Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a technical adjustment. It was not captured in the Supplementary Estimate of December of that year and when the audit later came up there was an issue with procedures requiring Oireachtas approval retrospectively. It happened to be small amount though it could have been bigger. It is a technical adjustment so I ask Mr. McCarthy to prepare a note in advance of the committee meeting next Thursday. We will write to the Accounting Officer for his views on the matter. We have two documents here for next week and we can formally note them and refer them to the Minister for Finance and the Dáil to give technical approval. It is a technical matter but it is the first time we have heard of it. We learn something new every day.