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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 33 - Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Chapter 9 - Accounting for National Gallery of Ireland Expenditure
Financial Statements of the National Library 2012 and 2013 (29 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: The Department has been using the same company since then.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: On a point of order, we have been asking for copies of the correspondence and any legal advice or the whole narrative in relation to the lead-up to this, yet the Taoiseach has not answered. Will the correspondence that the Taoiseach and the Ceann Comhairle have be released to Members? While we are waiting for that to happen, is it not fair to ask that this matter would not be dealt with by...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: I have asked the Taoiseach a question.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: It is a point of order and the Taoiseach has not responded.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (27 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: 285. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will fund or part-fund community alert groups to cover their increased costs and in particular the costs of text messaging, in view of the value of the groups to local gardaí and the necessary work they are undertaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3684/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 18 December 2014 agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes? No. We will now deal with correspondence. No. 3A.1 is correspondence dated 18 December 2014 from Mr. Tom O'Mahony, Secretary General, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, which is a follow-up to the committee meeting on 2 October 2014 with The Irish Sports Council,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: We will do that as well as writing to the Secretary General. No. 3B.12 is correspondence dated 12 January 2015 from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, re terms and conditions of employment in UCC, to be noted and a copy forwarded to Elizabeth Noonan. No. 3B.13 is correspondence dated 12 January 2015 from Mr. Brendan Ryan, CEO of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.15 is correspondence dated 15 January 2015 from Dr. Patricia Mulcahy, President of Carlow Institute of Technology, re merger with WIT, to be noted and published. This issue can also be dealt with at today's meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: Nos. 3C.1 to 3C.5, inclusive, are the opening statements and the briefing notes from the Department, the HEA and the National College of Art and Design, to be noted and published. Nos. 3C.6 to 3C.9, inclusive, are documents received from Arthur Cox Solicitors, Eames Solicitors and Mr. Gerry Ryan which were dealt with in the earlier session. Nos. 4.1 to 4.19, inclusive, are reports,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: It is due in April. The Comptroller and Auditor General might outline the position in respect of the special EU programme body. Is there a report due in this context on the North-South bodies?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: Can Mr. McCarthy comment in relation to FETAC and the €1.6 million cost to the State?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: Is that on top of the €1.6 million?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: Did the Department of Education and Skills have oversight in that case?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: There seem to be huge costs with regard to GMIT.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: We should get a note on it. Our work programme is on the screen. Next week we will deal with the Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which accounts for the National Gallery of Ireland.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: I have asked the clerk to make arrangements for a meeting to hear from the various individuals affected by the investigations of the special investigations unit with regard to costs. I suggest we arrange this meeting as soon as we can, perhaps on a day other than Thursday.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: I suggest we do it earlier than this if we can, in late January or early February.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: In Deputy Deasy's absence we dealt with correspondence on the payment of contractors. If Deputy Deasy wishes he can examine it and we can come back to it before the end of the meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: We also dealt with correspondence regarding the Irish Sports Council and an issue arising from the Millstreet events centre. The request was made by the committee before Christmas that intervention be made to try to resolve the issues. We received correspondence by courier prior to our last meeting in December but it did not resolve the matter. I will ask the clerk to write to the agency...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jan 2015)

John McGuinness: In writing to the Office of the Chief State Solicitor we might ask when the proceedings against Mr. Shine in Donegal were initiated so we can determine when the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine instructed the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and when it took action. It is with regard to detail rather than an intervention.