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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: We mentioned the 50% legal fees already. We all understand that. Who are the mediators the State Claims Agency uses? Are they State Claims Agency staff or is there a group of arbitrators? Tell me about the mediators.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: There is a qualification in mediation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: They are not all qualified mediators.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: How many mediators does the State Claims Agency have? Does it have a panel? Will Mr. Breen explain the process? How does one become a mediator? Is the position advertised?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: I have two very small questions. If Mr. Breen does not know the answer off the top of his head, he can come back with a note. It is an unusual question. A number of years ago, a number of raised bogs in natural heritage areas were designated. As a result, people could not cut turf and lost turf-cutting rights. They asked the State to buy them out. Some people did not get through that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: This is the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: What types of claims does the State Claims Agency handle? The cases I mentioned would involve compensation claims against the State.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thought the State Claims Agency would handle those. What does the State Claims Agency handle then?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thought the State Claims Agency did everything.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: If somebody falls on a State property or State land.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Breen mentioned bullying. That means there is injury-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is how bullying cases get to the State Claims Agency.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: In a case like the one I mentioned, a person would have to sue the Minister directly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. O'Kelly mentioned Carillion. We have reported here regularly on the total number of PPPs and the commitments under all of them. Some of the projects are under construction and some are well into operation. With regard to the key companies involved, is there an overexposure to any one organisation? Maybe nobody thought of doing the sums. If somebody has too much on hand, maybe the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Chapter 23: Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency (Resumed)
National Treasury Management Agency: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will raise the matter with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform again in the autumn to make sure somebody works on it. We do not want the ripple effect. I have given an example. Mr. O'Kelly understands the issue as much as I do. I thank the witnesses for their time. It has been a long day. The NTMA is a very important organisation which is why we wanted to go through all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Ownership Data (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the persons or organisations that are the 51% owners of the NAMA group; the shareholding of each of these persons and organisations; the amount of dividend paid to each in each year to date since NAMA was established; the expected dividend that will be paid to them between now and the expected conclusion of NAMA activities; the amount of funding each of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if crèches qualify for funding under a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Administration (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for a project to be included in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, scheme for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31639/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: 229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 3 July 2018, if approval is required from his Department or the Irish Prison Service before prison records can be destroyed in a prison by a governor or staff on the governor's behalf; if records are kept of such requests and approval in his Department; if a governor has the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Seán Fleming: 330. To ask the Minister for Health when new legislation dealing with the fair deal scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31636/18]