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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Once we get that, we can consider the matter further. We will write to that person. No. 1804C is correspondence from an individual making observations regarding cases that have been before the courts recently and an EU directive that apparently prevents police from using historical telephone records. I propose to note this item. The Committee of Public Accounts is not getting into that...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Grand. I gave a commitment that I, as Chairman, would arrange to meet him in the new year. We are not proposing that the person meet the full committee. We will put that arrangement in place. No. 1823C is from Professor Mey in the University of Limerick providing information regarding an in-house psychiatrist at the University of Limerick. We will note that. It is not for publication....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: He directed the committee not to examine another matter last summer but we did not pay much heed to him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is the figure today. The Deputy has requested that the chairman and chief executive of the boards appear before the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: What is the role of Mr. Sullivan?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will get that information from the health committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will invite representatives of all four layers to appear.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will write to the OPW. Would it be better to write to the Accounting Officer?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will ask the OPW and the Clerk of the Dáil for an update.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: That will be dealt with by correspondence. I wish to complete the brief discussion on the work programme. We have provisionally suggested that the paediatric hospital board appear on 31 January.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Does the National Development Finance Agency a role in that regard? I thought it examined all Government capital projects involving contracts costing more than €20 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: In addition to the four groups we have invited in, we are writing directly to the Department and the National Development Finance Agency, which is a branch of the NTMA in respect of their role and advice in this issue, which they may or may not have had. I do not think we will get six witnesses here. We will write to the Department and the National Development Finance Agency and say we want...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is very interesting and there is quite a range of companies there to help us because we do not have any technical expertise in this area. Our job is to look after the public purse. The National Children's Hospital started off at a couple of hundred million and is now €1.7 billion. This broadband is already at a-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I think the Committee of Public Accounts has to watch the cost of the broadband decisions that are being made and commitments that will tie the taxpayer. The scale of the investment in the national broadband plan is at least double what is being proposed in the National Children's Hospital. If the Committee of Public Accounts were to say it is only €4 billion and we are not going to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I am talking about the €3.4 billion and getting value for it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Please speak through the Chair.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Deputy MacSharry is speaking.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We are only dealing with the money.