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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff of various grades to be recruited in regions nationally to deal with persons who are considered high-wealth individuals in view of the fact that the Revenue Commissioners are considering reducing the threshold for these persons from €50 million to possibly €30 million or a lower figure; the resulting increase in work that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of recruitment planned by the Revenue Commissioners in 2019 at each different grade level separate from recruitment that will be required to deal with Brexit issues; the number of persons expected to retire; if this recruitment will be sufficient to replace persons who are retiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with representatives of community employment supervisors regarding the implementation of the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding the occupational pension scheme for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18084/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has contacted persons who had their single payment scheme payment reduced (details supplied); the number of farmers who have had reduced payments as a result of the earlier rule which was not in compliance with EU regulations; the process in place for dealing with these fines and making refunds to farmers; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children First Guidelines (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process in place in Tusla in assessing credible reports in respect of child safety issues; the protocols in place; the maximum timetable for action to be taken on these reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18095/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee. He is joined by Ms Orla Duane, deputy director of audit. The minutes of the meeting of 27 April have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. There are no particular matters arising from the minutes, but any matters that arose can be raised as the meeting progresses....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: The process.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: So did I.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Or the contents of the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We have discussed the issue, and we are going to write to the HSE raising the following specific points. We want to deal with the issue of conflict of interest. There was much public commentary about possible conflict of interest from the BAM side, but the Department should have been aware of this issue because it was very much in the public domain. We want clarification on what steps were...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Presumably PwC was given a brief at some point. We want to see the brief it was given for the HSE's earlier report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will ask for the paragraph containing the conclusion to be clarified. I read it, and there is a different tense used. It is saying "at that time", which is past tense, and the sentence says that it is the right decision. The tense changed, which is extraordinary for a professional report. The first half of the sentence is past tense and the second half is the present tense. I find it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I do not know what PwC is getting at. We want clarification for what that actually means. It does not read clearly. We also want to know about the procurement framework. I understand that, like many public bodies, it has a procurement framework in place. Local authorities have them; if they have to get work done they have a group of people who are pre-approved as part of a tender...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We want the HSE to clarify that. We are not here next week but we are asking for a reply within a maximum of ten days.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We have a meeting scheduled with the representatives of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board after the Easter break. The key people from the HSE will have to be here as part of that process. We just find that the paediatric hospital board is well down the pecking order in terms of where the decisions get made. That was the main item of correspondence. The next item is No....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are just noting the two reports – the working paper, or the evaluation of JobPath outcomes for the last quarter of 2016, printed by the Department, and the report on satisfaction with JobPath service providers.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is not counted, as such. There is a suggestion for the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is not a request. It is a suggestion.