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Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I think the witnesses get the point. We are used to hearing that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform sent out protocols directives and policy statements. Does anyone ever find out that it is not our function to do that? The last point is that the set of financial statements on the Higher Education Authority's website that was presented today is not complete. The witnesses...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I will say no more.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: There would normally be a date of the signing of the accounts. That is not in it either.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It looks to be the final draft. We have concluded our business at this stage. We expect to see a representative of the Higher Education Authority with us tomorrow. Who is coming?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will be here next Thursday.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I welcome Dr. Love to his new post and I hope he finds the next two days with the different institutes educational from his point of view, if he will pardon the pun. We are all in a learning process. I thank the witnesses.

Ethical Public Investment (Tobacco) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to move the motion that this Bill be brought to Second Stage and that we would have a debate on it in the Chamber. I am also pleased that the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is present to respond to it, and I understand he has an interest in this area. That is very helpful. I look forward to the Bill passing Second...

Ethical Public Investment (Tobacco) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the positive response and support from the Government and Sinn Féin for the Ethical Public Investment in Tobacco Bill 2017 on Second Stage and when it progresses to the pre-legislative scrutiny stage or Committee Stage, whichever is decided on by the appropriate authorities. We are all singing from the same hymn sheet on this issue. We all agree something needs to be done and...

Ethical Public Investment (Tobacco) Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint labour committee of the security guards sector has recently issued recommendations of a 4% salary increase in 2017 and 4% salary increase in 2018 for security guards as part of the ERO, employment regulation order, and that the majority of companies involved in this sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the joint labour committee in connection with the security static guarding sector is not representative of the industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15877/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as permanent witness to the committee and he is accompanied today by Mr. Shane Carton, director of audit. There are just a few items of correspondence since our meeting of yesterday. In category A correspondence, we have correspondence items 374, 378 and 379, the opening statements from the University of Limerick,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will ask the secretariat to liaise on the date. We will put them on advance notice, even at this point. That is as much as we can do this morning. We can note and publish the response received yesterday evening in any event. In category C, correspondence item 380C received on 29 March 2017 from Waterford Intellectual Disability Association relates to matters raised during our meeting...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is on the record, so that is noted. It can be published.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: They are here at 2.30 and I believe the Deputy is the lead speaker.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The work programme is now on the screen. The only difference since yesterday is that on 22 June we have scheduled the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to deal with its accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General special report No. 95 on financial reporting in the public sector. We will need to arrange a separate meeting on the special report published earlier this week on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is the Courts Service. It relates to the repayment of fines. Those fines would have been paid into the Courts Service and the repayments will need to start with it. It is part of the process.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Finally, one point I spotted in the report yesterday relates to the appropriation account for the Garda Síochána Vote. Is the latter separate from the vote for the Department of Justice and Equality?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The report states that the wording of the appropriation account in respect of internal controls for 2015 which has been signed off must now be amended to record the fact that there was not proper internal control in that. It is also stated that the new wording will have to be agreed with the Comptroller and Auditor General. What is the process for amending the appropriation account reports?