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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Functions (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has official responsibility for bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy, including responsibility for regulatory corporate governance and based on the code of governance this requires bodies under the remit of his Department to adhere to all statutory obligations; if, in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all contingent assets in her Department and in agencies under her Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if she will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Data (9 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 213. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all contingent assets in his Department and in agencies under his Department where amounts can be owed but are not listed in the national accounts as an asset; if he will further provide a full breakdown of each category of contingent assets and the estimated amounts in the category; and if he will make a...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue of the timeline in respect of two new schools projects in Portlaoise, St. Francis special school and a new second level school. It is well known and well documented that there has been a major increase in the population in County Laois, and in Portlaoise in particular, over the last ten to 20 years. According to...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: I want to acknowledge the work that has been carried out by the Department in recent years. When I first became a Deputy a number of years ago school accommodation in Portlaoise was very poor. I am satisfied that at the end of this building programme Portlaoise will have the finest suite of new primary and second level schools, which will be the best in the country. The three second level...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all the tax expenditures that currently exist; the estimated annual cost and taxation forgone in respect of these expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34140/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Settlements (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in respect of tax settlements published for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, the number of tax settlements published in each period and the overall amount of tax settlements published; the number and value of tax settlements that were paid in full at the time of publication; the number and amount of settlements that had a payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment and annual payment will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34141/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: We have a quorum and the committee is now in public session. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to the committee, who is accompanied today by Mr. John Riordan, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Alan Farrell. The first item on the agenda today is the minutes of the meeting of 25 October. Are they...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: The next item is 140B. It is correspondence received from Ms Eilis Finan, former member of the NAMA board. The correspondence outlines that while Ms Finan is happy to appear before the committee, she left the board on 21 December 2013 and, as such, feels that her input may be very limited. If the committee agrees, we can inform Ms Finan that her presence is not required. There are other...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: We will hold it over. Essentially, we previously decided that we would invite all of the board members who were on the board during the period of 2013 to 2014. Ms Finan is confirming that she resigned or left the board in December 2013 and was not there when any decisions were made. She has no papers, no immediate recollection and very limited possible input to our committee. The other...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: Yes. We will have to make a decision on Ms Finan this morning because they are due in next week. We will deal with it in private session shortly. The next item is item 148B. It is correspondence received from NAMA as a follow up to information requested. We will note this correspondence and put it into the Project Eagle folder. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next item is item...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: I agree with the Deputy because the PIMCO letter is an important letter from our public hearing's point of view. Immediately after this, we will forward it to NAMA for a detailed response because it will not have received this, as it is a letter to the Committee of Public Accounts. We will address those issues when representatives of NAMA come before us again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: No. We will discuss that issue later on and maybe-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: I think we are agreed that it is a significant letter. I will read it into the public record shortly. It will take a few minutes. People will understand the queries better when the letter has been read into the record. We will come back to this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2016)

Seán Fleming: I would be happy to write again.