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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Interest Directors Data (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the banks in which he or the State has a share holding; the role of public interest directors who can be appointed by him in respect of the banks; the details of the public interest directors on the boards of each of these banks; the date the last public interest director was a member of the board; the names of the directors; the date they completed their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: 244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date on the implementation plans for jobs for the midlands region by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11864/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the contracts in place in the HSE for recycling various medical products such as crutches, walking aids, Zimmer frames, wheelchairs and other aids to assist persons; the amount paid in respect of collecting and refurbishing for recycling purposes in each of the category of items involved per unit; the process in place by which these items are reused; and if...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined today by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee. He is joined by Mr. Mark Brady, the deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Pat Deering. I propose we postpone dealing with the business of the committee and meet directly with the Secretary General of the Department of Public...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, it was from the Secretary General of the Department. All the communication is through the Accounting Officer. As is normal, the Accounting Officer decides whom he or she brings to the meeting. We have never refused to accept a witness that an Accounting Officer wanted to bring. There is respect on both sides. If an Accounting Officer brings in witnesses we respect those witnesses but...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: To Mr. Watt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: The correspondence was to Mr. Watt.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have not decided anything. I made an observation the same as the Deputy is doing.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Not at all. There is only one person-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: For information-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Utterly. To ensure that people are aware, I, as Chairperson, wish to state that the only person required to appear at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts is the Accounting Officer.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: I will answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: The official position as laid down - and not by me, I am just outlining it - is that the only person answerable to this committee is the Accounting Officer. No one else is accountable. An Accounting Officer is free to come on his or her own if he or she so chooses. Regularly, they bring officials with them to assist the progress of the meeting but that is at the behest of the Accounting...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: I am giving it to the Deputy straight.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Let me finish. I am trying to put the matter on the public record. There is a practice of Accounting Officers coming in here and bringing people with them. There have been several occasions when we named people we would like to accompany an Accounting Officer. On all such occasions previously, there was that level of co-operation and that person came but, technically, it was always at the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Those are the rules and we work with co-operation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: He can do so.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: Correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Kelly.