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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: There is obviously a lot of money in the accounts at any one time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: I want to pick up on another aspect of the accounts, which is the statements regarding investigations which have taken place in the organisation and statements on internal financial control. The report lists three investigations that were in progress or had been concluded. The first was an investigation into a jobs initiative in Tipperary, with a potential inappropriate expenditure of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: Mr. O'Toole's answer is obviously vague in a way. Are we referring to a user of FÁS courses or to someone who works for FÁS?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The communication with the Garda has been ongoing for some time, as this was mentioned in the 2012 report. Is an investigation under way?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: What kind of scheme are we discussing?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: Has any FÁS employee been sanctioned or disciplined?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The number of people who have retired early when we put these questions to various witnesses is amazing. Is Mr. O'Toole satisfied that the governance that is in place means that this situation cannot arise again?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: A jobs initiative was taking place in Tipperary and €150,000 was allocated for payments to people for certain purposes, but the money was not used for those purposes. Was it pocketed?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The second issue that arises in the report is an investigation into a community employment, CE, scheme with ineligible expenditure of €28,000 between 2004 and 2007. According to the report, there was "no loss to FÁS as claims due to the sponsor group have been put on hold". Will Mr. O'Toole update the committee on this matter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: It was 2007, some six years ago. That is a long time for it still to be sensitive. When did the matter come to FÁS's attention?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: These reports are the last of the investigations.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: Despite the €28,000, there was no loss to FÁS.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The scheme's other sources of funding were used.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: When did FÁS conclude its investigation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: When did the matter first come to FÁS's attention and when did the investigation begin?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: Around 2007.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: That is a long time to be investigating a matter.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: If FÁS did not lose the €28,000, has the money been recouped by whomever was entitled to it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The third investigation related to the renting of a property in the Tolka Valley Business Park and was completed in 2012. It concluded that "appropriate procedures had not been followed in procuring a lease at an annual cost of €42,000". Will Mr. Dunne update the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 17 - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
FÁS Financial Statements 2012
National Training Fund (4 Jul 2013)

Derek Nolan: The leased property was supposed to be used for training.