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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: We should accept this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: In fairness, we set out the wishes of the members for certain individuals to attend, and they are those from our previous meeting apart from Mr. Kiely because he is ill, the chairman of the new board, Mr. Cregan, and the HSE. A suggestion has been made that Mr. Cregan would present himself and deal with the report on his own, but I do not believe this should be the case. He should be here...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: We do not know that as a fact.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: The only question that arises now is the fact they have not replied. No one is saying he or she will not attend. We will ask the clerk to check again in the afternoon and determine what witnesses will come before us next week. The other issue is that they should all attend together. The committee is agreed on that. Deputy Harris had indicated, then Deputies Dowds and O'Donnell.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if a nursing home support scheme application will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26783/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (24 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: 578. To ask the Minister for Health if an account from St. Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny for €100 in the name of a person (details supplied) will be struck out as the person is a medical card holder and, in any event, cannot afford to pay; and if he will expedite a response. [26878/14]
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: Instead of the legal system, so that one would have that option afterwards?
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Brien for coming in and sharing his views with us. The report he mentioned is quite interesting. As part of our report we will seek a copy of his report from the Department and will get the backup information that is required for us to complete our recommendations. His attendance at the meeting has been very worthwhile and we appreciate it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: What prevented the recommendations, which would have prevented all of what happened afterwards, from being implemented?
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: GSOC asked Mr. O'Brien to produce the report. Was it submitted to GSOC?
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: Mr. O'Brien gave it to GSOC. Was it for GSOC to act upon it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: From the day it arrived on the desk of the Minister in 2009 up to now, nobody has spoken to Mr. O'Brien about it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: He has had no communication with GSOC, the Garda or anybody, and the report still rests there, gathering dust, when it could have prevented all of what was presented by the whistleblower here. The report was largely ignored.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: They were ignored, as was Mr. O'Brien.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: Even GSOC, which had commissioned the report, did not question Mr. O'Brien on it at the time, 2008 to 2009.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: It represents the state we were in. Mr. O'Brien said the worst offenders do not bother engaging with the system and, therefore, they get away.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: I wondered if I heard Mr. O'Brien correctly when he said that as one's speed and car registration are captured, one's photograph is also taken. What is preventing those who operate the system from identifying the individual driver within the company?
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: If one is speeding, one's registration and photograph is taken. Therefore companies can easily identify the driver. If somebody sends in a note denying that he or she was driving on the day of the offence, it should be possible to stop that by using the photograph.
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: One would imagine, given that the judges are absolutely familiar with the law, that they would ask for the licences to be presented in court. Yet licenses are not being presented in court, which we were told this morning, is an offence. Where is the failure happening? Surely the judge should ask for the licence and add the penalty points to it. That does not happen. That is a simple...
- Public Accounts Committee: Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras (19 Jun 2014)
John McGuinness: Why is it inflexible? What is the mechanism used to transfer the van from A to B?