Organisation: Public Accounts Committee

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Horse Racing - Huntingdon Racecourse
Horseracing body to tell PAC jockey fund transfer was ‘isolated incident’
IHRB CEO Darragh O'Loughlin became aware of the issue last year before a meeting with the Public Accounts Committee

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

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Supreme Court dismisses Angela Kerins' appeal for Dáil documents in damages claim
The case arises out of her treatment at a 2014 Public Accounts Committee amid controversy over her €240,000 salary

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

New National Children's Hospital Site
Irish Examiner view: Fiasco over children's hospital must never be repeated
If there was one note of hope following the litany of woes that has beset the project, it came from Tánaiste Micheál Martin, who said that the Government would not roll over on further demands for funding

Fri, 31 May, 2024

UL officials keen to enlighten Dáil committee on €5.3m overspend on student housing
UL officials keen to enlighten Dáil committee on €5.3m overspend on student housing
For the first time in three appearances since June 2021, the officials present seemed keen to shed as much light on matters as possible rather than hiding behind obfuscation

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Harris vows to resolve crises engulfing third level institutions
Harris vows to resolve crises engulfing third level institutions
Issuing a firm warning, Mr Harris said he expects all universities to co-operate in full with any investigations, including a probe by the Public Accounts Committee into how millions of euro in funding has been spent

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Public Accounts Committee on oversight and governance of funding to the Football Association of Ireland
How a 'throwaway remark' led to FAI chief receiving almost €12k in lieu of 12 days' holidays
The FAI showed up to the Public Accounts Committee with a mission of demonstrating the John Delaney years are firmly in the rearview mirror. Instead, it scored an embarrassing own-goal

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

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Revenue bid to 'educate' online influencers about tax obligations
'If you’re getting an income in money or in-kind, you're liable to the self-assessment system,' warns tax authority chairman

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Stephen Donnelly says Cabinet will sanction more money for national children's hospital
Stephen Donnelly says Cabinet will sanction more money for national children's hospital
Further funding comes on top of recent €40m cashflow memo, as health minister describes relationship between the NPHDB and BAM as 'very difficult'

Mon, 01 Jan, 2024

22/11/2011 Public Sector Finance Summits
PAC meeting cancelled after health boss Robert Watt said he was too unwell to attend
Committee had been due to meet with the health service representatives to discuss enormous hole in the health budget for 2024

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

RTE pay revelations
PAC rejects RTÉ's conditional offer of a summary of memo on Ryan Tubridy payments
Committee chair Brian Stanley said the PAC is imposing a deadline of next Monday for a response from the broadcaster

Thu, 09 Nov, 2023

RTE pay revelations
RTÉ offers to release details of Noel Kelly memo to PAC provided it is not published
The broadcaster’s director general Kevin Bakhurst has written to the committee about a memo drafted regarding a meeting between former director general Dee Forbes and agent Noel Kelly

Wed, 08 Nov, 2023

RTE pay revelations
Ryan Tubridy pay scandal: Cost of three reviews into RTÉ’s finances hits €500k
Cost of review into State broadcaster's finances, by consultants Grant Thornton, amounts to almost €500,000.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Estate agent giving house keys to customer and sign agreement in office.
Government defends 'incredibly poor value for money' HAP scheme 
The government has defended the Housing Assistance Payment for social housing provision saying that to acquire properties instead would require “very, very large numbers” of homes to be bought.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

New National Children's Hospital Site
National Children’s Hospital to cost 'substantially' more than €2bn 
Dáil committee hears a new timeline for substantial completion of the project of end October 2024 is 'achievable'

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

Housing Construction - Stock
Nama boss: House building here will remain 'challenging' for some time 
Nama has often been criticised over its 14-year history for the relatively low returns it has made in turns of creating affordable housing for the population

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

Government to receive interim report on RTÉ barter account this week 
Government to receive interim report on RTÉ barter account this week 
It comes as TDs and senators privately criticised Media Minister Catherine Martin for being “missing in action” over recent developments about the national broadcaster

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Ryan Tubridy at Public Accounts Committee
Kevin Bakhurst to make decision on Ryan Tubridy's RTÉ future 'as quickly as possible'
Director general tells Public Accounts Committee  that as of this week there is no salary being paid to the former 'Late Late Show' host

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Grant Thornton finds no other RTÉ stars benefited from additional  payments 
Grant Thornton finds no other RTÉ stars benefited from additional  payments 
The Grant Thornton report finds that in respect of 2008 to 2016, there are 'no errors in the published remuneration figures by RTÉ for Mr Tubridy'

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

RTE pay revelations
PAC to question RTÉ executives after original testimony 'blown out of the water'
Meanwhile, it has been reported that RTÉ could sell off its Montrose campus in Dublin

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Tubridy hits back at being made 'poster boy' for RTÉ scandal
Tubridy hits back at being made 'poster boy' for RTÉ scandal
While the former Late Late Show host told an Oireachtas committee he could be 'out of a job by Friday', new director general Kevin Bakhurst insisted this would not be the case

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly invited to appear before PAC
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly invited to appear before PAC
Mr Tubridy and Mr Kelly are set to be questioned on the presenter's agreement with RTÉ that saw him receive additional payments that were not disclosed in official records between 2017 and 2022

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

RTÉ spending €800k per year on vehicle rental and servicing
RTÉ spending €800k per year on vehicle rental and servicing
RTÉ currently has a fleet of 63 vehicles, including 42 owned by the broadcaster

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Shocking lack of oversight
Irish Examiner view: Shocking lack of oversight
RTÉ culture

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

RTÉ executives invited to media committee once again
RTÉ executives invited to media committee once again
The committee met yesterday and has decided to formally invite RTÉ executives, who appeared on Wednesday, back next week

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

5/5/2010. Gerry Ryans Wakes
Cianan Brennan: After a tumultuous week, RTÉ can expect no let-up in the days ahead 
This is a scandal that could run and run, not least because of the sheer presence of the organisation in Irish people’s lives

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Looking for the truth in RTÉ payments scandal is like 'nailing jelly to the wall'
Elaine Loughlin: Looking for the truth in RTÉ payments scandal is like 'nailing jelly to the wall'
After almost nine hours of intense grilling over two days, we still do not know how and why an unusual workaround to pay the country's top-paid presenter even more money came about

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Trainer Gordon Elliott appears before IHRB referrals committee
Irish Examiner view: Concerns over governance in horseracing 
Dáil public accounts committee puts the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board in the spotlight 

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Denis Egan 13/6/2020
Horseracing body failed to outline large exit payment to former chief executive
Denis Egan was paid a termination payment of €384,870 in September 2021, around €141,000 more than he was entitled to under a voluntary redundancy scheme.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Transparency is what we need now
Irish Examiner view: Transparency is what we need now
The muti-faceted and may yet have one obvious bonus for the taxpayer.

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

PAC to summon up to 10 current and former RTÉ staff as part of payments probe
PAC to summon up to 10 current and former RTÉ staff as part of payments probe
The Public Accounts Committee is to call up to 10 people either employed by or who are former employees of before it in a bid to get to the bottom of the saga involving undeclared payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

New National Children's Hospital Site
Children's Hospital board accused of 'feeding into sense of chaos' around project
Public Accounts Committee chair called on the board to release minutes of its meetings, saying: 'This is a matter of huge concern. The lack of transparency around this, the fact that minutes are not being made available is of concern'

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

State 'would prefer to own homes rather than subsidising rentals' but it would cost 'billions' 
State 'would prefer to own homes rather than subsidising rentals' but it would cost 'billions' 
Secretary general of the Department of Housing said such a financial commitment could amount to €8,000 a year per property, which he described as 'a huge exchequer investment' if paid up front

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Housing Department chief to explain how it left €246m unspent amid housing crisis
Housing Department chief to explain how it left €246m unspent amid housing crisis
Department secretary general Graham Doyle will tell Oireachtas public accounts committee about the causes of the underspend

Thu, 01 Jun, 2023

Update: Governance committee at UL to 'enhance decision-making'
Update: Governance committee at UL to 'enhance decision-making'
University president and deputy announce creation of 'strategic governance committee' to deal with 'outstanding issues'

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Irish Examiner View: University of Limerick's financial affairs are brought to book
Irish Examiner View: University of Limerick's financial affairs are brought to book
Questions remain about decision-making at an institution when its governing authority has not seen a report on one of the biggest controversies in that institution’s history

Fri, 19 May, 2023

UL President does not deserve pity for her Oireachtas performance
UL President does not deserve pity for her Oireachtas performance
President of the University of Limerick, Professor Kerstin Mey's answers were at best inadequate, at worst incoherent, writes Cianan Brennan

Fri, 19 May, 2023

University of Limerick site purchase lacked formal procedures, says KPMG report
University of Limerick site purchase lacked formal procedures, says KPMG report
A marquee report into the controversial acquisition by the University of Limerick (UL) of a high-profile city centre site recommended that all such transactions go through an approvals process before being presented to the governing ...

Thu, 18 May, 2023

High-profile Garda bureaus forced to work from temporary offices costing €470,000
High-profile Garda bureaus forced to work from temporary offices costing €470,000
Temporary accommodation needed after construction over-runs at building in Garda HQ in Phoenix Park and at Clyde House in Blanchardstown, where both bureaus should have been accommodated last November

Fri, 12 May, 2023

HSE chose patients over 'financial risk' in ventilator orders, spending watchdog hears
HSE chose patients over 'financial risk' in ventilator orders, spending watchdog hears
The HSE ordered 3,500 ventilators at the outbreak of the pandemic, 10 times more than what was needed and 1,500 more than had been officially sanctioned

Thu, 11 May, 2023

An Bord Pleanala / Cobblestone
An Bord Pleanála internal inquiry seeks ‘to learn’ from ‘particularly difficult’ 2022
New chairwoman Oonagh Buckley to appear at Public Accounts Committee

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

Settlement between State and PwC over Quinn Insurance collapse to reach €83m
Settlement between State and PwC over Quinn Insurance collapse to reach €83m
Dáil committee heard the final settlement of €54m and reimbursement of security of costs in the amount of €29m had been fully remitted by PwC, but that 'significant' legal costs, likely in the region of €25m, mean the final figure received by the State will amount to much less

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023

New social enterprises database 'totally separate' from Benefacts
New social enterprises database 'totally separate' from Benefacts
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was criticised over its decision last year to shut Benefacts, on which State agencies relied for free financial information 

Thu, 30 Mar, 2023

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
Watchdog still does not know final cost of children's hospital
Budget responsibility 'rests with the Department of Health', which has yet to deliver final cost estimates for the facility, due to open next year

Fri, 24 Mar, 2023

13 new centres for international protection applicants opened without notice since September
13 new centres for international protection applicants opened without notice since September
Data shows 55 centres opened in last six months as pressure on asylum system intensifies

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023

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