Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment

10:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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That is fine, but as the Chairman I am saying that the freedom of information legislation that was passed by the Oireachtas does not cover the Vote for the President's Establishment. If Deputy Cullinane has an issue, then the matter should be raised in the Oireachtas, not with the Accounting Officer.

I will cut to chase and put it this way. We decided to exempt Áras an Uachtaráin.