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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will look for the proposed dates for the transfer of each of the properties.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will write to ask for the dates on which it is proposed that the properties will be transferred. We will also ask whether they are in use. We will get all of the information and collate it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: That is quite obvious.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will ask for the dates on which it is proposed to transfer the properties and information on whether they are occupied and their status.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will ask that question also.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will ask those four questions. No. 562B is correspondence, dated 7 June 2017, from Bord na gCon, including the minutes of the meetings of the national greyhound consultative forum in March, July and November 2016 and a summary of the points made during the initial consultation on the question of incentivising ownership. Is the correspondence noted?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: At last.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is good to see that there is racing again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We all have reservations about the board.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: It is not, but there is racing again in Dublin. The barking mad period will continue-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree. We will do that. The HSE does not have it either so maybe we will give time to everyone to consider it for a few minutes. We will get copies printed and give some to the witnesses and to committee members and we will take ten minutes to consider it. We know that the witnesses cannot be 100% comprehensive about this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have no problem with that. We will get them printed and let everyone read them. Do we allow the HSE have a copy of it now as well?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will give the witnesses copies of it but they will not be able to respond in detail to some of the issues in it. It is important that everyone read it. We will take time to read it when we finish dealing with the correspondence. No. 566C is correspondence, dated 7 June 2017, from the chairman of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, stating that it will engage with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay, that is fair enough. I will now display on the screen the statements and accounts received since the previous meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes, it was No. 559C.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Department is in on 13 July – a great date, as it is my birthday – in addition to the Department of Justice and Equality.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We can deal with it then. The Courts Service, the Garda Commissioner and the Department of Justice and Equality are also in that day. That will be a long day.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will move on to the statements and accounts received since the previous meeting. Five accounts and statements received are shown on the screens. They include those of the HSE, which is before us today. The Insolvency Service of Ireland received a clear audit opinion. Sport Ireland also got a clear audit opinion. The National Asset Management Agency got a clear audit opinion but...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Can we get a note on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Jun 2017)

Alan Kelly: Okay, that is fair enough. The HSE got a clear audit opinion. Attention was drawn to disclosures by the HSE regarding a significant level of non-competitive procurement. There was a lack of evidence of competitive procurement in relation to 49% by value of a sample of payments worth €30.8 million. That is quite significant.