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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.

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: To date, anyway.

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, we are not asking for them. Mr. Hamill, as chairman of the new audit committee, has not had to contact Mr. Fraser to date anyway.

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: The next speaker is Deputy Cassells.

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 am now moving to Deputy Cullinane. Members will have the opportunity to contribute a second time.

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: There are seven others.

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: That is a matter for the Oireachtas to decide. That is to do with legislation passed by the Oireachtas and 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: The President's Establishment is exempt from the legislation, based on the legislation passed by the Oireachtas. It is not even a matter for the President to deal with. The Oireachtas has decided that on the basis of-----

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 potentially unconstitutional, for reasons that I will try to summarise, if I can.

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: That is fine, but as the Chairman I am saying that the freedom of information legislation that was passed by the Oireachtas does not cover the Vote for the President's Establishment. If Deputy Cullinane has an issue, then the matter should be raised in the Oireachtas, not with the Accounting Officer. I will cut to chase and put it this way. We decided to exempt Áras an Uachtaráin.

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 am not disingenuous.

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: That is because it is exempt by legislation. This was the only other avenue.