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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will not be getting into planning decisions. An Bord Pleanála receives €17 million of taxpayers' money directly from the State. I think that is a big threshold. It is a bigger threshold than the Charities Regulatory Authority, which receives approximately €4 million. The Data Protection Commissioner receives State funding of-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Okay. I just want to say-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: This has been a very hard-working committee for the last year or two. We have gone through every chapter in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report for last year. The only chapter that has been held over relates to the Courts Service. We had to postpone it because we brought forward the HSE the other day. Only one chapter is left. We are up to date with every special report the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We brought in the education and training boards. I do not think the smaller public bodies should feel they will never be brought before us. I would like them all to realise they must always be alert. I have outlined an extensive list that includes the Heritage Council.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We had IDA Ireland in. We can add Enterprise Ireland to the list if members want.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will add it to the list. I want give a bit of flexibility as some of these people may not be available in the last two weeks of September. We need to have meetings scheduled when we return after the recess. People need a month's notice for their diaries and to prepare, which is why I want to give flexibility to the secretariat.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Does the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General audit Pobal?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Pobal is an organisation that pops up everywhere.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will add Pobal to the list.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We dealt with the Dormant Accounts Fund and made special recommendations on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Pobal is a name that is popping up all over the place and it is a public body.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will add Pobal to the list.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We have mentioned five or six organisations and we will work with the secretariat to line up whatever meetings we can. Some will not be possible but we need to have a few on our agenda when we come back. We will analyse the Comptroller and Auditor's Report and identify the Departments we want to meet at that stage. I suggest that we go into private session to quickly discuss one or two...
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: We are examining the 2018 appropriation account for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. We are joined by Mr. Peter Finnegan, Secretary General; Mr. Michael Errity, assistant secretary, corporate and members services division; Ms Elaine Gunn, assistant secretary, parliamentary services division and Clerk Assistant of Dáil Éireann; Ms Mellissa English, assistant secretary, chief...
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I invite Mr. Finnegan to make his opening statement. He is attending for the first time as Accounting Officer of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Are you sure about that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Thank you, Mr. Finnegan, for your opening statement. The lead speaker for today's meeting is Deputy Alan Farrell, who has 20 minutes. The second speaker has 15 minutes. All other members have ten minutes. Members have indicated in the following sequence: Deputies Farrell, Jonathan O'Brien, Cullinane, Cassells, Connolly and Catherine Murphy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: Maximum.
- Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Deputy Farrell and the next speaker is Deputy Cullinane.