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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: No that is part of the next batch of correspondence. How are we doing on time? Will we finish the correspondence and take a break before we go into the accounts? We might finish this in 30 minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: The only thing I will say about the work programme is that we have next week's work programme which is Teagasc and the following week is the Office of Public Works, OPW and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. However, I suggest that we have a special discussion on the work programme next week in light of the fact-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is. We should have a special discussion on the work programme next week in light of the fact that the Comptroller and Auditor General will be issuing his report and we will have it over the weekend or well in advance in any case. I do not know what will be in the report and I am sure he will not tell us but there may be some issues that will jump out at us as requiring our immediate...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will have that clarified and if there is an early meeting we will send out that information to members. We will proceed with the correspondence as best we can. No. 1485C is correspondence from an individual, dated 14 July, requesting that the committee make inquiries with the HSE on waiting lists for child psychological assessments. The individual has not been able to get a response...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will write directly to the Minister even though it is not for us to follow up. If any member wishes to follow it up by way of a parliamentary question please do so. We note this and we will write to the Minister enclosing the correspondence asking that it receive urgent attention.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes we will send back the response from the Minister but other than that we are not able to actively pursue current waiting lists. That is straying into the job of the Joint Committee on Health. The next item of correspondence is No. 1491C from Mr. Mark Griffin, Secretary General of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, dated 19 July enclosing information...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is noted and recorded. The next items of correspondence are Nos. 1504C dated 30 July, 1520C dated 10 August and 1544C dated 24 August. They are from an individual on the abolishing of town and borough councils and the subsequent transfer of remaining funds-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is that agreed? Agreed. That is the legislation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are restating it. Nos. 1504 C, 1520 C and 1544 C concern the individual regarding the transfer of remaining funds from the town and borough councils. We previously received a similar inquiry on this matter and we replied to the individual and enclosed the information note that was received from the Association of Irish Local Government. No. 1508 C was forwarded by Deputy David...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We can forward the letter to the State Claims Agency and ask for a response. I think we will do that in the meantime in any event.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, the agency will be coming in again. The cost of CervicalCheck is part of the medical negligence issue. This was listed as part of the cases on the file.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: I think a Private Members' Bill was published yesterday by Deputy Jack Chambers in respect of the Statute of Limitations not applying in the thalidomide case. The issue has been raised outside of the committee also.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will get detailed clarification. I think the association phoned my office directly as well, and I spoke to someone from the agency on the phone during the summer also. Next, we have No. 1509 Cfrom Deputy Catherine Murphy, dated 7 August 2018 requesting the committee to include the national broadband plan and ICT programmes at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: And the lessons learnt.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: And put on our work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: I think we agree to put the Department and the investment in broadband onto the work programme in terms of lessons learnt from the past and where we are going. The Government programme divides the country up into various areas, including what is known as an amber area that will be subject to the new contract where there is only one bidder. My experience is that private companies who provide...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: There are two previous reports concerning broadband that go back some years.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will get them and circulate them in due course before we come to discuss the issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are only finishing our discussion of the correspondence. We have agreed to stop at that. That is enough heavy duty work for one morning.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Seán Fleming: The next matter is No. 1511 C dated 9 August, and No. 1556 C dated 31 August in relation to the audit processes in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. The individual raises issues about the opportunities afforded to organisations to "get their accounts right". The correspondent refers to a number of different versions of Dundalk IT accounts during the 2015 to 2016 audit. Does...