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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The letter is very important. We will get back information about EU directives and all of our obligations but we are teasing out the balance here and how to get the balance, as the Comptroller and Auditor General has just said. It is about how we tease this out to ensure it is competitive but still of benefit to the local community, that it is fair and that they have an equal opportunity to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: In its strategic resourcing plan, the figures are slightly different. The outsourced numbers are forecasted to go up more on page 21 of the plan. The NTA has forecast that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Page 21.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, it is on page 21. It confirms the forecasted headcount is not actually the figure given earlier. It forecasts 140 direct employees and 179 outsourced placements. It will actually increase. The Chairman was looking at page 20 of the letter when the current outsourced claims placement numbers are 148 and will rise to 179 for this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The prediction for this year is a further increase.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There is a background to this from various Government policies.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, but we must highlight it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Nov 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It would be remiss of me, as Chair of the Irish language committee, not to mention there are serious implications for the Irish language and Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, which will provide that 20% of all new recruits will have Irish, although, presumably, that will not cover outsourced jobs. Serious implications will arise from that type of Government policy.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Fáilte roimh and comhghairdeas, Ms Denning. Brendan Ryan has retired and I wish him all the best. I acknowledge the Courts Service's organisational capability review. It pays tribute to its staff, stating that the overriding message from the evidence is that the management and staff are highly capable, committed and professional in their everyday work. It has been on the ground for...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: It is the organisational capability review, which it kindly gave us along with other documents in which it highlighted the problem with the payment of fines. The review states:Over the course of evidence gathering, stakeholders raised concerns about access to justice, drawing particular attention to matters around delays, costs and complexity. However, for its part, the Courts Service...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: The role is to make the operation of the system more efficient and more technologically clued in, with appropriate buildings and other things. The most shocking statement today was the statement to the effect that the family law courts were appalling. I welcome the honesty and directness of the service in stating that. Is the children's court similarly appalling?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: The service has plans for that but there is no clarity around funding for it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: You may well be working with the Department of Justice and Equality on it but there is no clarity about the strategy or the level of funding that is necessary or available.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Of all the issues raised in the review, it is the interaction with the Department of Justice and Equality that strikes me most. It is not problematic on an individual level but on a more strategic and operational level, it is. One of the recommendations is to improve this interaction significantly. How is that happening? The failure of the Department of Justice and Equality to anticipate...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: It is not a recent Act - it is from 2016.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: That is right; three years ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: The requirement for a bilateral relationship at a strategic level between the Courts Service and the Department is highlighted in the review. What have you done about this? What has been set up to rectify this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: A review of the civil administration.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 22: Courts Service (14 Nov 2019) Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Fallon accept what has been highlighted in the organisational review? It states there are deficits in the relationship that need to addressed proactively.