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- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: In 2018 the issue it looked at was the centenarian bounty. What will it look at this year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: Procurement has already been mentioned so I will not repeat that. In regard to the commemorative medals, out of interest, are they made in Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: It would be interesting to know.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: I would be amazed too.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: The rest of my questions have already been answered. We will move on to the Department of the Taoiseach. I am not sure if Mr. Fraser answered on the contingent liability on page 19. Did my colleague address that? Could we deal with it? It is stated that an indemnity provided by the Department may generate costs. Can Mr. Fraser clarify the position in that regard? What is the nature of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: Is Mr. Fraser in a position to give any idea of the level of the costs?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: That is fine, I just wanted to clarify it. In respect of tribunals, these are the tribunals or commissions that come within the Department of the Taoiseach. Then there are others like the Grace inquiry and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: Is anybody in a position to tell us the cost of the tribunals to date, even that for the past 15 years? Where would we source that knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: Yes. It would be nice to know that in respect of tribunals and commissions of inquiry. At the moment, how many are outstanding? We are going back to Lowry here and the other matter. I am sorry, I do not mean to mention names.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: We are not getting an overview. We are getting what is due for 2017 or what was paid out during that year. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: Mr. Fraser said hundreds of millions.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: All for the sake of not answering questions, generally, in various Dáil sessions.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: In respect of administration, I have one specific question about page 14 under subhead A1. It is stated that the underspend was due to a delay in the planned filling of vacancies due to lack of availability of panels and security vetting. Why was there a delay with security vetting?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (7 Feb 2019) Catherine Connolly: I understand that but why was there a delay?
- 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) Catherine Connolly: I thank the witnesses for all the information. It was helpful and educational. On the withdrawal of services, is it the case that the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and the Office of the Attorney General are sister offices and that they work closely together?
- 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) Catherine Connolly: My question was only in the context of the note about the withdrawal. My colleague, Deputy O'Connell, asked about the withdrawal of the provider and Mr. Moloney has given an explanation. The same explanation is given for both offices, including the Office of the Attorney General. Was it the same contract?
- 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) Catherine Connolly: So that explanation applies to both offices. It is the same provider for both offices.
- 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) Catherine Connolly: Mr. Moloney said it was a positive withdrawal - that the offices were not left in the lurch, as it were.
- 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) Catherine Connolly: Were there no penalties or costs?
- 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) Catherine Connolly: I have a practical question on the LRC. Who do the accounts come to first?