Results 19,001-19,020 of 26,825 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: One has the example of that document facilitating the agreement between Taiwan and the UK.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: It should be possible, without in any way interfering with the political policy around China and Taiwan, to facilitate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Will Mr. Cooney pursue it because it has gone on for quite a while? Business people here would have a keen interest in it and that is why I raise it. I have been in the European office in Taipei and I have met people from the other European countries exploiting the market there and getting business done. We are at a loss by not having someone there.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Cooney for his help on our visits to Ethiopia and to Mozambique. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Deputy Deasy and I visited Mozambique and we were greatly impressed by the work being done by the various NGOs, the Government representatives and by the many people participating at base level to make things happen. I am sure the Government parties here would have been very...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: What about Mr. Rogers?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Can the list of those who are monitoring elsewhere be made available?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Cooney and Mr. Rogers for their contributions to the committee. They are backed up by many very good officials. It is good to have this exchange. It can be difficult but there is a job to be done and that dynamic must be observed. I acknowledge their positive input, not only today but on other occasions when they have appeared before the committee. I wish them well in the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Does it offer the Department audit reports?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Does it give the Department reports?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: The Department keeps an eye on this particular audit.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: It is not just given. There is a follow-up.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: I am glad to see a financial officer has been appointed. Mr. Cooney made a suggestion and the committee had a debate. An example has been set and other Departments could examine the appointment, particularly big spending Departments. I wish Mr. Conlan well in his position. A value for money report was mentioned. Was this with regard to the EU embassies?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: Is it possible for the committee to have a copy of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: We have eight new missions. What is the total cost of these?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: This is for all of them.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: An ambassador's salary of €100,000 was mentioned earlier.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: What if they were at ambassador level?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade
Chapter 13 - Official Development Assistance (6 Mar 2014) John McGuinness: It is equivalent to assistant secretary.