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Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes, I was there.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Does Teagasc have to put much of its money into it or very little?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is it not drawing on Teagasc's resources?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: In the upkeep of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: It is a great thing. I know there is a cost in keeping it there but there is value to the taxpayer to have a facility like that.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Which buildings are those?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We have strayed a little into heritage and other matters. I did so, however, because they relate to Teagasc. At this stage, I am on my own. All the other members have left. I thank our guests for attending. Dr. Smyth from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine got off lightly, but that is the way the meeting went. It is approximately ten years since representatives from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures whereby a family in an area has no family general practitioner, as the general practices in the area are not taking on additional patients; the position regarding the HSE allocating a particular general practitioner to the family; if there is a requirement on general practitioners to take up these allocations from the HSE; the period of time...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Health when the new arrangements will be introduced and if legislation is required to change the rules for the fair deal scheme to introduce a three-year cap on the inclusion of productive assets in the assessment or as part of the assessment for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40241/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 204. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the proposed changes in respect of the draft rules on temporary absence by pharmaceutical assistants in view of the fact that he has received a report on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40250/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the payments under the suckler cow scheme from the current low level to a much more sustainable level in view of the decrease in the number of suckler cows here in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40242/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the TB forum; the funding he expects to provide for the programme to eliminate TB; the amount of extra funding expected to be required for this task over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40243/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans regarding the use of renewable energy for small operators to allow them produce electricity through small wind turbines or solar panels and the arrangements whereby small producers who use the electricity for their own business purposes can get connection to the grid through the smart metering process; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (3 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to improve the State pension, contributory, for persons who left the workforce to rear families and are now on a reduced State pension due to same; her further plans to rectify this unfair situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40219/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: 352. To ask the Minister for Health when treatment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy as the permanent witness to the committee. Apologies have been received from Deputy Pat Deering. The minutes of the meeting of 20 September have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. There is a small change to be made to the minutes of the meeting of Tuesday, 25 September, which we will clear next week. There...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is one of the reasons that we want to talk to Dr. Graham Love. The Department should not accept that. Just because they know of an infringement does not make it correct. We will return to this topic. The expectation would be that steps would be taken by the relevant institute to rectify the position and ensure that a deficit position does not continue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: In other words, the accounts will include charges for depreciation on assets that will create a loss but depreciation is not a cash outflow. Therefore, even though the profit and loss account may show a loss due to charges like that, there could still be cash in the bank. Just because there is a trading loss does not mean that an entity will be in overdraft.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Some of the unpaid creditors have not yet been paid. An organisation can be in deficit but still have cash in the bank. It is a subtle accounting difference but an important one. They will be the same in the long run but at any time a body can be in deficit but have cash in the bank.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: The request has already been made to Dr. Love to appear before the committee.