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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: So have I.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: It has to be brought to a conclusion one way or the other. It is going on for too long.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: This is not an issue we can kick down the road any longer. It is not one in respect of which we can be satisfied that the relevant Department will deal with it. We need to act in a way that we will, I hope, finally get the answers once and for all and one way or the other.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I do not know how the Chairman would suspect that. I have many questions on this. The Chairman should not worry as they are not to cross over the tribunal. Effectively, there is a Charleton liaison committee in place in An Garda Síochána. It is effectively a unit to process all the information provided to the tribunal. There are many media reports on the lack of information...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I declare an interest. I used to work for Fáilte Ireland. What was the issue in regard to the deferred retirement benefit?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Does that create a risk?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Why is it doing that? That is abnormal.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I understand that. I have one other question. With regard to Tourism Ireland, which is an intriguing organisation, Ireland has been the only country in the world in which, a number of years ago, two national tourism bodies came together in a room to create one but ended up with three. At some point in the future we might examine the funding of Tourism Ireland and the ratio of funding....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I raised last week what Deputy Murphy mentioned. We have to conclude a piece of work on the opening of Garda stations and we said it would have its own module. Two weeks ago I asked for that to be listed on the work programme as a part of this. Could we please put it in?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Sorry. That is my mistake.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: We would want to get going.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I agree with that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Is it not extraordinary that this figure does not come from the top of the head?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: Does this not tell us why we are here today?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Accounting Officer cannot tell us exactly how much money is given to the ETB sector.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: It opens up a whole load of other questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: It might be the amplification in here.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: I have a lot of questions I hope to get through. The Chairman, in fairness to him, has been consistent in his wish to examine this whole sector, and I can see exactly why from his opening question. However, the response from the Department's Accounting Officer was incredible and, indeed, scary. It was the most basic question the Secretary General could have been asked, and he should...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 26 - Education and Skills - Reform of Education and Training Boards/SOLAS
SOLAS 2016 Financial Statements
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 99 - Public Sector Financial Reporting for 2015 (16 Nov 2017)

Alan Kelly: It was 15 years or so ago but I am putting it on the record for transparency purposes. The documentation we have indicates that the education and training boards have significant discretion in respect of the block grant they receive. Is the Department of Education and Skills happy to allow that sort of openness?