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Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Irish Water is a State monopoly. Does Mr. Tierney have a problem with its being subject to the freedom of information regime from its initiation?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Would Mr. Tierney have any difficulty if the legislation were changed to allow the Comptroller and Auditor General, as opposed to one of the major consultancy companies, to carry out Irish Water's annual audit?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: In her opening statement Ms Tallon indicated that the Department had set down classes of activities to be reported on during 2013, but this did not identify spending on external or consultancy resources. Why was this element not included in the classes of activities on which reports are required this year?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Is Ms Tallon saying the Department did not ask the question about whether money was being spent on consultants or otherwise?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: I have some brief supplementary questions. I thank the Minister for the specifics. With regard to the ESRI and the IPA, I have no basis for suggesting there are any top-ups or something out of order but I just want confirmation. It is interesting that the Minister said the Committee of Public Accounts has asked him to engage on this matter. We should not be asked to vote in the Dáil...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: The covers the top-up-type issue. Consider the pensions provided by the two organisations. The Comptroller and Auditor General produces the audited accounts of the ESRI. He makes the point that the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 deals with pensions and enables the Minister for Finance to make good any deficiency in the relevant pension scheme if contributions paid...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Okay.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: I will make all my remarks in a single intervention. Perhaps Deputy Mary Lou McDonald would be able to ask all her questions together. I note in his opening address the Minister stated the Government has indicated that in the course of 2014 it will undertake comprehensive reviews of both current and capital expenditure.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: That will be done in advance of the budget. I presume that will allow increases in expenditure ceiling. Will the deficit targets still remain the same? I have a number of specific questions on the Estimates, which flow from the Department's briefing document. The Minister has tried to create the impression that things are at the same level, but the provisional outturn last year was...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 41 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Perhaps we will group our questions within the time limit.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved under the summer works scheme initiative 2014 for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have been enrolled to date in the single public service pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Service is allowed provide test results to persons so they know how they performed in their aptitude tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is attending a part-time education course is eligible for jobseeker's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1122/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 864. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will issue for a knee replacement at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois under the PTL initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1327/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: 911. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1789/14]

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Seán Fleming: If business cases are to be made by the end of January and have to go to the Department of Health and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, it looks like it will be next summer before we get to the end of the report. I have a general question on which the deputation might advise the committee. Let us suppose someone was in the employment of the State, a public servant, and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Seán Fleming: Were any of the people in section 44 organisations required to be subject to public service pension abatement in the period under review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Seán Fleming: I am referring to section 44 bodies. The HSE officials probably know the answer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration (19 Dec 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is the HSE aware whether any of them was a public servant before?