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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Does it pay for the printing of envelopes and so on?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: That is okay. I discussed a local issue with Ms McGrath and I would appreciate it if she could forward me a note on it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: That is all the homework for our guests. I thank them for coming before the committee. Is it agreed that the committee dispose of Vote 13? Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: The Deputy is veering into a different area with these questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: I have a number of questions which I will go through briefly before our time is up. Ms McGrath might give a note to the clerk responding to these points. I asked the last day about the sale of Carrisbrook House and the costs or value for the State arising from that sale. I would like information on that point. Under the analysis of administrative expenditure, the seventh item on the list...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 2.9, net liability to the Exchequer, refers to a sum of €6 million as being moneys owing to the OPW. Will Ms McGrath provide a breakdown of that figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 5.2, other remuneration arrangements, indicates that 12 retired civil servants were re-employed by the OPW at a cost of €198,790. Can we have a breakdown of those costs and the areas to which these persons were deployed, whether an area of speciality or otherwise in each case? No. 6.4, provision of agency services, shows expenditure of €29 million, €21 million,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Mr. Paul Quinn has been appointed to head up the new Office of Government Procurement. Is Mr. Quinn working within the OPW and liaising closely with Ms McGrath?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Does the OPW not retain a responsibility for procurement? Mc McGrath is reporting on it here.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Henceforth, it will be done by the Office of Government Procurement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Under the previous system, as led by the OPW, there was a number of procurement processes in place for, say, the provision of printers, stationery and so on. I am interested in the detail of the switch-over process and the value of the equipment for which the OPW was formerly responsible. My question relates specifically to any overlap that might have arisen. Perhaps Ms McGrath will speak...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Can Ms McGrath give me a list of where that money was spent?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: My next question relates to the history of the OPW book. Will Ms McGrath supply a note on the cost to date of producing the book and where the value is being achieved in terms of that spend? Has the OPW now abandoned the project? I would also like to know how the procurement was done in respect of that process. Deputy Connaughton asked about Garda stations. Will Ms McGrath provide a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I ask him to be conscious of the time because we will be back in here at 2 p.m.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: Mr. Dermot Quigley and Mr. Frank Griffin are also present. I call Deputy Paul J. Connaughton.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: I invite the Comptroller and Auditor General to make his opening statement on Vote 13.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: I invite Ms McGrath to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: That pertains to the Vote.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: We wished to start with this business first.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

John McGuinness: We can deal with it immediately after this.