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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We can do that as is part of our work programme. In the meantime, we will seek information on this in written format. We can decide to get back to the Department of Foreign Affairs if we wish. I called Deputy Munster.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely. That will complete our discussion on this matter. No. 2555 is from an individual, dated 11 November, requesting that the committee make inquiries regarding personal information collected for the public services card. We will write to the Department to ask for details on this. The correspondence states that there is information on debt levels, SAFE levels, quarantine, welfare...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Local Government Fund had income from motor tax and local property tax. Local property tax went to local authorities.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: It still goes into the Central Fund.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is transferred to the Central Fund at the end of the day, the week, or the month.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay, it is not separate.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay. It still goes into the Exchequer however; it is not separate.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. Next is Abargrove Limited, which received a clear audit opinion. Then there are a number of greyhound bodies.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Greyhound Racing Operations Ireland Limited received a clear audit opinion. A number of these Bord na gCon companies have an impairment loss relating to the valuation of assets. We discussed this at our recent meeting. That point is being repeated with regard to several of these subsidiaries. Cork Greyhound Race Company Limited received a clear audit opinion. The Limerick Greyhound...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Harold's Cross is being wound down. The next company is Kingdom Greyhound Racing Company limited, which received a clear audit opinion. There is mention of the revaluation issue again. The Waterford Greyhound Race Company 1953 limited received a clear audit opinion and there is also mention of the revaluation of assets issue. The Youghal Greyhound Race Company limited and Shelbourne...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will check that out. There are so many reports being carried out in that organisation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am advised that the report was circulated to us recently.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: The only item on the work programme on which I want to touch is our meeting with the HSE scheduled for 5 December. We dealt with its annual financial statements before the summer. Officials are coming in to discuss the primary care centre chapters in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. We have given the HSE a list of other items we want to discuss when its representatives...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: I do not believe we should duplicate that work. Can we agree to let the Joint Committee on Health deal with the issue of CervicalCheck?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Fine. We have enough other issues. CervicalCheck will be dealt with by the Joint Committee on Health. Members understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, absolutely. All of those sessions will still go ahead.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We can. I had a conversation yesterday in preparation for today's meeting. It was suggested that we could start January's meetings with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and lead with that specific issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss it next week, but I also suggested a meeting with the Department of Education and Skills. We have done a lot of work on third level, the education and training boards, institutes of technology, and universities but I want to examine first and second level education, including the issue of capital grants for construction projects.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: They will be the first two meetings. We will try to lay out four or five meetings next week but they are the first two to jump out.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Seán Fleming: There are no other items to discuss at this stage. We will suspend for ten minutes and then start our session with the Charities Regulatory Authority.