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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, on 17 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: We has issues but that is coming up soon. That is the main issue on 17 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: When will the Comptroller and Auditor General will issue his report?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: We can discuss the work programme on Thursday next in light of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. We do not need to discuss it any further today. We will suspend in a moment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely. Pobal is listed on the work programme. We will try to schedule a date-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: It will be on our work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, we will discuss it next week. I want to move on.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: The nail has been hit on the head.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Before we adjourn, there are two items of correspondence I want to deal with and dispose of in private session. The latter is the wrong term but I want to deal with them promptly because they are issues we need to tackle. I do not want to leave them hanging unnecessarily. It will only take two minutes. We will adjourn then for ten minutes or so while the witnesses take their seats.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are resuming in public session. I draw the attention of our guests to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General and invite Ms Dixon to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank Ms Dixon for her opening statement. She is very welcome on her first appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts. The lead speaker is Deputy Cullinane, who has 20 minutes, followed by Deputy Kelly, who has 15 minutes. The remaining speakers have ten minutes each in the following sequence: Deputies Catherine Murphy, Munster, Connolly, and MacSharry. They are the ones who...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is agreed to by the committee. We will write to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection seeking an up-to-date report and the current figures, not only those until the end of last year, for which appropriation accounts will be published next week. We will state we had covered the matter in a recent periodic report with the Department last year. The cost was...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. We will log the issues.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Ms Dixon can give her best estimate.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's time is-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will hear a brief response.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will return to it again.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes. Will the commission provide us with a note?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)

Seán Fleming: I ask Ms Dixon to ensure that information comes through the Chair.