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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is separate from the Revenue Commissioners.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: Who produces the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is fine. We will deal with them in due course.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is very good. The Revenue is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: -----one of the first organisations to have its accounts audited. If it can do so with a throughput of €77.3 billion, some of the smaller organisations should be able to do likewise. The final account received is for the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board, which received a clear audit opinion. We note that. The next item on the agenda is the work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We could also ascertain who is likely to be behind it when a contract is signed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The extension.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The other committee wishes to carry out certain examinations. There will be no duplication. Two committees will not do the same job. We have done a large volume of work. The Deputy's point is that we need to complete our work, which will be beneficial to other committees as they will not have to go back over ground already dealt with by this committee. We will discuss it further at our...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will be meeting in two weeks. The report should be presented to the committee within ten days or at our next meeting we will set a date for representatives of Cork IT to appear before the committee and explain why the report has not been completed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will write to the chief executive and the chairman of the board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We must have the answer before we meet in two weeks' time. If not, we will set a date to bring them here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We had a good meeting with the EPA some weeks ago. Two weeks is more than long enough for a Secretary General to provide a response. We will follow up the matter directly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: If we have not received a response on this day two weeks, it will be well over one month and we will set a date for representatives of the EPA to come and tell us why it has not responded. I am taking that approach to get people to act properly.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: Today we will continue our examination of the 2017 financial statements of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. From the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board we are joined by Mr. Fred Barry, the new chairman; Dr. Emma Curtis, medical director; Mr. Jim Farragher, finance officer, and Mr. Paul Quinn. From the Department of Health we are joined by Mr. Jim Breslin,...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Breslin. I believe Mr. Barry has been here in previous capacities in the National Roads Authority, or whatever it was named, on previous occasions. He is welcome now to give his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Barry. Before I call the first member, I want to ask Mr. Breslin a question. The State will invest approximately €2 billion. When it is opened in 2023, will the State own the site on which this €2 billion will have been spent?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: On the tri-location of the maternity services, incorporating the Coombe hospital, a site has been reserved. Will that be owned by the State?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: People will be pleased to know that, because that question has been asked in recent days. I thank the Secretary General for that answer. Today the lead speaker is Deputy O'Connell, who has 20 minutes. The second speaker is Deputy Connolly, who will have 15 minutes. Other speakers will have ten minutes in the following sequence: Deputies MacSharry, Catherine Murphy and Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Deputy O'Connell and call Deputy Catherine Connolly.