Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 February 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is a straightforward request of the committee. Is it agreed that we do that? Agreed. I thank Deputy McAuliffe.

I will now move on to our work programme. Next week we will resume our engagement with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with specific focus on direct provision expenditure, international protection and emergency accommodation. On 23 February, we will engage with the Central Bank, representatives from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance in relation to Chapter 14 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2020: Assessment and collection of Insurance Compensation Fund levies and a report compiled under section 2 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 on the unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer. On 2 March, we will engage with the State Claims Agency in relation to its financial statements for 2021 and Chapter 20 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme. On 9 March, we will engage with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland regarding its financial statements.

If there are particular issues that members want to raise with any of these bodies I ask them to flag them well in advance with the secretariat and we will endeavour to have them on the agenda. The bodies should be aware of such issues before they come before the committee. Does any member wish to raise any other matter? Deputy Dillon has raised the issue of Inland Fisheries Ireland and asked that it be put on the work programme. We will put it on the list and we will try to get a date that is suitable.

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