Results 11,201-11,220 of 34,729 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Attention is drawn to instances of non-compliance with public procurement guidelines.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Does it constitute the full amount or are they samples? The HSE only has a sample.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Or not organised.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: On procurement, it goes without saying we are meant to be looking at non-compliance, of which there are so many instances. We will come back to the issue. We would probably like to have a summary of the accounts of all of the bodies with procurement issues on a spreadsheet. It is an issue with which we must deal because we cannot hop on it every week and never do anything about it. It is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is a clear audit opinion in respect of Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium Limited, Waterford Greyhound Racing Company Limited and Youghal Greyhound Racing Company Limited. There is a clear audit opinion in respect of the National Oil Reserves Agency which ensures Ireland meets its obligations to maintain minimum stocks of oil. There is also a clear audit opinion in respect of the Western...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is a clear audit opinion in respect of it. The next item concerns the Pensions Authority, in respect of which there is a clear audit opinion. There is also a clear audit opinion in respect of Teilifís na Gaeilge, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority, the National Transport Authority and Microfinance Ireland....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Out of curiosity, I will ask the secretariat to circulate a copy of the accounts to the committee. Members can look at them if they want to do so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Do funds of people who die intestate also go into it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We have started a conversation about people who died intestate and where their money went. This item really concerns companies that are no more and there is nobody left to claim. It is the corporate version.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We discussed this issue last year. If somebody comes back within a 25-year period and can prove that he or she is the one remaining shareholder, that he or she has been living in Australia and realises the building the company owned has been sold, he or she can claim back the money. It is a little like the Dormant Accounts Fund. It probably happens very little, but in theory, there is that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is there a qualified audit opinion because of that issue?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: The next item concerns the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, Caranua, in respect of which there is a clear audit opinion, but attention is drawn to ongoing weaknesses in the board's control over grant payments. I will ask the secretariat to circulate the financial statements to the committee because this issue has come up previously.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Has the Comptroller and Auditor General received the 2017 financial statements?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: They are a little behind. We will circulate them to members because somebody might want to take a closer look at them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: A total of €3 million or €4 million still has to be paid.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is, because it is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and is under the remit of this committee. That is why the account is here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General can give us an estimated date next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We might schedule a meeting once we have seen the 17 accounts. It is definitely within the remit of this committee, as is everything I am mentioning this morning. The next item is from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. It has a clear audit opinion, but attention is drawn to expenditure on goods and services that were not procured by way of a competitive process, and weaknesses in the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is a very substantial sum. It seeks to ensure a fair market for everyone in the country rather than allowing companies to cherry-pick customers. The principle is good. The next item concerns the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. It has a clear audit opinion, although costs of superannuation entitlements are accounted for as they become payable rather than in the year the entitlements...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is a typo.