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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: I would be interested because, obviously, it is really important that RTÉ comes under the remit of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. How long in general would it take for a body to come under its remit? How long does that take on the Comptroller and Auditor General's side? Is it just simply that we are waiting on the Bill? The other thing that stood out to me with...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Obviously, it increases the workload because it would be one of the big accounts. It is going to be important that there is a regulatory impact assessment and that there are appropriate resources.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: No. R2828 is from RTÉ. As I said earlier, it is an update on the settlements with regard to the scope section. When we were originally told about the time estimate on this, it was 15 years and then the next time we had an engagement, it had been reduced to three years. There has been ongoing engagement, and this is an update. We factored in a need to have updates and we need to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Yes, it is agreed. Realistically, it will probably be a very long meeting because there is a very large amount to go through but it is very important so it is absolutely agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I ask members to please note that this meeting will take place at 11 a.m. in committee room 4 on Tuesday. It is obviously unusual for us to have a second meeting in the week. In our usual time slot next Thursday, 24 October, we will engage with the Health Service Executive on the 2023 financial statements and chapter 17, which is on the Health Service Executive’s integrated financial...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I understand the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is not available to meet on 7 November. That was a meeting we particularly wanted to have because it is the biggest set of accounts that are outstanding. They are a year older than most accounts that come before the committee. Some of that may relate to some of the claims being made by the contractor. We particularly wanted...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: May I come in on that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We will try to get the board in on 14 November if-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Will we still be here?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: That is exactly the question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Is there any possibility of getting the board in at another time that week? I am just concerned. We obviously have no idea when the election will be called but that is the week the Finance Bill is due to be discussed in the finance committee and the election could potentially be called the following week. If this has been outstanding for this long and if it is such an issue of public...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: It is one of the very big ones, particularly given the set of accounts we are dealing with. There may well be an issue with the room.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: Could we try?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: We will try and will do so if we can, even if it means we have a second meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: I absolutely agree. It is important.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: At the meeting of 4 October, it was agreed to add meetings with the Department of Education and the Department of Transport to the work programme. I propose that we schedule these meetings for 14 and 21 November. Is that agreed? Agreed. A discussion document has been circulated with the proposals for future engagements, including engagements with the Department of Finance, the Office of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Mairead Farrell: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Murphy: The committee will now go into private session briefly before adjourning until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 22 October, when we will engage with the OPW.