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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: How many responded?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Has a figure of between nine and 20 been agreed for the number of board members?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: How much will each member of the board and the chairman be paid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: What are they? Would it be €10,000?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: There is a board comprising a number of yet to be decided with each member costing €9,500 approximately. How much is the chairman of a board normally paid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Where will the initial staff of 11 be drawn from?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Do they have particular qualifications?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: When will the interim chief executive officer begin to engage with the charity sector?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: As we examine sections 38 and 39 organisations, there is increasing concern, particularly among smaller charities, about their income and funding. We must allay fears they have about what will be required of them under the regulations in the context of their ongoing work in order that those that are generally compliant within the charity sector are promoted and acknowledged just like those...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: The Department has handled the charity sector generally up to now. Has it information that might assist us in respect of the analysis we are carrying out in respect of sections 38 and 39 organisations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Has the Department expressed a view to the HSE, SOLAS or other agencies regarding the remunerations level in this sector, particularly in the charities we have examined so far? Would you have had any engagement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: I remind the Deputy of his time allocation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Harris.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Thank you, Mr. Purcell. May we publish your statement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Before we begin I remind witnesses, members and those in the Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones and I particularly ask the members and witnesses to move their mobile telephones away from the microphones. I advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: I ask the staff from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to introduce themselves.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: All are very welcome. I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 9 - State Pathology Building Project (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. McCarthy and invite Mr. Purcell to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: We will talk to Mr. Goulding again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Mar 2014)

John McGuinness: Mr. Creegan informed the clerk and me that he would have the report finished by the end of March; he believed it would not go beyond that date. He said he would then hand the report to Mr. O'Brien in the HSE and that we would receive it thereafter. They know how urgent it is and of our interest in it. I think we will receive it without delay.