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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General might make a comment on the next occasion as to how complete those accounts are and any other outstanding accounts. The next item concerns another body which always has trouble with getting its accounts in on time. It is the National College of Art and Design. It has a clear audit opinion, but attention is drawn to procurement issues, a number of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is getting there. The next item concerns the Educational Research Centre. It has a clear audit opinion. The deferred pension assets issue is noted again. It is also noted that the board did not carry out a review of the effectiveness of systems of internal control, which will be noted in the set of financial statements. The next item concerns the Higher Education Authority, which is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: The college stuck to its guns and the Comptroller and Auditor General is highlighting the fact that he has a different opinion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will write asking it to restate its views so that we can consider it formally here. It also did not comply with procurement guidelines, so we will ask it to put the reasons for that on record. The next item concerns the Longford-Westmeath Education and Training Board. There was material non-compliance with national procurement rules, but it has a clear audit opinion. The next...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: The statements are from last year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We might cover this issue globally rather than individually, because the same point arises. It seems that there was a centralised system.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is based in Cavan-Monaghan and if one had a problem, then they all had a problem.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Okay, the next item is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: They are all material. Tipperary is material as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: They did not comply with the guidelines.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is there a figure in their accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is in their accounts, all of which are in the Oireachtas Library-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Members can check the figures for the ETBs in which they are interested. They are published and are available through the Oireachtas too. The next item is the 2017 accounts of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, which have been given a qualified audit opinion. The financial statements give a true and fair picture except that the cost of superannuation entitlements is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Again, control weaknesses were identified. The finance committee met just once during the year and there was no review by the board of the effectiveness of the system of internal financial control. The 2016 account for Dundalk Institute of Technology received a qualified audit opinion. The financial statements give a true and fair view except that the group income for 2015-2016 has been...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to all of those separately. The Commission for Aviation Regulation's 2017 accounts received a clear audit opinion. Donegal Education and Training Board received a clear audit opinion for 2017. However, attention is drawn to a payment of €853,000 made to the Revenue Commissioners in 2017 in respect of the misclassification of a number of employees for PRSI...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will write to Donegal ETB and ask for a full breakdown. Was the €853,000 a settlement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Was it self disclosure or was it published? I do not remember seeing it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will ask for a full explanation of how that arose, how the figure of €853,000 was settled with the Revenue Commissioners and the lessons learned. An Bord Pleanála received a clear audit opinion on its 2017 accounts. Finally, the 2017 appropriation accounts, published with the report on the accounts of the public services last Friday, covering 42 different Votes, all got...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will try to have the HEA in on the afternoon of 18 October. That is arising from the press statement by the HEA's chief executive, Dr. Graham Love, that he is stepping down. We agreed in private session that we would invite Dr. Love to attend to assist the committee in its work in the education area. We also agreed to invite Mr. Michael Horgan, the chairman of the HEA and the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)
Seán Fleming: No, we have to check that out.