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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Back then the SEUPB took it for granted that the people who ran the Department would have the common sense to select the person best qualified to manage this type of project.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Is Mr. Griffin of the view that the individual chosen was the best person for the job? Will he indicate whether it was one person or a number of people?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: What about this particular project?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: What grade did the person hold?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Is that the basic or entry level?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: That is fine. My next question relates to that matter. Will Mr. Griffin indicate what qualifications the person held?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: That is the difference between what Mr. Griffin's Department does and what we do here. The Comptroller and Auditor General does not presume; he is obliged to deal with facts and figures. That is what causes us to meet here every Thursday. I do not want to presume; I want to know the qualifications held by the person involved.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: There is another question to which I require an answer. Is the individual to whom we are referring the same person who paid out the money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: So the person who paid out the money was an entry-level civil servant. He was trained by Mr. Colgan's outfit and therefore would have known what to expect when doing the job. According to Mr. Colgan, he would have known that there was a cascade of governance and assurance-type arrangements in place. In addition, there was an expectation that he would be reporting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Is Mr. Griffin referring to the project in question?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Does what Mr. Griffin just outlined in respect of the first two payment claims mean that the officer concerned did not see the paperwork, which was held in the North?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: That would have said "I looked at the paperwork and the figures are okay."
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: So that junior official relied on the expertise and sign-off of those two agencies.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: When the document, which was short, came to the person in question, the cheque was issued on the basis that everything seemed okay because the other two agencies had signed off on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: In the context of the point made by Deputy Nolan, is it not the case that they were negligent and that our Department has a case against them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: So the answer to that question is "Yes."
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: As Deputy O'Donovan asked, were the Minister or the Secretary General informed at that point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: No, when everything started to go wrong or when a sense of unease arose in respect of this matter. Was the Secretary General informed at that point?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Was the Secretary General informed at that stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report 90 of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Bytel Project (16 Apr 2015) John McGuinness: Those individuals would have been less senior than the Secretary General.