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Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The HSE has asked us not to publish this until-----

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: It is until 14 July, which is next week. We can circulate it, but it is not to be published or made available.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's point is quite right. I had to move myself to have a meeting before the Dáil recess. I understood the Dáil was sitting next Friday and thought it was a safe date on that basis. It was the only day they were available. We had to get clearing from the business committee to hold this unscheduled meeting. I had to act a bit unilaterally.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: We will have a work programme and there will be set dates. To move outside our normal Thursday meeting is absolutely the exception.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: No and what the Deputy raises is a good point in advance of the commencement of the meeting. We might seek advice from the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser on questions and where we can stray or not. To be clear, we are not bringing Console in. We are only bringing in the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: We could do with getting that right.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: We would all agree with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: I am going to answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: I will give my understanding and I am subject to correction. My understanding is that the correspondence was not published as part of today's correspondence as it arrived too late to be included and disseminated to people. It has arrived and we have it. The committee is not meeting until next week so we cannot publish anything. As Chairman, I cannot publish anything next Monday, Tuesday...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Within 24 hours.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: There are more than 100.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Most of it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: The 30 hard copies were hand delivered to the committee yesterday evening.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: On Tuesday the Minister confirmed to me in a reply to a parliamentary question that she had issued a statutory order, but it will not take effect for two months, until 5 September. She signed the order on Tuesday, but it will be two months before it becomes operative.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Yes. They will be put in members' pigeon holes today. On housekeeping matters, I propose that for the first three weeks the committee operate in the normal way. We can review the position in September. What normally happens is that the Comptroller and Auditor General makes his opening comments. Witnesses then comment and we will have already arranged the first and second speakers. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: It is normal for the liaison officer to meet the speakers nominated.

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: Yes. The first speaker will have 20 minutes in total for questions and answers.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Membership (7 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 67. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will put the arrangements in place to appoint the new Private Security Appeals Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20328/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (6 Jul 2016)

Seán Fleming: 125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20077/16]