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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will focus on the narrow question first - the specifics. Sometimes when asking a specific question, it might throw up a broader issue. We may come back to that if we are not satisfied with the response to this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: It was also dependent on the acquiescence of Dublin City Council agreeing a material contravention. That was all assumed in advance. As it was for a school, it may not be an invalid assumption that councillors would support a material contravention for a school site. We agree most councillors would. However, we need specifics and the comparisons used. I take the point that when we get...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General does not propose to share them with us because they identify people and entities by name. The Comptroller and Auditor General has access to the information. What I propose is we note and publish this but hold it over for discussion at the next meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: We have requested a note from the parliamentary legal adviser on this particular issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is in train. Correspondence No. 1765 B is from Ms Dee Forbes, director general of RTÉ, dated 30 November 2018, and provides an update requested by the committee on the Eversheds Sutherland report. I want to read this into the record so people who are listening will understand what is in the letter.In keeping with the Eversheds Sutherland review, the detailed analysis continues on a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: The response is clear. It does not provide any of the information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: I understood in advance of today's meeting that we had a letter from Dee Forbes on the Eversheds review. I stated publicly yesterday we would have the report today. I was disappointed to learn subsequently it is only a letter stating we do not have the report today. To anybody who felt we were going to receive the report, I apologise. I inadvertently assumed we would have it today. In...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: Given that, I do not see why we should not invite Ms Forbes to come before the committee again. Let us get the letter first and then we will decide. If we get all of our answers in the next letter, well and good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: I know but we are not letting it go. We will come back to this. A letter is going out on the issue on which we will follow up. Correspondence No. 1767 B is from the clerk to the Committee on Procedure, dated 30 November 2018, forwarding a complaint on matters raised by the committee in advance of the recent presidential election. The complainant believes the committee raised the matter...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will hold it over.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: Exactly. We will discuss it further next week, following which, if agreed, we will publish it. We will not hide a letter just because it is critical of the committee but we will ensure the identity of the complainant is protected. Correspondence 1768B is from Mr Ciarán Breen, director of the State Claims Agency providing further information requested by the committee regarding medical...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: We asked the HSE for that information. I understand a letter has been received. We will deal with it next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: Waiting for what?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: To whom were slides to be sent?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to it next week. I am told we have a letter on the issue, which will be dealt with at next week's meeting. If we are not satisfied with that we will take it up further next week. On the letter regarding open disclosure, we are coming back to the issue of medical negligence because we have not yet completed our work in that regard. We will hold this correspondence as part...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: They acknowledge the difficulties and they state that they have different systems that came in from FÁS and they have to manually create spreadsheets to transfer information and they must spend a lot of time checking at year-end. My view is they should be doing this throughout the year and not only at year end. They are aware of their problems, which our work has helped to highlight....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: Earlier this week, the Government announced the establishment of the Office of Corporation Enforcement. I anticipate that we will face the same problems in regard to this organisation as we faced with the Tax Appeals Commission. I suggest that when the legislation for the new body is being drafted it include a section devoted to how it is to be resourced and funded. Currently, legislation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is a good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: The legislation on the technological universities is done. However, perhaps the Oireachtas should be more proactive in respect of some of the others that will be established in future.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Dec 2018)
Seán Fleming: We do not.