Comptroller and Auditor Generals (Amendment) Bill – May 11th 2012
In all honesty, how can we look the people of this country in the eye and tell them that billions of their money is being spent in a manner
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Feb 24, 201217 min read
Speech given to – Chartered Accountants Ireland – Public Sector Forum
Speech given to – Chartered Accountants Ireland – Public Sector Forum February 22nd, 2012 I would like to thank the Institute of...
Feb 22, 20122 min read
Revenue’s bad advice cost State “significant money” in court action
Article taken from The Journal.ie
INCORRECT LEGAL ADVICE from the Revenue Commissioners resulted in the State taking expensive legal action
Feb 17, 20122 min read
McGuinness criticises councils for not profiting from waste collection
MICHAEL O’REGAN – The Irish Times – Friday, February 17, 2012
FIANNA FÁIL TD John McGuinness has criticised local authorities for failing t
Feb 14, 20122 min read
Department faces grilling on €43m ‘Bertie Bowl’ spend
By Tom Lyons
Sunday February 12 2012
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will grill the Department of Sport this week on how it managed to
Jan 16, 20123 min read
Head of public accounts body accuses union of trying to ‘muddy the waters’ in slush fund probe
THE head of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rounded on Siptu for trying to “muddy the waters” in the investigation of how a taxpayer
Nov 21, 20111 min read
Financial PAC chair questions Pensions Board value – RTE.ie
The chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee says he does not believe the Pensions Board offers value for money.The chairperson of the
Nov 21, 20112 min read
Croke Park deal ‘needs renegotiation’
The Irish Times – Saturday, November 19, 2011
MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent
THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and refor
Nov 21, 20111 min read
Pension regulator grilled by Dail
Article taken from IrishIndependent.ie
By Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor
Friday November 18 2011
THE value for money provided by
Nov 18, 201119 min read
Challenge and Change in the Public Sector
I have been asked to speak today on the subject of Challenge and Change in the Public Sector. I am more than happy to do so, because I belie
Nov 8, 20112 min read
Cowen favoured ‘big family names’
Article taken from the IrishTimes.com
By MARY MINIHAN
FORMER TAOISEACH and Fianna Fáil leader Brian Cowen was last night accused of favour
Nov 3, 20111 min read
NTMA ‘should have spoken sooner’ about €3.6bn blunder: McGuinness
Article taken from IrishExaminer.com
Wednesday, November 02, 2011 – 07:28 AM
Members of the opposition are calling for a full report on the
Nov 2, 20112 min read
PAC chair criticises Dept of Finance ‘culture of ignoring outside sources’ over €3.6bn error
Article taken from TheJournal.ie
THE CHAIRMAN OF the Public Accounts Committee has called for officials in the Department of Finance to exp
Nov 2, 20111 min read
McGuinness to seek meeting to explain €3.6bn accounting blunder
Article taken from IrishExaminer.com
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 – 07:05 PM
Public Accounts Committee chairman John McGuinness has said he wi
Nov 1, 20111 min read
PAC investigation urgent to bring clarity to €3.6bn ‘double count’ – McGuinness
Public Accounts Committee Chairman John McGuinness has said he will be seeking to hold a special meeting of the committee arising out of the
Oct 16, 20116 min read
McGuinness shows no fear taking on ‘rotten-to-the core’ civil service
Sunday October 16 2011 – Sunday Independent Top public sector staff are incompetent and have a toxic influence, the maverick TD tells Daniel
Oct 13, 20112 min read
PAC Chairman John McGuinness had said he will write to the Irish Red Cross
Article taken from RTE News
Public Accounts Committee Chairman John McGuinness had said he will write to the Irish Red Cross with the transc
Oct 12, 20111 min read
‘Faustian pact’ between ministers and public service
MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent – Irish Times 12/10/11
A Faustian pact developed over recent years between ministers and senior public
Oct 12, 20119 min read
Speech at Institute of Public Administration National Conference
Aviva, Dublin – 12/10/11
Theme of Conference – Developing a High Performance Public Service – Challenges and Choices
Oct 12, 20113 min read
McGuinness in fierce civil servant criticisms
The chairman of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee has launched a blistering attack on some top civil servants – accusing them of obs
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