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Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Now the Department will be able to break down that subvention in respect of the various social subventions that are included for the common good. For example, with school transport there is a cost but it is deemed a good social thing. I have no problem if that €399 million can be broken down in due course for the different types of things mentioned. Is it possible to work out how...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is great.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: That difference is reflected in the Estimates that were published on 15 October last year by the Minister on budget day and the Revised Estimates that are now before the committee. What is the difference in the subvention in the original Estimates versus the Revised Estimates to cover the change in policy? It is on my desk upstairs and I do not have it here.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Has the subvention gone down?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Is the witness saying that the subvention to Irish Water is down by €59 million but the contribution to the local government fund is up by €59 million in the Revised Estimates?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Has the Department split it up under a different subhead?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: It will be a different subhead. I do not wish to take up too much time, but can the witness understand the concern of members of the committee that a subvention is going to an organisation without a service level agreement in place? Would he consider having something in place to protect the taxpayer? This is now a commercial semi-State company. We would not hand over €399 million...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will summarise the last point on Irish Water and I will come back to aggregation after Deputy McFadden has an opportunity to speak. In 2014, the subvention from the Department was €439 million and there is a direct contribution from the Department of Finance from the Central Fund of €185 million, which is a total of €624 million, and there were loans from the National...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Is that going through the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: What is the estimated cost of the conservation grant and administering that grant for this year and next year? Has Mr. McCarthy had any discussions about connection fees that Irish Water will be charging, as opposed to what was charged in the past through local authorities? Finally, in the past people could go to the Ombudsman if they had a difficulty with a local authority. Will they...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Would that exclude rates as well?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Chairman, I will leave the Department's contribution to Irish Water for now and I will come back in on the land aggregation module.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: The Secretary General said to the Chairman, when we were finishing up on the last occasion, that the local government fund subvention was €439 million last year, €399 million this year and €479 million in 2016. The Secretary General was unable to go beyond that point and said there would be a new plan in place. As he knows well, his Department and every Department...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: I asked about the local government fund.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: I need the Comptroller and Auditor General's help with this issue. The Secretary General said the local government fund is not part of the voted expenditure. I think that is what he said. Does it come from the Central Fund?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Are we using the money earned from motor tax to pay for Irish Water?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Sorry, my mistake.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: The Chairman can ask about the fact that motor tax money is now going to go to Irish Water.