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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.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are now asking the questions. The public needs this information.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy is quite right. I did not read all the correspondence on this. The person made very clear that the company was contacted directly, and it stated it operates under licence from the NTA and that as it is the NTA's equipment it will have to deal with the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: The processing. It will come before us next week and we will make sure we write to it regarding seeking clarification on this matter next week. We will also write to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection so we have a reply in advance of next week's meeting on this issue so we can close or open the circle as the case may be. We need the information from both...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: That would be good. On housekeeping matters, there is a check under way in regard to the organisations who were in prior to the summer recess and were asked to respond in writing to questions. Any organisation that has not replied fully will be contacted again before next week, following which I will update the committee. I suspect we have received most of them. To my knowledge, there is...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will get to go home early. I only have to travel as far as Portlaoise.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: This morning we are meeting representatives of An Bord Pleanála in regard to its financial statements for 2018. We are joined by Mr. Dave Walsh, chairman, Mr. Gerard Egan, director of corporate affairs, and Ms Carol Moloney, head of finance. We are also joined by Mr. Terry Sheridan, principal officer in the planning division of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government....

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: I invite Mr. Walsh to make his opening statement. Is this his first appearance before the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: He is very welcome. I wish him the best of luck.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Walsh. Our first speaker is Deputy Burke, who has 20 minutes. He will be followed by Deputy MacSharry, who has 15 minutes. All other speakers will have ten-minutes slots in the following sequence: Deputy Munster, Deputy Kelly, Deputy Catherine Murphy, and Deputy Connolly.