Yet, it is clear that there are problems in those particular ones. Does extra expertise have to be brought in where there is difficulty in finalising an audit? Does that ever occur?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: There could be a penalty. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Are contractors brought in to augment staff directly employed in the office in the context of extra auditing, statutory audits or for the special reports?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Is it more cost-effective to do it in-house? I presume it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: Does Ms Drinan have any idea of the additional cost per member of staff?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (11 Apr 2019) Catherine Murphy: I note that a clear audit opinion was given.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Murphy: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home schooling for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; if his attention has been drawn to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (11 Apr 2019)
Catherine Murphy: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that will be made to provide a school place for a child (details supplied); the options being considered in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17066/19]