Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy.

No. 467B is correspondence dated 8 May from Mr. Noel Waters, Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality regarding a request for information on receipt of a motion by the committee from Clare County Council. The note is quite a comprehensive response to issues on the cost of administration in respect of fixed charge notices. There are ongoing attempts to address the issues, which will be assisted by the commencement of Part 3 of the 2010 Act on 1 June. Is it agreed to note and publish, and forward a copy to Clare County Council? Agreed.

Nos. 468B(i) and (ii) is correspondence dated 8 May from Mr. John Barrett. I will hold this over until the end of this business.

Nos. 474B(i) to (vi) is correspondence dated 9 May from Ms Mary Higgins, chief executive officer of Caranua providing follow-up information to our meeting on 13 April. It includes a note on the Towards Healing organisation, a breakdown of the budget for travel and subsistence, a note on agency staff employed, a list of the internal and external audit reports and costs associated with each, a note on the rent to be paid for the forthcoming move of premises, a note on liaison officers and a note on the board meeting held in April 2016 at which the financial position of the organisation was discussed. There is considerable information in this. I propose we note and publish it for the moment but we will come back to it next week.

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