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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to our committee, and he is accompanied today by Mr. Patrick Mullen, senior auditor. I have received apologies from Deputy Alan Kelly, who was a Minister in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government until quite recently. He has asked for his apologies to be recorded here...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is unsatisfactory.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Can we follow up on that? We asked for a more comprehensive reply about two weeks ago, so we will follow this up again today. Category C correspondence relates to private individuals and other correspondence. No. 309C, dated 21 February 2017, was received from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, regarding the building of a new...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Even though he is saying that it is late, it is good that he is being upfront about it at this stage. Others have not been as upfront. We will note that. Correspondence dated 24 February from Sage, which is the support and advocacy service for older people, relates to fees and charges associated with nursing homes. This will certainly be a useful piece of information for our forthcoming...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is on behalf of staff.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely, so we will ask for a full and comprehensive reply and for the matter to be resolved, with a reply within seven days.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We do not know the circumstances behind this letter. We need a response. In fairness to the people who have gone through a difficult period, they are entitled to a response within seven days at this point. We are not going to keep adjourning it. We will tell them that there is a seven day turnaround and we will be raising it here next week and asking where the response is if we have not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: What is the name of the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Yes, and Caranua has taken over from the redress board. We will have a special meeting about that special report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: This has come up several times before and the Comptroller and Auditor General has produced a special report which is due to be published next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is guaranteed. A special report will require a separate meeting. The Caranua letter relates to that issue. The next item on the agenda is No. 4, reports, statements and accounts received since the last meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: To whom would we write?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The person who wrote in last week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: To the previous correspondent.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I suggest the committee draft a letter. The Deputy can liaise with the secretariat to make sure it fully and directly covers the point he is making.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is agreed. The next item is No. 4, reports, statements and accounts received since the last meeting. The first item concerns the Mental Health Commission, for which there is a clear audit opinion. However, there is a note in the financial statements on payments totalling €205,000 to a commission employee in respect of paid leave granted to finish a fixed-term contract. Are...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: When we see a figure like this, we will write to the Mental Health Commission to ask for a detailed note on it. When we receive it, we can consider the matter. The next item concerns the Private Residential Tenancy Board, for which there is a clear audit opinion on the accounts for 2015. The next item concerns the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, for which there is a clear audit...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Under which Department does it come?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The next item concerns the Inland Fisheries Board, for which there is a clear audit opinion on the 2015 accounts. The next item concerns Bord na gCon, for which there is a clear audit opinion on the 2015 accounts, but it is noted that the board considers preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis remains appropriate based on ongoing State funding, increases in profits...