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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: In case anybody misinterprets and thinks we are indicating that there might be an early payment, we cannot put a date on that. We do not want to build up unfair expectations about what people will receive. The Government may choose not to accept our-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: It will be a matter for the Minister to bring a proposal to the Government about in due course. We will put that to him. That is why he said the letter needs to be carefully crafted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Mr. Tony O'Brien.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We are back on to section 38 and 39 agreements. The State has outsourced €4 billion worth of delivery of health services under section 38 and 39 agreements, to hospitals that were formerly owned by religious institutions and different bodies. Under section 39 agreements, there is Saint John of God Hospital and the Central Remedial Clinic, and it means that if something goes wrong,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will bring the charity regulator in when its accounts come up for audit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will move on but will refer to that shortly. The next piece of correspondence is No. 514c, dated 26 May, from an individual about the review being conducted in the University of Limerick. The individual raised matters with the committee in earlier correspondence, but has notified that he will now be engaging with the independent investigator, under Dr. Richard Thorn, mentioned earlier....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to that, because we will be talking about the third level colleges in a few minutes. The next item is No. 523c from Deputy Alan Kelly on the committee's examination of finance of the Garda. We note that and will discuss it in private session in a few minutes. The next item is statements and accounts received since the last meeting. On the screen are three accounts...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: There is a qualified audit opinion on UCC's 2015 account. There is recognition by the university of expected future Exchequer funding of €15.9 million in respect of pension added year commitments, which the Department of Education and Skills has refused to fund. The next item on the audit opinion refers to the non-consolidation of the UCC trust fund, worth €12 million at the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: This is getting better. Tell us, please.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Who controls the trust? The college?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Are there trust funds in the other colleges?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: That did not come out in our conversation before. We just spoke about the foundations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: I ask Mr. McCarthy to assist the committee because we will be doing a report on third level institutes shortly. I ask him to compile the information on trust funds that exist in third level institutions, and the amounts that each college has. Mr. McCarthy seems to be saying that they are generally consolidated.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We did not pick up on that particular point in our discussion. Mr. McCarthy might be able to separate it out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We do not need it today. Our work on third level institutions will not be complete without knowing that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Is the takeover or amalgamation with Irish Management Institution, IMI, in this year's accounts or the 2016 accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Please come back to us about the 2016 accounts audit and the timescale.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane is next. We will probably discuss this matter further in private session as well because it is part of our work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Just briefly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: They are excluded.