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

Brian Stanley: Go ahead.

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

Brian Stanley: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for that. Is it agreed to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of our minutes. I will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been...

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

Brian Stanley: I am not sure about that. We will seek clarity on that.

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

Brian Stanley: I will move on to No. 2528. That is from Ms Oonagh McPhillips, Secretary General of the Department of Justice, and it is dated 12 April. Ms McPhillips is providing information to the committee that we requested regarding non-compliant procurement. It is proposed to note and publish this item of correspondence. I have flagged the item and Deputy Catherine Murphy has as well. Is it agreed...

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

Brian Stanley: That is agreed. I call Deputy Catherine Murphy on No. 2528.

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

Brian Stanley: It is No. 2528. I want to comment briefly on it. It is in relation to non-compliant procurement. The ten contracts awarded were in place at a value of €2.369 million. Of the ones listed, there is over €1 million for Word Perfect - a contract awarded with an interpretation service that is drawn down. Ms McPhillips sets out there corrective action. The Department has...

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

Brian Stanley: It is dated 12 April. Sorry, No. 2527 is one as well, but the one we are on at the moment is No. 2528.

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

Brian Stanley: Okay. Has the Deputy No. 2528 available to her?

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

Brian Stanley: Here you go.

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...