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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Beausang can understand why-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: I understand that Mr. Moore, as the officially appointed person, is the point of contact and that it has to go through him. I would have expected, however, that as the Department arrived in force - and properly so - that there was a similar group there to meet the officials in the interest of the seriousness of the matters. I am concerned that somebody was not taking this too seriously if...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: At this stage we are done. I thank all the witnesses from the Department of Education and Skills, the Higher Education Authority - some of us have had a long day - and from the Waterford Institute of Technology for their attendance and for the material provided. There were requests for material, which I am sure we will receive in due course. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Second Stage of what I would call the rainy day fund Bill. I thank my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, who proposed this in 2015. It was included as part negotiations of the confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael in early 2016. I am quite sure that had he not proposed that with the support of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances in which the citizenship of a minor can be cancelled in cases in which a passport is issued to a person born here to non-EEA parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 401. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting lists for eye appointments, including outpatients and inpatients, and procedures to be carried out in County Laois; the number of doctors who are working on same in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4213/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to providing a limited capital allowance scheme in designated areas to build residential accommodation for the rental market; if further consideration has been given to allow the VAT on construction costs to be reclaimed with a view to reducing the price for potential renters and purchasers; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants on the panel for a transfer from his Department and agencies under his remit; the length of time applicants have been on the list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civil servants on the panel for a transfer from his Department and agencies under his remit; the length of time applicants have been on the list for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4753/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Service Level Agreements (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the service level agreement or other governance arrangements in place and the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) either directly by his Department or through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: 229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a copy of a report (details supplied) to examine the youth service grant in its totality will be provided; her views on the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4758/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will begin in public session. I am joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Mr. Mark Brady, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Deering. The next item on the agenda are the minutes of the meeting. I want to clear the minutes of the meetings we have had since the beginning...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: What is the number of the note?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will put it up on the screen. The note is on page 8 of the reply.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: Do you want someone to contact the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment? We can do that as a follow-up to this specifically.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: EPA representatives would have been here some years ago, perhaps prior to the last election. There was a major clean-up outside Naas. Deputy Murphy knows all about that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: It cost €60 million. A building was on fire for ages and smoke was bellowing into the town. All the costs of that fell back on the taxpayer. It was a private entity.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: Do you want to put that on our work programme?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will start on that basis because EPA representatives appeared before the committee periodically to deal with the annual financial statements. Those meetings dealt with governance, enforcement, costs and so on.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Fleming: On that basis, we will add the EPA to our work programme. We will come to that shortly as part of our work programme. I addressed this at the previous meeting when I hit on some of those points. There is great information available and I advise people with an interest in it to examine the document. I read out all the headings and topics in the letter the last day and I will not repeat...