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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: What heading is that under?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Okay, I see it now. Is the Department happy with that contract?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: My next question is a simple one. Under the heading "Allowances for higher, special and additional duties", how did one person get €59,113 extra on top of his or her salary? What was the salary grade in question and how did the individual get more than €59,000 on top of that salary?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I am sure he did not rush to come back.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: At the old rate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: The final topic I wish to ask about is sports and recreation. I see that approximately €80 million was spent on this area. What is the budget for each of the years between now and the next Olympic Games in Brazil in 2016 for our athletes? I know the money is channelled through the Irish Sports Council but how much does the Department give to the council for Olympic Games preparations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Surely the council tells the Department what the money is for.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Department must know what it is giving the council the money for.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses. With regard to the departmental Vote, and following up on the issue raised by Deputy Dowds, in the year under review the road improvement maintenance figure was €1.111 billion. Can we have a breakdown of that between new construction projects funded by the NRA, PPP commitments in respect of the motorways, and maintenance payments? What is the approximate...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Does this apply to the year under review?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: What about PPP projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: In terms of new work on national roads, €600 million is a big figure. Is it just a handful of projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Yes, or now. I do not mind.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Management of the Fixed Charge Notice System
Chapter 8 - Management of Outsourced Safety Cameras
Chapter 14 - Cash Balances in the RSA
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I would like to witnesses to talk about the projects mentioned and, specifically, the Newlands Cross M11 project. It is a PPP, so the Department provided funding to the NRA to proceed with the project. The Department funds major construction projects and receives that through a Vote from the Oireachtas, which works its way through the NRA to the PPP project. What action does Mr. O'Mahony...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: The medical cards issue, three years in a row.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Is this the third year in a row that we have had a comment from the Comptroller and Auditor General on ineligibility of medical cards in the annual report. I saw it last year and the previous one, where medical cards were held by people who were not in the country, who had left or emigrated, and where doctors were still being paid and sending out letters. They may have emigrated but the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Should we consider getting external advice in relation to the drafting of these replies? We are dealing now with the new legislation. Everything about it thus far, including the terms of reference and the role of CPP and guidelines on compellability, is all in-house I believe the Oireachtas would benefit from having somebody outside of its employ-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27082/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid by his Department, or bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26493/14]