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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies (5 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 629. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role of his Department regarding bodies operating under the aegis of his Department, including oversight functions; his role with regard to the Commission for Energy Regulation to ensure that all statutory obligations are being complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (5 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding speed limits in housing estates that have not yet been taken in charge by local authorities; the speed limits that apply in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19182/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (6 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20077/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (6 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20078/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions he will make available for persons with a disability or special needs as part of the current recruitment campaign for clerical officers and other grades in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20079/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (6 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 233. To ask the Minister for Health his plans or if he is considering whether any hospitals owned by the Health Service Executive could be sold to the private sector to operate as privately run hospitals or operated on a public, a private partnership or a joint basis between the executive and a private organisation; if a premises could be leased to the private sector for it to provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Membership (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will put the arrangements in place to appoint the new Private Security Appeals Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20328/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Marc MacSharry. I welcome members to the first meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts of the Thirty-second Dáil. I am pleased to have been selected as Chairman. I am committed to working with members to fulfil our remit. We will hold approximately 300 publicly funded organisations to account on how public...

Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The first item on the agenda is the election of Vice Chairman. I ask for nominations for that position.

Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Are there any other nominees?

Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Are there any further nominations? As more than one nomination has been received I am required to deal with them in the order in which they were received and I will now put the following question: "That Deputy Alan Kelly be elected Vice Chairman of the committee."

Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: I welcome Deputy Alan Kelly as Vice Chairman. Before moving on to deal with correspondence received and many of the issues arising which members wish to discuss, I welcome the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who will join us for the rest of the meeting. He is accompanied by Mr. his parliamentary liaison officer, Mr. Billy Carrie.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, all witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence connected with...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's points are noted. We will revert to a general discussion on the work of the committee, but I now ask Mr. McCarthy to give a general overview and explain to members his role, particularly vis-à-visthe committee.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: This is a learning experience and as meetings progress we will see how things work. Does anybody have a question? If so, I shall take them in order.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Normally, the legislation setting up a particular semi-State body specifies the auditor and if it is not the Comptroller and Auditor General then we cannot go near them. We try to work in co-operation with the Local Government Audit Service, where there is an area of responsibility that overlaps. For example, we are working on a review of the arrangements for motor tax collection, some of...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: On that exact point, if a liability from local authorities falls back on the State balance sheet, as its debts are part of the national debt and Comptroller and Auditor General audits the National Treasury Management Agency which manages the national debt - the Comptroller and Auditor General sees where I am going with this question - is such a debt auditable at this committee? There might...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General had better explain the difference between the national debt and the general government debt.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General might send us a note, in plain English, on the difference between the general government debt and the national debt.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: A list was circulated last night.