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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We can do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will ask the Office of Government Procurement to come back to us on that. Moving on, No. 2538 is correspondence from Mr. Maurice Buckley, former chairperson of the Office of Public Works, dated 16 April 2024, providing information to the committee regarding non-compliant procurement. Deputy Catherine Murphy and I have flagged this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: There is a new CEO in the OPW. I understand Maurice Buckley has retired. I was going through this last night and saw that in respect of non-compliant procurement and security for the National Concert Hall, prefabricated accommodation for Macroom Garda station and an information kiosk in the Phoenix Park involved figures of €127,000 and €165,000. The OPW specialises in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The next nine items on the list are all related to non-compliant procurement. The first is No. 2518 B, correspondence from John O’Halloran, president of University College Cork, dated 11 April 2024. Members will see some of the items such as carpentry services, printing and dental services. No. 2520B is correspondence from Deirdre Keyes, chief executive of Kildare and Wicklow...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We are approaching the conclusion but there are a few more to go over. On the ETBs, many are modest in size and may not be able to have a dedicated person for that. However, one would imagine there is a basic set of procedures that an official, who would have other roles, would operate to when he or she is given the job of procurement. It is not that complicated to set out procurement...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: But the basics in terms of looking for-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: ETBs, compared with the old VECs, involve two to three counties and are bigger. They also have a bigger role and their budgets are far higher than they used to be.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: They are running many more facilities now. If one looks at Laois and Offaly ETB and what Laois VEC used to be, they are much different.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: The basic principles of procurement should be-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Moving on, there is one more ETB. It is No. 2532 with Ms Caitríona Murphy, chief executive officer of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. That is a similar situation. Again, there is a list of non-compliant procurements ranging in size from €146,000 to €54,000 for painting and decorating. They are not ones that should not be coming in as...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is in the years. I understand an emergency but I think from here out with this Department, we need to be able to see that. The word "emergency" is used a fair number of times down through the attached columns. From here out, there will need to be greater care taken of this and a greater examination of it to ensure that there is some level of competitiveness in securing these different...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Sorry, go ahead Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: When the Secretary General, Mr. Kevin McCarthy, was here he said that the service continues to be contracted outside compliant procurement. The document states: Facilities Management services are now subject to a procurement process for new sites acquired. A Facilities Management framework is currently being established. It seems they are just grappling with this now.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: No. 2537B is from Graham Doyle, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and is dated 16 April. It is proposed to note and publish this item. Mr. Doyle states in his letter that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage awarded 128 public contracts where the value exceeded €25,000, exclusive of VAT, to the value of €21.415...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We will ask for that to be included. Defence takes in the navy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we include as an item, since there is an issue coming up in relation to it, that what was the FCA and is now the Reserve Defence Force also be included. There may be some questions around that. The strength of the Reserve is down to a fraction of what it used to be. On 30 May, we will meet with the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board regarding its 2022 financial...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Debate adjourned.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (24 Apr 2024)

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Seanad Éireann has passed the Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023, without amendment.