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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Both of these issues are very serious and each would take a full day's meeting normally.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: We have to proceed as planned today. There is a high possibility that we may not conclude one or both of the items and may have to return to them on one of the two dates that are available. If we do, we do, and that is just it. In fairness, next week we will also be able to deal with the issue we discussed earlier in respect of the Grace case. We will have to fit that in as well if we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I will ask the clerk to chase up those issues as a matter of priority. All members have received correspondence on the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: May we-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I also agree with her on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: A classic example of this was the appearance a couple of months ago of representatives of Bord na gCon and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when questions were asked.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: -----getting to the nuts and bolts of the matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Just one, on Project Eagle.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: The clerk has notified me that the secretariat is seeking to secure further resources.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Chair has been pressing this matter and is awaiting a decision.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: The Oireachtas Commission.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I was just about to make the same point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: To sum, Deputy Cullinane has made a good point that there is an issue with resources. The Chairman has been chasing up this matter, on which Deputy MacSharry has made the good suggestion that the committee write to the Oireachtas Commission. I will instruct the clerk to do so in the coming days. Members should also ask colleagues who are members of the Oireachtas Commission to support our...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I am coming to that. On Caranua, Deputy Connolly suggested that we write to the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, particularly on the issue of rent. I agree and we should outline the issues the Deputy raises and seek immediate responses before the meeting next week. We want and must deal with these matters at next week's meeting. We also note that the Secretary...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will document all of these matters and request that all the information is provided to us prior to next week's meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Is that agreed? Agreed. We will make that point in the correspondence because we are not satisfied. In two weeks, we will deal with all the issues related to the third level colleges. Our discussions with the colleges have left a major legacy which we are due to address in two weeks. Based on the decision we make next week following correspondence and discussion, we will deal with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: We will write to the Secretary General on the issue. I suggest we discuss a couple of issues in private session before calling the witnesses.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Please note that there will be two parts to today's meeting. The second session will deal with the 2015 appropriation accounts, specifically the internal audit of financial procedures in the Garda College as per Vote 20 - Garda Síochána. This session, however, will deal with Bord na gCon's financial statements for 2015. For clarification, Bord na gCon is accountable to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General. I call on Mr. Meaney to make his comments.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: I will call our lead speaker for this session, which is Deputy Peter Burke. He will be followed by Deputy Bobby Aylward. As is custom, the lead speaker will have at least 20 minutes and the second speaker will have 15 minutes to question the witnesses while all other members will have ten minutes. This will ensure everybody will have an opportunity to contribute and ask questions in order...