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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, I did not mention anything else.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Is that for Garda vetting?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Moloney explain that because we are not experts on the matter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Depending on the level of responsibility.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: For the information of Deputy O'Connell, we have spoken about that matter and agreed to write to the Department of Justice and Equality which is the lead Department for the project for the timetable for its completion. The agencies are only part of the group; the Department of Justice and Equality is taking the lead in dealing with the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank all of the witnesses, including the staff from the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, for their attendance and the material they have provided for the committee. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General. It is agreed that the clerk will request any follow-up information sought and...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017 introduced by my colleagues, Deputies Barry Cowen and Dara Calleary. Essentially, this Bill, if passed will ensure an automatic Comptroller and Auditor General review of capital projects is triggered where costs rise above a set amount, which amount will be determined during later Stages of the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness. Apologies have been received from Deputies Aylward, Cassells and Deering. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of our last meeting on 7 February. Are they agreed to? Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: They will arrive here shortly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. The next item on the agenda is correspondence. There are three categories, the first of which is briefing notes and opening statements for today's meeting. Before we get into the details of the correspondence received, what I have is quite a lot but not all of the documentation we have received in recent days on various meetings and reports in connection with the national...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is an important aspect. We want to make sure the figures are incorporated into the accounts of the University of Limerick. If anyone wants to review the financial statements, he or she should, please, feel free to do so. The next item is No. 1938B, correspondence received from Ms Julie Sinnamon of Enterprise Ireland, providing information requested by the committee, outlining...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will note and publish the correspondence as we want to balance the discussion. There has been much debate about returns to the State. It is clear that on an investment of €1.59 million by Enterprise Ireland, it received €4.5 million in return. That helps to complete the picture on the matter. The next item is No. 1939B, correspondence received in connection with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: It will come into our discussion on the periodic report on the potential costs of claims and costs incurred.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Not immediately. We have good information.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes. If clarification is requested on any point, we will seek it in writing in the first instance.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: When the secretariat is drafting a periodic report, it checks to see if we have all of the answers. It will go back to obtain the information. Therefore, our periodic report will be based on up-to-date information. As a period could elapse between the public meeting and the date of publication of our report, we always check. That work goes on behind the scenes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is the Department of Justice and Equality.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does the Deputy want me to hold it over?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will note and publish this but the Deputy is noting he will want to revisit this item.