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Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: That note on the going concern must be fleshed out substantially when that time comes. These are just small points. My next two points are more for the Department of Education and Skills. From what I have heard here as Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, Caranua was set up without adequate resources and an adequate estimate of what was involved and as soon as it was...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is unusual that there is a wind up. Be that as it may, let there be lessons from it. There have been other wind ups and some third level institutions have merged and amalgamated with others. I hope this lesson is well learned across the public service. Does the Comptroller and Auditor General have anything to add?

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: To conclude on a good note, I am pleased with the letter we received from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú about the property transfers and cash payments from religious congregations as contributions towards the costs incurred by the State in responding to residential institutional child abuse. It would be remiss of me not to put this on the public record. As Chairman of this committee, I...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is great.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: In terms of the 2002 agreement and Mounthawk, Tralee, County Kerry, there is a title related issue that is not connected to the Department. It is not possible to give a timeframe because of that but the Department is hopeful that it will be resolved soon.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, the property is already in public use and that should be put on the record. We are talking about the title. The Sacred Heart property in Waterford is also in use. The issue is that it was never registered previously. The certificate of title is expected to be received shortly from the Property Registration Authority to enable the transfer to be completed. That is progress and we are...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is good. The Minister in question is the Minister for Education and Skills.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: I presume the Department of Education and Skills is moving it on as quickly as possible.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Straight away. That is good. The reason I am taking time to read this is that progress is being made.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are happy to see it moving. In fairness to Mr. Ó Foghlú, he refers to a number of meetings he held on 24 May at which he met various parties. That was a busy day for him but it is achieving results and I want to put that on the record. Finally, I want to put on record information regarding cash contributions. Again, I am reading from the aforementioned letter, which says...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Department expects that €3.5 million to be in the account. We mentioned the extra funds adding up to €8 million earlier.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes. As the letter says, €3.07 million of this cash is required to achieve the statutory maximum contribution of €110 million for Caranua, as provided in section 43 of the Act. Any additional contributions will go to the children's hospital. At this time, the amount in question is €430,000. The Presentation Brothers have advised the Department that an additional...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Department is reasonably confident.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. It is all needed. How many properties did Ms Conduit say were involved under one of the agreements? Was it 58?

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: There are 78 properties under the two agreements.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We understand that. Out of the properties offered, how many were not accepted by the Department, with cash being accepted instead?

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: I ask Mr. Ó hAonghusa to send us a note on the four properties in question

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We want to know the original offer, the cash offer and the reason for the rejection. One property is in my area and I suspect there were issues around title deeds, which meant the transfer could not be done.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua Financial Statements 2017 (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Has that gone in under the cash contributions instead of under property?