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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It is reading as if it is the gross national debt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: What is written here is, "The gross national debt is the principal component of general Government debt. However, it also includes the debt of central and local government bodies."

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The Chairman can see how difficult it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It is not so much the wording as trying to understand the concepts. We asked for that because we did not understand it and then, having looked at it, I still do not understand it. Mr. McCarthy is saying one thing and the Department is saying another.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: General Government debt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Which "it"?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The "it" refers to the gross national debt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The whole exercise is for us to try to understand it so we are in a position to ask questions. If we do not understand it, we cannot ask questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Not to simplify it, but explain it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I asked. I do not know why it needs to spend that much money on consultancy services for communications. For the record, I think it is unacceptable that that much money is being spent. I do not think it is good value for money and I do not think it is necessary. I might come back to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: The story of a new hospital is a story that is sufficient in itself. I do not know why we would need to sell it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: It is very important that we deal with this and I am glad that the Comptroller and Auditor General is preparing a report on it. I will not repeat the issues that have been raised but will add my support to what has been said. In addition, as a result of the PPP model, which I consider to be utterly faulty and adopted for the wrong reasons, the health service suffered. We did not roll out...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Where is the Chairman getting these figures?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: This is a policy matter for the Government and the health committee. Like the Chairman, we all have a particular interest in it because it is not working on the ground. I would love the health committee and our committee to look at home help. It has become more and more privatised. I am not sure where we are getting value for money in this regard because we do not know. It just went down...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: No. Well, based on budget, but justified by what is called an international standardised way of assessing somebody for home help, which consists of two hours filling out a form on a computer. Magically, 99% qualify for only ten hours' home help, regardless of whether one has Parkinson's, another progressive disease or senile dementia at an early stage - say, in one's 60s. I could not sit...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: We are looking for the numbers of hours and the costs involved.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I mentioned Caranua, which I understood was to appear before us when the accounts were complete.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: Where are we with the accounts?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I am anxious that we follow up on the matter. We agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Catherine Connolly: I would not be consistent if I did not comment on the absence of gender representation. It was overwhelming yesterday on the justice committee and it is overwhelming again today. It is no reflection on the witnesses but it is important to highlight it because it seems we are going backwards. Can I clarify something? I thank the witnesses for the information and I think they got clear...