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- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: The solicitor for Rehab contacted the parliamentary legal adviser. They had a discussion, arising from which the legal adviser reminded us of our remit and other matters. The clerk circulated that to every member of the committee. That is about the size of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Members received an e-mail arising from a conversation-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Sorry, I will clarify it. The fact of the matter is that we received a phone call from the legal adviser to Rehab, who had a conversation with the legal adviser here in the House, who in turn sent an e-mail to the clerk, who in turn sent a copy of it to each member of the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Which we got.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: No, it was not from the solicitor. It was from our legal adviser.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: The Deputy's time is drawing to a close
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and ask them for permission to publish the statements. Is that agreed? Agreed. If Ms Kelly and Ms Keane have a copy of their statements, perhaps they will circulate them to the members and to the press gallery. Before calling Deputy McDonald, I must say something to Ms Kerins. There might be people who will hang on her every word and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: That would be okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. O'Toole. I invite Ms Kerins to make her opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Could Mr. Tony O'Brien introduce his officials?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Could Mr. Paul O'Toole introduce his officials?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: Could Ms Angela Kerins introduce her colleagues?
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I intend to take opening statements in the following order: Mr. Purcell, Mr. O'Brien, Mr. O'Toole and Ms Kerins. Ms Kerins asked about showing a video. Our technical people tell me that is not possible. I invite Mr. Purcell to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Purcell. I now call Mr. O'Brien to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committtee (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I am informed that it is before CPP but has not been dealt with yet. I asked the Ceann Comhairle informally if the committee would speed up the process to give us a response.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committtee (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I can ask the clerk to remind CPP of the submission that we have already made and ask for a decision on it next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committtee (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: I will ask the clerk to do that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: We are dealing with payments made by the Health Service Executive to the Rehab Group under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, the operation of the charitable lotteries scheme and payments made to the Rehab Group from the Vote of the Department of Justice and Equality and payments made by SOLAS to the Rehab Group for the provision of specialist vocational training. Before we begin, I remind...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committtee (27 Feb 2014)
John McGuinness: The first item is the minutes of the meeting of 20 February 2014. Are those minutes agreed? Agreed. I will now deal with matters arising from that meeting. At last week's meeting, we agreed to visit NAMA. The chairman of NAMA is currently away but a meeting will be arranged in the coming weeks where we will get a briefing and a walk through on their operations. That meeting will be the...