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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We need to know that because we do not know about whom he is writing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will let the Commissioner, Mr. Ruane and Mr. Barrett respond to the points that the committee is making. Now that we are in public session, it is probably useful to clarify for viewers. Our proposal is that, next Thursday, the committee will meet in private session to discuss a preliminary draft of our report on the progress to date on the Templemore issue. We will finalise it in due...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will note that and then forward it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We have been hearing that for a while. Next is No. 590C, email correspondence dated 15 June from an individual regarding inquiries made with the Department of Education and Skills about the employment status of teachers. I propose that we write to the Department to copy us on the response being prepared for the individual. Is that agreed? Agreed. Next is No. 591C, correspondence dated 15...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will note and publish that correspondence. Next are Nos. 593C(i) and (ii), correspondence dated 15 June from NAMA enclosing its response to a request from the committee to address queries raised by Deputy Wallace regarding the sale of Project Shift to Cerberus. According to the correspondence, NAMA expects the proposed commission of investigation to consider that Project Shift falls...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: That is a good name. Is the Deputy saying "Shifty"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: NAMA has been shifting it well. Nearly all of it has been shifted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It was categorically a part of the Northern Ireland loan portfolio. As a matter of courtesy, we will forward all of this correspondence to the commission. We will send to it anything that we receive about matters under its remit because we do not want to hold anything back that it might consider relevant down the road. We will also forward a copy of this to Deputy Wallace. Next are Nos....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We can hold the correspondence for next week's meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will hold it over so that members can have an opportunity to consider it in advance of the next meeting. We will not conclude the matter. Next is No. 598C, correspondence dated 15 June from an individual regarding the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board. There is insufficient detail in the correspondence for the committee to take any action. All we can do is note it. Is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: I will outline what we are going to do. We are going to write to Irish Water directly because, even though it is ostensibly a commercial semi-State organisation, it is substantially funded by the taxpayer through the Vote of the relevant Department and through motor taxation receipts. Since it is substantially publicly funded, we have an interest in it. Therefore, we will write directly to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It would be responsible to the line committee in the Oireachtas rather than this committee. Irish Water and the regulator are answerable to the Oireachtas line committee, as opposed to us directly. Considering the Deputy's letter and the fact that Irish Water is publicly funded, we will write to it. We could refer the matter to the other committee but, because it is publicly funded, we...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: No. The communications regulator is over Irish Water. His role covers Irish Water and energy. It comes under energy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It was the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: This is not about local authorities.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: There are several amendments to that Bill. Will we agree to write directly to Irish Water and ask it for a note on its procurement process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: That is very simple. We just do not know the answer off the top of our heads. It can be established very quickly. I will send a note to members tomorrow on which Department is the line Department. I am a little confused because the regulator over Irish Water is under one Department but the funding comes from the other Department. Two Departments actually have responsibility. There is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is a bit like CIE. It gets a public subvention. It receives funds from a line Department and the Vote of that Department comes under our remit. As with CIE, Irish Water gets a subvention from-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is reportable to the line committee but, because of the public funding aspect, I believe we have a direct line there as well. The motor tax receipts go through the local government fund.