Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The next item is St. Patrick's College and again we have a clear audit report. There is also a repeat of the issues relating to the funding of pensions and to procurement. A total of €884,000 did not go through the proper competitive tendering process.

The next item is the National Transport Authority, NTA. The authority has recognised losses of €975,000 relating to leased premises vacated by the authority and subsequently re-let at a lower rent than the authority's obligation. The cost comprises expenditure of €225,000 up to the end of December 2015 and a provision in the 2015 accounts in the amount of €750,000 in respect of the remaining term of the lease. We will write directly to the NTA and ask for a detailed explanation of how it got itself into that position.