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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: The approval of?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Those are good points. The next item is No. 759C, correspondence from Catherine Murphy enclosing correspondence sent to several members of the committee on an individual making a complaint against a commercial bank relating to overcharging. Members of the committee will agree that overcharging by banks is a serious matter. In this case the bank is not in public ownership and, therefore, it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Let me go to the particular item of correspondence, No. 768. There is a reply from the Department of Justice and Equality. Essentially, this is one of the first issues in terms of how to deal with a protected disclosure in the Prison Service. The person involved was not happy and used the legislation to get an external reviewer to examine the case. The external reviewer is a retired...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Money goes out of that to Irish Water and the plastic bag levy is in there as well. Motor tax is also included. Waterways Ireland's report is there, as is the financial report 2016 from An Bord Pleanála, both of which, as I said, got clear audit opinions. We will agree to note those. The next item is our work programme. We will discuss that next week. The Comptroller and Auditor...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have requested it, exactly as the Deputy suggested, from the Comptroller and Auditor General but have not got it yet.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: The request has been made. It is done.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Is that in regard to the IBRC?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Sorry, I have not seen that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Okay. At this stage, there being no other-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: I understand that we have requested that information and it is on our list. We will make sure we get it back. As there is no other business we will suspend and go into private session to take advice from the Parliamentary Counsel with regard to the issue of protected disclosures.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Service Level Agreements (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 17. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing €424 million to 26 organisations without having a full service level agreement in place. [40974/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 24 May 2017, the status of the introduction of Mandarin Chinese as a leaving certificate curricular subject; the measures he has taken to engage with interested parties in this regard, particularly with representatives of the People’s Republic of China; the extent to which Mandarin Chinese is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 258. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the changing of contracts for the installation of personal monitored alarms; the rationale behind expected changes regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41068/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (27 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the transfer arrangements for public health nurses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40810/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (27 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued as a result of the new arrangements for persons that have been approved for the domiciliary care allowance arising from the changes in the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (27 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons at the end of each month that were in receipt of rent supplement in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (27 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons at the end of each month that were in receipt of the housing assistance payment in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (26 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of landowners and persons with turbary rights in areas of raised bog, natural heritage area network that is scheduled for de-designation; the number of hectares in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: 289. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40257/17]

Public Accounts Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Seamus McCarthy(An tArd Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste) called and examined.