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

Seán Fleming: The clerk to the committee is working on it.

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

Seán Fleming: When a draft is prepared, it will be sent to members.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: 177. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/18]

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: We have a quorum and are now in public session. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Ms Maureen Mulligan, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Pat Deering. We will take the business of the committee as normal on Thursday next. Today we will be dealing with the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I invite Mr. Fraser to make his opening remarks and note that he has not sent a pre-scripted opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Fraser. He will be free to answer questions in so far as the Constitution permits. As it is a special meeting members have indicated the sequence in which they wish to speak. It has been agreed that each member will have a ten-minute slot and if people want to come back a second time they can do so. Members have indicated in the following sequence: Deputies Bobby Aylward, Alan...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Could the Deputy clarify the figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: We cannot either.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Is Mr. Fraser saying that the arrangements are made substantially by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Fraser is satisfied that the performance of the meeting so far is not in breach-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: No, but Mr. Fraser is not concerned so far that there has been any difficulty. The next speaker is Deputy Alan Farrell.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: It is up to the Deputy if he wants anything said about it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Then the Deputy should not.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Connolly has one minute.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Fraser tell us to whom the chair of the audit committee reports?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Has the chairman of the audit committee reported to Mr. Fraser on any matter?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: It is the first year. One would normally have four meetings-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: He has had no - he or she? Is Mr. Fraser in a position to give-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: Who is that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (25 Sep 2018)

Seán Fleming: He is the new chairman and he has had three meetings so far but, as Mr. Fraser said, as far as he is aware, the chairman has had no reason to contact him as Accounting Officer.