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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have asked that we be in a position to issue it at the end of this month, which allows the secretariat a couple of weeks. There will also be the recess for Easter. We hope that it will be issued immediately after we return from the recess. The report contains two sections, which relate to broadband and housing. We will bring those two items forward.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It will be one report which deals with two items and that will comprise a chunk of the next periodic report to be completed. Our target is for the end of this month. I reiterate what the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment stated because the people did not fully grasp it . There was a debate in the Dáil last week with the Minister on the issue, where he stated...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Our report will have to include clear signposts and signals in respect of the tendering process that has been ongoing since the end of December 2017, to ensure value for money in public expenditure. We will have the opportunity to discuss that only after the Easter break, but we will try to deal with it as quickly as possible at that stage because time is of the essence.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Is the Deputy referring to the metropolitan area networks, MANs, or broadband?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: If the Deputy wishes to send us a note, we will consider it next week and take it up.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: If that is an issue, we need to address it. We will write and make sure we get an answer on that. When we make our report in several weeks, it will include what is being suggested now. We will need certain points of clarification before we conclude our report. That sounds like one of them.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy. That deals with the accounts and statements. Details of our work programme are now appearing on screen. Today we will hear from the Department of Justice and Equality. Next week we will hear from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. We have received a request for a meeting on the national children's hospital from...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: He is a consultant obstetrician at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: The letter is on screen. Part of our next periodic report will deal with this issue. We will not be dealing with it in the report at the end of this month, which will only address two topics. Before we complete that report, if we want to invite-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I suggest that we have this meeting it in private session next Thursday, after we deal with the Vote for the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I do not know.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss what we are going to do in private session. That is a very good suggestion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is fantastic. It was a difficult situation. We will discuss the matter in private session. On 18 April, we will be dealing with the Environmental Protection Agency and then there are non-sitting weeks after Easter. That means it will be early May-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I suspect that the Dáil will sit. I do not want to skip a meeting. We will discuss it closer to the time. As of now, we will retain the scheduled item.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: It appears that it will be the beginning of May before we conclude the report on broadband and housing, unless we want to meet in the first week of May. The latter is a non-sitting week. We could meet then if we have prepared a draft report and members want to come to Dublin to discuss it. However, members might not want to travel during a non-sitting week. I am not recommending that, I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Today we are examining the appropriation accounts for Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality, for the year 2017. We are joined by Mr. Aidan O’Driscoll, Secretary General; Ms Oonagh McPhillips, deputy secretary general; Mr. Doncha O'Sullivan, assistant secretary; Mr. Michael Kirrane, assistant secretary; Ms Carol Baxter, assistant secretary; Mr. Mark Wilson, principal officer;...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: I invite Mr. O'Driscoll to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will now take our speakers in the following sequence: Deputy Connolly has 20 minutes and Deputy Farrell is the designated second speaker. All other speakers have ten minutes in the following sequence: Deputies MacSharry, Catherine Murphy, Cassells and Jonathan O'Brien.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Fleming: Just to confirm, following on from that, in respect of the forensic laboratory, Mr. O'Driscoll said the main contract and the mechanical and electrical contract went out to tender in January or February. When is that process expected to be completed and a contractor appointed? When is a contractor expected on site and what is the expected completion date? Mr. O'Driscoll can send us a note...