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Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: The Tánaiste did not answer the question. Is the answer "Yes" or "No"?

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: PESCO is a European army in embryonic form. It is a sign of a deepening alliance. It is a formalised, binding mechanism for the collaboration of independent member state forces. It is an integral part of the defence articles in the Lisbon treaty. Its purpose is to give the European Union, including its member states, the ability and autonomous capabilities for military actions, removing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to issue permits for the harvesting of cockles on the Backstrand in Tramore, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52400/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: One thing that arises but is not on the correspondence is the Kildare-Wicklow Education Training Board. Will we come back to that at some stage?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: Have we got that yet? Did we get a copy?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: No, the legal briefing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: We will get it in the afternoon.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: Perfect.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: We love pearls of wisdom.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: Teachta McDonald has asked if we could consider this as part of our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: This issue is not about ConnectIreland and the information we sought had nothing to do with ConnectIreland. The questions I asked were on the annual employment survey and how it arrived at the figures for how many IDA Ireland sponsored jobs had been created. In its response, it gives a very detailed breakdown of the verification process used by IDA Ireland in respect of grants. That is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: I will do that and I will have it for tomorrow.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: It is an estimate.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: That relates to RTÉ, but separately, there is an awful lot of outsourcing going on also. Some of this will be relevant to the hearings we had this morning, where some services are outsourced. In circumstances where some services by a Department are outsourced to organisations I imagine there would have to be service level agreements in place. If it concerns substantial amounts like...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: JobPath is one example. I believe that €71 million was outsourced there to two companies. Are these companies audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General? I imagine they are not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: Are service level agreements in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: I welcome Mr. McKeon and his team. On pages two and three of his opening statement, Mr. McKeon mentioned fraud and error several times. I know some of this was dealt with earlier. Unfortunately, I had a media interview so I missed some of that. Apologies if I repeat any of the questions. Mr. McKeon is ultimately responsible as the Accounting Officer, but which of his colleagues has...

Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund (7 Dec 2017)

David Cullinane: I might come to Ms Stack at some point. On page three, Mr. McKeon refers to the overall fraud and error level, with the net level being 2%. Was that in 2016?