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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: No. 2401C, dated 22 March, is from an individual concerning a decision of Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, and related requirements. The individual is in a difficult situation, which we all have encountered with constituents, as a consequence of SUSI's requirement that applicants provide financial information in respect of both their parents. Even where a student's parents are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Go raibh maith agat. We will write to that Department. No. 2414C, dated 22 September, is from Mr. Allen Morgan, who was recently in touch regarding the administration of his correspondence to the committee. The secretariat is providing him with clarifying information in that regard. In this correspondence, he asks the committee to consider a particular matter as part of our examination...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: The supermarket-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: -----as happens.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We have asked for that; we have not got that reply. We only asked the Valuation Office for that last week. The petrol retailers gave us a copy of the Valuation Office's instruction on the issue of the commercial value of a car park. One of the major supermarkets could own the facility and rent out the units. Is the car park included in its rateable valuation? Where it is owned by a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Yes. That is what we want to know. I think the Valuation Office will understand what we are asking. If the person writing the letter on behalf of the committee is not sure, I can send him or her a copy of the transcript. The committee can be blamed if the person does not understand it. No. 2416, dated 26 September 2019, is from an individual regarding the 2017 Comptroller and Auditor...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: The next one is the Health Products Regulatory Authority, for which there is a qualified audit opinion. The cost of superannuation entitlements is accounted for as they become payable rather than in the year the entitlements are earned which is standard for health. Why is that qualified and the one above it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Should it not put at the beginning of its financial policies, "FRS 102, as amended by the Minister"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Is that not enough for you?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Health Insurance Authority has a similar issue in accounting for pensions, but it does not get a qualified report. What is the difference?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Okay, I understand. It is using a particular accounting framework and not sticking to it whereas the others are not using it at all. I understand. I hope the viewers follow what we are saying on that. The next item is Horse Racing Ireland, for which there is a clear audit opinion. The National Council for Special Education as been given a clear audit opinion. I think we could talk to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Can the liabilities not be transferred?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Okay. The next item is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will put it on the work programme. I am not saying tomorrow. It is definitely an issue that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Yes. Everybody in the building would have an interest in that. Its financial statements are now available. Next are the appropriation accounts for all the Departments' Votes which the Comptroller and Auditor General published on 30 September. His report is with it. He highlighted various matters in his report. We will go through it forensically if we are all here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: It depends on how long we are here. Someone will do it somewhere along the line. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for all that. That is the end of the financial statements. On the work programme, we have already arranged a meeting with An Bord Pleanála for today. Next week, we will have the National Transport Authority. The following week we have Caranua. The week...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: I know it will be budget week but I assume the Department has a lot of staff and that people dealing with data protection are not those involved in who gets an increase next week or whether there will be an increase. Somebody should be able to give us an information note in advance of next week's meeting so we can raise it with the NTA. Is that agreed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is raising a big issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: It states the card is for identification and use of public services, and this is a service. For how long are the details of travel and the details of every time the person stepped on a bus or train held? I do not know.