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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (28 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: 634. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the State will officially recognise the involvement of a person (details supplied) in actions in Easter Week 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14949/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness. He is joined by Ms Sharon Greaney, who is a senior auditor in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Apologies have been received from Deputies Alan Farrell and Mary Lou McDonald. The minutes of the meeting of 9 March 2017 have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. Are...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: A section 226 report was referred to in a press statement yesterday.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I am sure the commission of investigation will ensure it is included in the terms of reference. That is all I will say. No. 3 is correspondence received for today's meeting. No. 343A is a briefing document from the Department of Education and Skills. We will note that. No. 346A is the opening statement from the Secretary General. We will note that. Category B comprises follow-up...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It was said that we would have it early in the year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is fine, once we get it shortly. No. 342B is a letter dated 13 March 2017 from Mr. Graham Doyle, Secretary General at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, providing follow-up information to our meeting. It relates to toll roads so members who have an interest in that can follow it up. There is also reference to the swimming pool programme and a number of other issues.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will write back to the Secretary General. Deputy Kelly should contact the secretariat.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It can be included in the letter. Is that agreed? Agreed. Nos. 344B and 351B (i) to (vii) are correspondence dated 16 March 2017 from Mr. Tony O'Brien in relation to records concerning the meeting on 2 February 2016. That has been circulated. Also circulated yesterday was a copy of the documentation released by the HSE under freedom of information. Both of those items relate to this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I think it is designed not to be interpreted. That is my view of that letter. Members are free to follow up the correspondence with whoever has contacted them on the matter. We now turn to category C correspondence which relates to private individuals and any other correspondence. Nos. 333C(i) and (ii) are from Mr. Aidan Sweeney of IBEC providing a policy brief to the committee in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: There is a special board - the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board - as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: By the way, there were two briefing sessions in the AV room.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I attended and found it interesting. All the questions were not answered but we got some helpful information. We will come back to that once the Government clears it. No. 341C is dated 13 March and is from the Department of Health in relation to the North Meath Community Development Association. Members will recall we have had a number of items of correspondence on this matter. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will come to that in a moment when we deal with the work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Representatives from Bord na gCon will be coming in soon. No. 350C dated 15 March is correspondence from the UK Public Accounts Committee network inviting members and clerking staff to an event on good practice and knowledge about the work of the Public Accounts Committee. It may be a valuable opportunity to share and learn from other committees' experience. It will be a one-day meeting...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have written out for that and we have the reply, which will be circulated.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Representatives will be in next week.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: It came in the last day. We will circulate it tomorrow if we have not already done so.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We did not circulate it before today's meeting. It must only have arrived recently. We will circulate it tomorrow.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Representatives will be in on 6 April.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy will get that correspondence tomorrow. If Deputies want anything else before the meeting, further correspondence can go out to alert them to provide that information in advance. The next item is report, statements and accounts received since the last meeting. It is a short list today. The Heritage Council received a clear audit opinion, but there is a remark that it did not...