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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: They are scheduled to meet later this month. The steering group, which involves the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is scheduled to meet later this month to discuss the draft report and determine the next step. That is not a commitment to finalise it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: This query is on our desk because we as a committee wrote to them on 11 September to say that we wanted this information to complete our periodic report. At this point, they are holding up the committee in its work on completing our periodic report. It is only as a result of that that they are now saying that they will meet next month. If we had not contacted it, I wonder if this steering...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: In other words, we want a copy of the minutes of the meetings of that steering group since its initiation. We want to know who the chairperson is, the date of the next scheduled meeting and the timetable to complete the work. They are holding up the Committee of Public Accounts in completing our work and we contacted them. Had we not done that, we might not even be aware of this. That is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: When we get issues like that and are told they will be sent to the European Commission, they could be there for two months or three years. I do not know. We want an update for 8 December. We are not leaving before Christmas without knowing. We will track it on a periodic basis. When any of these issues come in, the matter is looked at, and we want to hear about them in two months. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Horse Racing Ireland?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will log that to have an update in early December.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Maybe the liaison officer would circulate a note. We will ask the officer liaising between the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and our committee to circulate a note on that issue rather than going around the houses asking the Departments and everyone else. That will be sent out to us during the week and we are going to keep track of it. Next is No.1657 B from Ms Mary Lawlor,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: This is the second letter in a row from a senior public body where we asked a specific question and have been given a detail in respect of a fraction of the question. Here we are told the OPW has advised that expenditure to date is €14.1 million. Then they give us a remark about Garda overtime which might be approximately €5.2 million. We need a breakdown of the €14.1...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will do that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We hope so. We will ask for that to be confirmed but we would expect that. I call Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Can we have that again?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We want to get 100% collection of that amount.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes, 100% collection of that. I thank the Deputy for raising that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: I have not started.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: I am sorry Deputy. This has been going on for 16 years. I want to say to the Accounting Officer that it says something about how the Department of Education and Skills follows up issues relating to taxpayers' money. I hope it does not have broader implications across the public service. As a result of our previous meeting, the committee asked for a breakdown report by report. On 23 July,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes, the deadlines that we were given.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Ó Foghlú gave us a commitment after due consideration. The question is what has happened? Did he not give proper consideration when he provided the initial deadlines or has something happened in the meantime? We want to know. I will finish the record then and speed matters up a bit. This is no better. Appendix 2 lists properties accepted for transfer under the 2009...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes. That is what has happened for 14 consecutive years. It is not going to continue. Somebody has to call a halt. I am saying to the Department of Education and Skills that the Office of the Chief State Solicitor or whichever State body has responsibility is not getting the business done from a legal perspective. I do not want to have to bring Mr. Ó Foghlú back before the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: There are two aspects to this. The legal fees were €94,340 and the cost of the investigating team was €305,320.34, giving a total cost of €399,660.34. There were no significant indirect costs because the members of the review group were all external to the service. We will note and publish that information. On the charging of residents for incontinence wear, we will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: I met the family concerned during the summer and I accept that we cannot leave matters as they stand. Perhaps we could publish the note with caveats attached and members could meet them outside the setting of the Committee of Public Accounts. It might be the case that they do not want the matter brought to a public meeting of the committee.