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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Relative to that €6 million, what will the Department expect from the entity that will spend it? Has the Department put in place the appropriate guidelines and rules with that entity in order that it will follow procurement procedures and best practice in governance? For example, has the Department spoken to that board in order that the regulations are pursued and followed to the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Will that special company report to the Department, to the Comptroller and Auditor General or to the local authority?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: That is my concern and I am afraid I must raise it with Mr. Ó Donnchú. The central Exchequer allocate the funds of €6 million and Mr. Ó Donnchú's Department is the responsible Department in this particular instance. As a taxpayer or as someone whose job it is to look at public accounts, I would expect that the aforementioned €6 million would be accounted...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: And the procurement regulations and so on will follow.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: In asking that question, I am not picking on Limerick and I wish the project well-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: ----- but there always is an issue at meetings of this committee in respect of local government and audit and central expenditure and audit. I am glad to hear this particular expenditure will be accounted for through the Department. As for the non-Exchequer funding, if I could address this to Dr. Braiden, what oversight role, if any, does the Department have in this regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Is the manner in which the fund is spent also audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: I am just interested in how it is accounted for because it relates to other issues of today with other agencies and Departments. It is interesting to learn that such non-Exchequer funding also is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The committee will be taking up that matter in a different context next week. As for the earlier question of the €40,000, does Mr. Ó...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: The Department has verified it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: In respect of Circular 6/1989, which was mentioned earlier, Mr. Dermot Quigley should outline what is the view of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on this payment, top-up or however one wishes to describe it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Mr. Quigley should explain that. Does the Department agree it should not have been paid?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: What then is the Department's view on the €40,000 or the principle of paying it? Is it excessive? In Mr. Quigley's view, is it a top-up?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Is Mr. Quigley of the opinion that it is not something that was envisaged in terms of 6/1989?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Is Mr. Quigley saying the arrangement that has been made in this case does not fit into 6/89-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: ----- and that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's normal interpretation of expenses does not extend to the interpretation put on that by the galley?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Would Mr. Quigley then consider this payment to be a top-up?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Could I ask Mr. Ó Donnchú about the workings of the gallery board and what is expected in terms of procurement of legal or other services by the Department? Does the gallery have a responsibility to the Department and does the Department oversee it in terms of compliance? Is the Department happy with the compliance, or does Mr. Ó Donnchú have a comment to make on it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: The question is whether the gallery has complied with its requirements.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: I know it is about to embark on a tender process, but reflecting on recent years and what has been said in the exchange with Deputy Connaughton, what has been the practice over those years? Has the board sought competitive tenders for the provision of services generally to the gallery? Is Mr. Ó Donnchú happy that the gallery followed or is following the procurement rules?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Staff Appointments in the National Gallery of Ireland
Vote 34 - National Gallery of Ireland (21 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: Could Mr. Ó Donnchú respond with "Yes" or "No"? Is the gallery operating in line with procurement regulations? Would Mr. Ó Donnchú expect the gallery to have procured services in that way over the years? If the gallery is not following regulations, surely Mr. Ó Donnchú should have a chat with the chair or the director?