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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 553. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the new strategy that is being prepared to be launched to promote and encourage increased use of libraries; the way it will impact on libraries in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17589/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of new contracts for social welfare office branch managers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 623. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made with regard to payment of rent due for the provision of installations at a location (details supplied) for the past number of years; the position regarding the management of these masts; when payment is expected to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17896/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition and meaning of unfinished developments in regard to the reference to this in the recent progress report on actions to address unfinished housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are joined from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General by Mr. Andy Harkness, director of audit, and Ms Maureen Mulligan, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Shane Cassells and Deputy Pat Deering. The minutes of the meeting of 19 April 2018 have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. The next item covers matters arising. I do not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Thank you, Deputy. The first two sentences in that paragraph are stunning. Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board says it is committed to complying with procurement legislation but that the current financial system is not fit for purpose and the board is not permitted to purchase a new one. That is a damning indictment of the Department. Of course we will take this up with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are going to write to the Department of Education and Skills and ask for a detailed response, point by point, specifically and to the last paragraph. It is a damning indictment. We are trying to talk about procurement. The education and training board maintains that the system is not fit for purpose and that the board is not permitted to correct it. That is from the Department. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The question is whether those responsible did anything in terms of national procurement when they were setting it up. That is agreed. No. 1232B is from Mr. Ray Mitchell of the Health Service Executive in response to the committee's request for a copy of internal audit reports regarding Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross in Dublin. The correspondence includes two audit reports and a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy is absolutely correct in everything he says and we will do what he requests. Essentially, the response is unsatisfactory from the committee's point of view. We wrote asking for copies of a report and the organisation responded by pointing to reports that it had already published on foot of freedom of information, FOI, requests. Those reports, by the way, are heavily redacted....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will write to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The document we got just contained a list of reasons why, under FOI, the original request was refused. That was sent to us but I am sure it was put up on the website ages ago. We will write back and put the organisation on notice that when we receive this information, we may decide to invite representatives in at that stage. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item is No. 1233B,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Harkness may be able to help with that question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The documents we received include a list of directors and their responsibilities, the independent auditor's report and an abridged balance sheet. There is also a reference to abridged notes to the statement. We do not see anything here that refers to income or expenditure, to what came in and went out during the year. We have just been give a year-end balance sheet. Substantial...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: From what page is the Deputy reading?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is a fair point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes, but the answer to that is the liquidator might successfully dispose of the asset, which is this is contract. We do not know is the answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Nobody can be certain at this stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: Correct.