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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Fleming: 570. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the implementation of regulations relating to the sale and purchase of smoky coal in smaller towns and villages nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2019)

Seán Fleming: 668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a form will be signed by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28095/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined today by Ms Ruth Foley, deputy director of audit at the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Apologies have been received from Deputy Deering. The first item is the minutes of the meetings of 30 May 2019 and 13 June 2019. Are the minutes agreed?...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will hold it over for next week. Also held over from last week's meetings is No. 2231B from Mr. John McKeon, Secretary General of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, dated 7 June, and providing an update to an inquiry the committee made in regard to a protected disclosure regarding St. Munchin's community centre, Limerick. We had received anonymous correspondence...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Is it agreed that we ask for information from RTÉ at the end of September?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will look at the matter at the end of September. We will put it down to be dealt with in correspondence at that stage. The next category is correspondence the Committee of Public Accounts has issued to organisations subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General asking them to submit their draft accounts for audit within three months of year end. There were 18 bodies on our...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, please. I wish to put it on the public record.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: To clarify, the credit unions had to pay into an account in case credit unions experienced financial trouble. Is this a different fund?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: How much money was in that fund?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does the Department now consider all the credit unions safe and the account unnecessary, given that ReBo is being wound down?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Will the credit unions that contributed to the €250 million which, in hindsight, was never necessary get their money back? While I acknowledge that it may be unfair to ask Mr. McCarthy, given that he is the auditor, will he shed any light on whether we should write to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Where is it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Much of it has been refunded.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: In the meantime, while the accounts are being audited, we will ask the Department of Finance to provide an information note on the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: One way or the other, we will ask the Department for an information note in the meantime.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It was September last year, it will be June this year and it will be March next year.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is not an agreement.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is a position the Department has presented.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: The accounts for 2018 are imminent.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: The accounts for 2019, therefore, are expected in March 2020.