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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: They think we can sort out everything. An individual wrote to us about this issue. We did not go to the county councils on it. All we did was write to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government because we just deal with Departments. The councils receive their funding from the Department so we asked it to give us information on it. We are not investigating the matter but are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is good to put that on the record and I thank Deputy Murphy for that. The next item, No. 873C is correspondence dated 3 November 2017 from Mr. Tom Hogan, HSE consultant, clarifying elements of a letter received by the committee from HSE management on consultants' pay. We will note and publish that. Item No. 874C (i) to (iv) is correspondence dated 6 November 2017 from Mr. Michael...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: No because ETBI does not have a major role. It receives very little funding and is just an umbrella group. It has no function in terms of funding. It is simply an association of the ETBs. It provides some information and training courses but it has no governance role. The HEA and the Department are the ones with a direct role in this area. We considered this matter previously but...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, to the tune of €168,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, but the key body in terms of overseeing the ETBs is the Department. ETBI does not have any role in overseeing-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: What I would suggest is that we ask the Department about the role of ETBI and if we want to pursue it further, we can do so. ETBI is not scheduled to come before us next Thursday.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We have written to the ETBI and it has given us its financial statements, which we have just noted. Subscriptions amount to €571,000 and I suspect those subscriptions come from the ETBs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: Conferences and seminars are listed here. Core funding from the Department amounts to €168,000. ETB shared services amounts to €140,000. ETBI gets quite a bit of funding from the Department. The majority of its funding comes directly from the Department or directly from the ETBs. We will raise this matter at the forthcoming meeting and can pursue it further with the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We have written to Deloitte and are awaiting a response. We will watch that space.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We can come back to it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: No, we are awaiting that
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We have received information on that but it arrived very late, which is why it is not on today's schedule. It will be on next week's schedule.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: It did arrive but just not in time for yesterday's circulation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We are following up on the last issue straightaway. Yesterday, the HEA issued a statement on Dr. Richard Thorn's independent review of certain matters and allegations relating to the University of Limerick. We received the letter too late to circulate. In any event it was publicised in the media yesterday and we will just note two or three points. We will come back and discuss it in more...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: What we made clear the last day was the final report presented by a professional firm like Deloitte to the HSE is the property of the HSE. The working papers and earlier drafts are the property of Deloitte but we have now written to it. We have not had a reply back. It has been in contact with the clerk but we have no definitive word.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: That has been done. It is aware of that. I would hope that we would have a proper response by next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: We are awaiting that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: There has been direct contact between Deloitte and the committee secretariat. We not got a formal response yet. It is being watched on a daily basis. We will come back to it next week. We will make a point of making sure that issue is on our agenda for next week. The next item is statements received since the last meeting. The Cork Institute of Technology 2016 accounts have a clear...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: Ask the Comptroller and Auditor General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2017)
Seán Fleming: If the Deputy wants, she can take it up directly with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in her own time, but if she wants to come back to the committee we will follow it up as well.