Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The next item is Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, ETB.

Again, we will write to Galway and Roscommon ETB for a detailed explanation on the non-compliance with national procurement rules for €894,000. The next item is the National Haemophilia Council and a clear audit opinion. Finally, we have a special account established under section 4 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 insurance scheme and a clear audit opinion.

Those three accounts were certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General in mid-December and were laid before the Oireachtas three months later. We complain about them not getting to the Comptroller and Auditor General on time. Will he explain to us why there are three months between him certifying them and the accounts being laid before the Oireachtas? It is bad for public accountability and traceability that there is a three-month lacuna. What is the process?