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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: As I understand it, a surplus can be used to pay off debt. The limit is not on the amount of the surplus but on the amount by which we are allowed to increase expenditure. Under the fiscal rules we could not use the €3.5 billion for house construction. If we did that, we would be in breach of the fiscal rules. The surplus could be spread over a couple of years. We could not spend...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: It was recommended to the Minister for Finance, who has replied that he accepts the recommendation. In light of the Minister's agreement to a Dáil debate on the use of the NAMA surplus, the secretariat will draft a motion in that regard for next week's meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: This committee has to pass the motion requesting the debate next week, following which it will be sent to the Business Committee. We will deal with that motion next week. The Department of Finance has already agreed to the debate. It will probably take place on a Thursday evening, which is when committee reports are usually dealt with. It is useful to have a debate on the issue in the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: There are two chapters in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. We have already written to Revenue asking that it appear before the committee to deal with those two chapters on smuggling of tobacco and high wealth individuals but I think it would be possible to deal with the Vote as well. Discussion of the chapter on high wealth individuals will stray into other areas. It would be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are all in agreement that we need the information broken down in that way. If the response is that that cannot be done, that speaks for itself. The information should be available. Correspondence 1686 B is alsofrom Mr. Maurice Coughlan, in regard to correspondence provided to the committee during our meeting on 25 October 2018 dealing with the 2017 expenditure breakdown and overview of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, but we have not yet received a response.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We have followed up on the matter but we have not yet received a response. Is it agreed to note and publish this correspondence? Agreed. Correspondence 1688 B is from Mr. Neil McDermott, system funding, Higher Education Authority, dated 26 October 2018 providing clarifying information in regard to the Waterford IT review which was discussed at our meeting on 18 October 2018. Is it agreed...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will deal with that correspondence in private session in a few minutes. I thank the Deputy. Is that the correspondence received from Cork?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is in category C.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is hard to follow. We have to separate the numbers between the three sections.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: My note lists it as correspondence in category C, to which we will come in a moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: I know. It happens. No. 1595C was held over. No. 1601C is correspondence, dated 21 September 2018, received from an individual about wards of court. The correspondent has contacted the committee on a number of occasions. I can update committee members on where we are on the issue of wards of court. The lady who has corresponded with us has also been in touch with the justice...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: It will know all about it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: They are valid for the committee's meeting today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We can deal with that matter during the meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Its legislative requirement is to keep costs to a minimum and then we give out when it is not generous. The Oireachtas has told it to keep costs down. That is the other side. That is its legislative mandate, but it is for the agency to answer. The Deputy can raise the matter with it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: I stand corrected.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: My focus was too narrow. It has a broader focus and I accept the correction. We can deal with the issue shortly. No. 1694C is correspondence, dated 19 October 2018, received from an individual who alleges that some hospitals are putting pressure on patients to use their private health insurance in availing of publicly available services. The individual is asking the committee to deal...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will go back through the previous transcript and see whether we asked for specific follow-up infomration on that day.