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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: What has and has not been transferred to NAMA out of this arrangement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: It was €562,000.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Plus interest of €192,000. The court award is payable to NAMA. What other costs will follow in order to complete the process?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Has Ms Tallon any idea what that fee will be?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: What Vote will the money come from? There is a 60:40 arrangement for the payment to NAMA.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Is there a ratio for sharing the costs of the payment to NAMA?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Please give me the breakdown. What is the split between the OPW and the Department? We have two accounting officers present.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Yes, 60:40. That is what I understood it to be. How much of that will come from the OPW's Vote this year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: This year - 2014.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Under what heading in the OPW's Estimate? Please bear in mind that the Estimate for the Office of Public Works was discussed here yesterday. Ms McGrath and the Minister attended and I have pages of documentation. It is interesting that the Estimates that were given for 2014 made no reference to the payment to NAMA as a result of the High Court judgment. We had a lengthy discussion...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Under what subhead is it listed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: Subhead B7 refers to property maintenance and supplies.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: B6 is the new works, alterations and additions. On that figure, the outturn was €40 million last year and yesterday's figure is €38 million. If the OPW is already down €20 million in the Estimate, in addition to the reduction it must take account of the €3.5 million. Does that not come out of compensation or legal fees? Is it the correct heading for this?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Jan 2014)

Seán Fleming: I will conclude by making a general comment for the Committee of Public Accounts. When Departments are presenting Estimates to the committee and issues arise out of public court judgments, it would be helpful to Members of the Oireachtas if they are included in the briefing notes in order that Members of the Oireachtas are conscious of why some of the figures are included, especially if they...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Protected Disclosures Bill, which most people will generally refer to as the whistleblowers bill. We welcome the legislation, which is good and important. It is part of the changing society in which we live. Years ago many people would not have been happy with legislation such as this but now people are more open and up-front in their dealings with...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: Yes, absolutely, but as the public would see it, they are all very much within the system. The Garda force involves 13,000 gardaí. I urge the Minister to allow them some representative voice in drawing up the regulations. I have suggested bodies with whom I have not consulted but I was immediately struck by the omission. I am sure the Department of Justice and Equality deliberately...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: I support the Minister on that choice. Section 5(7) states, “The motivation for making a disclosure is irrelevant to whether or not it is a protected disclosure.” That is an important decision. Just because someone has a gripe does not mean what they are saying is not true.

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Revenue Commissioners will always say a disgruntled ex-partner or ex-spouse is often their main source of information. Just because someone might have a beef with the person they are reporting does not mean what they are reporting is not true. It is better that the legislation does not rule a disclosure out of order because a whistleblower had a gripe. It will quickly emerge if a...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: I commend the Minister on doing this. That individual had great foresight to know what the Minister was planning and to do it in advance of what the Minister was planning. Perhaps he took note of Members' discussions last year on whistleblowers. It is probable that if he was interested in the subject, he watched the debate and saw this issue. He did precisely what it says on the tin in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Seán Fleming: 449. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a new scheme will be introduced to allow local authority tenants to purchase their houses; if he will provide details of the expected scheme and the way it will operate; the timescale for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/14]