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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
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Kate O'Connell: She might speak to that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: On workload, reference was made to 300 Private Members' Bills coming through since 2016, the increased pace and an extensive legislative programme. In bedding this down for the future, do the witnesses consider this to be just a blip in terms of a minority Government or a confidence and supply Government with the make up of the Dáil? If the workload seems to have been constantly...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: That is fine. I thank Mr. Moloney.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: The board is enlarged now.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Yes. Did somebody ask about European arrest warrants and extradition in my absence?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Was anything other than that discussed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Donoghue referred to challenges in the light of Brexit. Will he elaborate on our preparedness for a no-deal scenario? How will it affect the office's relationships and its preparation to deal with prosecutions? Mr. Donoghue made reference to Brexit earlier and when I left the meeting to have a cup of coffee, I thought a bit more about it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I do not mind who answers it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
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Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: That was a compact answer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
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Kate O'Connell: I am trying to be helpful.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
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Kate O'Connell: Will Mr. Donoghue elaborate on the challenges he mentioned, or has Mr. Moloney answered that question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
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Kate O'Connell: Yes, Mr. Donoghue referred to challenges in his commentary. If it is helpful for the committee, will he outline some of the challenges he anticipates?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
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Kate O'Connell: This is where the issue of alignment comes into play.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: As I cannot see the witness's name, I cannot refer to her directly, but she referred a couple of times to the causeway system in Northern Ireland in reference to the justice hub. The Chairman mentioned the Central Statistics Office, CSO, and that we did not want to see a situation to arise where the work was done and the CSO might complain about the form the statistics took. As mentioned,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Is there a projected finishing date for the project?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Ms Kiely mentioned sensitive data. Even if the hub is established perfectly and working in real time, it is worth noting that there have recently been data breaches within the HSE related to the termination of pregnancies. We were warned that that would probably happen; I just want to flag that there are people who are very fond of accessing everybody's information. If information in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Initially, I wish to speak about the operation of termination of pregnancy. We will take a break from the children's hospital for the minute. I have a few issues in this regard. As the Minister will be aware, recently there were breaches of patients' privacy and knowledge of terminations happening in hospitals. In terms of the alleged breaches of patient privacy, what action has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: In terms of the data breach, I am aware as a medical professional that it is always easier to deal with somebody who is regulated, such as a doctor, pharmacist or nurse, but if it is the man who does the bins who logged into the computer, that is a far more difficult thing to deal with. To correct the Minister, in terms of ancillary recommendations, it was free contraception for everyone,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I wish to ensure that we are considering men here and that it is not about barrier contraception but contraception in general. Do I have more time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Thank you. That is very generous. We will be here for the day probably. As Mr. Breslin and the Minister know, I sit on both the Joint Committee on Health and the Committee of Public Accounts. A few issues arose that I hope we will get through today. Something came up on Thursday. I want this hospital. I want it to continue. I do not want it to be paused or stopped. I am fully aware...