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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: Members may read the accounts and raise this issue again at a subsequent meeting. No. 4.19, the Irish Blood Transfusion Board has received a clear audit opinion. No. 4.20, the National Cancer Registry Board received a clear audit opinion. No. 4.21, the National Disability Authority received a clear audit opinion for the 2014 accounting period. No. 4.23, the Irish Sports Council received a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: The Land Commission collected €858,000 is 2015. The assets and liabilities of the Land Commission were transferred to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and will be dealt with as part of the Estimate for that Department from now on. Nobody will be getting their money back. Some people still owe money to the Land Commission. No. 4.26, the Cork Institute of Technology...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: Is it a warning note?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: I think we said that we would look at the financing of third level institutions separately. No. 4.27, the Carbon Fund received a clear audit opinion. No. 4.28, the National Gallery of Ireland received a clear audit opinion. The gallery has not adopted the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 30 Heritage Assets. It has not recognised on its balance sheet the cost or value of heritage...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: We will move on. We will watch it for future reference. No. 4.29, the National Museum of Ireland has received a clear audit opinion. No. 4.30, the Medical Council received a clear audit opinion. No. 4.31, the Dublin Dental Hospital Board received a clear audit opinion. The next item is correspondence received, which has been dealt with. The report and statements of accounts have been...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: We will follow up on the correspondence to which the Deputy refers and seek an update as soon as possible.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and director of audit for their attendance and assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (27 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: 87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27469/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Library Services (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: I wish to raise a very important issue that will affect every county in due course. It concerns an initiative by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government called the Open Library service. Essentially, the Department is providing funding to local authorities for opening libraries in cities and towns throughout the country on the basis that there would be no staff in...

Topical Issue Debate: Library Services (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State and appreciate that he has taken the time to reply to this matter today. I agree with some of what he said. There are benefits to the initiative but I do not think people considered the possible difficulties. Any assessment of a pilot scheme should consider the benefits and downsides, and the downsides were not considered in this process. This new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Laois-Offaly Garda division. [27407/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (28 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: 76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase the number of community Gardaí in the Laois-Offaly Garda division. [27406/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: The committee is in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Alan Farrell. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of the meeting of 21 September last. Are the minutes agreed to? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: I am not having a discussion on this. The clerk has circulated a list of documents he believes we will require.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: People have been asked to add anything they wish to that. I decided to wait until after today's meeting before requesting documentation from various State agencies because I did not want to be in communication with them in advance.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: Fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: Our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: We have agreed the first few weeks only.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: We will.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Sep 2016)

Seán Fleming: Does it arise from the minutes?