FPAC meets Health Care Agency and PUC |07 July 2023
Meeting with the PUC team
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly recently met with the chief executive of the Health Care Agency (HCA), Dr Danny Louange, and a delegation from the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) headed by its chief executive Joel Valmont.
Members of the FPAC present during the meeting with Dr Louange were the leader of the opposition and chairperson of FPAC, Hon. Sebastien Pillay; vice-chairperson Hon. Terence Mondon; Hon. Richard Labrosse, Hon. George Romain, Hon. Conrad Gabriel and Hon. Sandy Arissol.
The FPAC was primarily concerned with the donation of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine in accordance with bilateral agreements.
Members were given the opportunity to ask questions concerning the new MRI and steps being taken in preparation for its arrival and subsequent use.
Subsequently, the FPAC will be meeting with the Ministry of Finance regarding the status of the R50 million allocation in the supplementary budget of 2022 for the procurement of a new MRI.
The FPAC also sought an update on the implementation of projects under the purview of the HCA.
Besides CEO Valmont, the PUC delegation during the meeting with the FPAC comprised deputy CEO Doreen Bradburn; legal officer Michelle Marguerite; and procurement director Noemie Chetty.
The first topic discussed concerned a report of the Ombudsman regarding the procurement and tender processes of desalination plants at the Providence Industrial Estate and Anse Boileau in 2017.
Discussions also included insurance on the loss of armored cables and the recuperation of the losses incurred.
The FPAC was informed that R1 million of the losses incurred has been recuperated.
Members were given the opportunity to pose pertinent questions and get clarifications on both topics.
FPAC members present for the meeting with the PUC delegation were Hon. Sebastien Pillay, Hon. Terence Mondon, Hon. Richard Labrosse, Hon. George Romain, and Hon. Conrad Gabriel.
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