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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: We require the minutes or records of the meetings of that project team and how it has progressed since 2015. It was referenced in the 2015 account. Mr. Doyle tells me today that it is two years away but he has not convinced me that anything substantial has happened in the mean time. He told me there is a project team and although I am sure the principal officer is an outstanding...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will be finished by then.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Dáil will be voting in ten minutes and I want to bring in two more Deputies. This particular question-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will write directly to the NTA, which is the licensing authority, to get the exact answer. It is a separate body. It can answer this question. I ask Deputy Cullinane to give way because I want to bring in two more Deputies before the scheduled vote in the Dáil.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will write directly to the NTA to get an answer to this question rather than getting another body to do that for us. I ask Deputy Murphy to be brief because there is a vote in ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will conclude at this point. We have concluded our discussion. On behalf of the Committee of Public Accounts, I thank all our witnesses from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I also thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for being here today. The witnesses will make note and supply the information that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Seán Fleming: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the two new reports issued on 24 January 2017 and 10 February 2017 to a school in respect of two students with complex needs that both require immediate early intervention will be taken into consideration before his Department issues its new model for access and support in replacement of the learning support and resource hours scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures for an appeal system in respect of the new model for access and support scheme, which is to replace the learning support and resource hours schemes, to take into consideration complex needs cases that require immediate early intervention that have come to light and been verified recently but may not have been taken into...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to our committee, and he is accompanied today by Mr. Patrick Mullen, senior auditor. I have received apologies from Deputy Alan Kelly, who was a Minister in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government until quite recently. He has asked for his apologies to be recorded here...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is unsatisfactory.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Can we follow up on that? We asked for a more comprehensive reply about two weeks ago, so we will follow this up again today. Category C correspondence relates to private individuals and other correspondence. No. 309C, dated 21 February 2017, was received from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, regarding the building of a new...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Even though he is saying that it is late, it is good that he is being upfront about it at this stage. Others have not been as upfront. We will note that. Correspondence dated 24 February from Sage, which is the support and advocacy service for older people, relates to fees and charges associated with nursing homes. This will certainly be a useful piece of information for our forthcoming...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is on behalf of staff.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely, so we will ask for a full and comprehensive reply and for the matter to be resolved, with a reply within seven days.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We do not know the circumstances behind this letter. We need a response. In fairness to the people who have gone through a difficult period, they are entitled to a response within seven days at this point. We are not going to keep adjourning it. We will tell them that there is a seven day turnaround and we will be raising it here next week and asking where the response is if we have not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: What is the name of the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Yes, and Caranua has taken over from the redress board. We will have a special meeting about that special report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: This has come up several times before and the Comptroller and Auditor General has produced a special report which is due to be published next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is guaranteed. A special report will require a separate meeting. The Caranua letter relates to that issue. The next item on the agenda is No. 4, reports, statements and accounts received since the last meeting.