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The Latest Breaking News from the Public Accounts Committee

Prince Andrew’s ‘opaque’ finances provoke calls for register of royal interests

Claims of refused FOI requests into Duke of York’s business dealings come as controversy over alleged Chinese spy continues

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor’s call for civil service savings will sound all too familiar to Whitehall

Rachel Reeves wants to drive efficiency savings as part of spending review – departments are used to the challenge

The Guardian - UK

$78m HR upgrade failure prompts call for tougher ministerial standards

The public accounts committee wants more personal accountability.

The Canberra Times

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Railways suffers loss due to injudicious procurement of machine by Patiala Locomotive: Parliament panel

Patiala Locomotive Works' procurement of a CNC machine caused a financial loss of ₹25.43 crore to the Railways, says PAC report.

The Hindu

At least 700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment, report states

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades

Evening Standard

DfE’s lack of information on schools concrete crisis ‘shocking’, says MPs

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades.

The Independent UK

MPs have ‘no confidence’ in promises made about new hospital programme

The Public Accounts Committee said the programme ‘will not deliver all 40 new hospitals by 2030’.

The Independent UK

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Next HS2 boss could be paid more than predecessor's £677,000

Sir Jon Thompson, executive chairman of HS2 Ltd, told the Public Accounts Committee the salary to be offered for the vacant role is being assessed

Evening Standard

Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift pressure to elsewhere in system – MPs

The Government’s current business case for reform of the asylum system is ‘incomplete and unrealistic’, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

The Independent UK

BTC issue: I will stick to PAC recommendation, says H.K. Patil

Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H:K: Patil on Thursday said he would stick to the recommendations made by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the State Legislature in 2020 on the cancellation of the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) licence and development of the BTC area as a park on…

The Hindu

Staff shortages and work pressure blocking mental health improvements – report

The Public Accounts Committee has given a number of recommendations to NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Independent UK

RTE executive denies misleading committee on knowledge of Tubridy deal

Interim deputy director general Adrian Lynch insisted he had been ‘completely truthful’ in his evidence to the Public Accounts Committee in Dublin.

The Independent UK

New RTE DG Kevin Bakhurst faces Oireachtas Committee over payments scandal today

Kevin Bakhurt, RTE's new Director General, will be grilled by TDs at the Public Accounts Committee about his plans for the future of the national broadcaster.

Irish Mirror

What happens next for Ryan Tubridy and will he get RTE job back? Latest in secret payment scandal

The former Late Late Show host addressed two Oireachtas committees on Tuesday over the RTE payments scandal, which revealed he received €345,000 in non-disclosure payments over a five-year period.

Irish Mirror

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Dublin pubs packed with punters to watch Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly Oireachtas grilling

"We’d be busy for lunch everyday anyhow but we got a lot of phone calls on Monday asking if they came in, would we show it."

Irish Mirror

Punters pack into pubs to watch Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly Oireachtas grilling

"We’d be busy for lunch everyday anyhow but we got a lot of phone calls on Monday asking if they came in, would we show it."

The Independent UK

Ryan Tubridy offers to pay back controversial payments at centre of RTE ‘fiasco’

The presenter spoke about how he had been upset at the frenzy around the issues, and claimed he had been ‘publicly cancelled’.

Irish Mirror

Ryan Tubridy describes last three weeks as 'beyond difficult' as RTE star and agent Noel Kelly tell of 'horrendous abuse'

The talent agent and the former Late Late Show host are being grilled by the Public Accounts Committee over the RTE payments scandal

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Dublin Live

Ryan Tubridy's emotional defence as he appears before Oireachtas Committee

The former-Late Late Show launched an emotional defence after appeared before the Public Accounts Committee as part of a probe into the state broadcaster's payments scandal

The Independent UK

Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project – MPs

In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport ‘does not know what it is trying to achieve’.

The Independent UK

Interim RTE boss apologises for ‘drip-feed’ of information

The broadcaster’s board chairwoman told the committee she was ‘deeply unhappy at the evident pattern of inconsistency’ from the executive.

Dublin Live

Dail demands Tubridy's attendance at meeting over payment scandal

PAC chairman made the callout to Mr Tubridy and other ex-executives from RTE, including the last chief, Dee Forbes, during a Dail debate on Tuesday evening.

Irish Mirror

Did RTE secret payment scandal influence Ryan Tubridy's Late Late Show exit? Full timeline of events

Tubridy told a newspaper he had no plans to step down from The Late Late Show just days before he quit

Irish Mirror

Ryan Tubridy invited to Dail committee for grilling over RTE €345k secret payments controversy

PAC chairman made the callout to Mr Tubridy and other ex-executives from RTE, including the last chief, Dee Forbes, during a Dail debate on Tuesday evening.

Dublin Live

Dublin Metrolink bill already at €300m despite no construction

The Public Accounts Committee have been left "frustrated" at the lack of progress

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