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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: It would be helpful for us to understand the process. That is agreed. The next thing on the agenda is correspondence item 1244B from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, in response to the committee’s request to provide an information note following the completion of a review by the Irish Prison Service of its protected disclosures policy. We can note and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is a fair question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: We can get that clarified. I refer to the process of appointing the protected disclosures manager for the Prison Service and confirmation that the report that will be carried out by the protected disclosures manager will be published either directly or through the Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is fine. We will write back to the Minister on that. That is agreed and in the meantime we will note and publish that letter. The next item is correspondence item 1245B from Ms Katherine Licken, Secretary General, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, dated 20 April 2018 providing-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we had 1244B.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Okay, that is very interesting Deputy. I get confused myself. There is one sequence in the correspondence list that we get. It starts at one and runs up to a thousand now-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes we are, but some are in slot A and some are in slot B.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is not continuous. Some are As, some are Bs and some are Cs - but they are all there. If that number is not in this section, it is in the other section. We are on correspondence No. 1245B, from Ms Katherine Licken, Secretary General, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, providing responses to a number of matters raised at our meeting on 29 March 2018. These include the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Clarification on when the review will be undertaken?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Is there is something more?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, we will ask for clarification on the timescale.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will write back. The Deputy's points about the information provided are noted. We will note and publish this and await further information. The next item is correspondence No. 1246B from the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, dated 17 April 2018, advising the committee on a determination made by the commission of investigation into certain matters relative to the disability...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is No. 1249 B. It just arrived yesterday. Mr. Watt has noted the transcript from last week's meeting and that Deputies are concerned to ensure that when Accounting Officers are before the committee that they should have information likely to be sought by the committee available to them to facilitate responses on the day. In light of this, and the number of items on the agenda for 10...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is a fair point. The Accounting Officer is referring to our discussion last week when other Departments, specifically the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, were mentioned. They sent us a substantial amount of information. While public private partnerships were mentioned specifically, they were not the only issue raised. At our previous meeting, we noted that this...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: I agree. However, we also do not want to trap ourselves into asking a specific list of questions. The normal full briefing will be required and these will be optional extras. The next matter is correspondence from private individuals. No. 197C is from Professor Patrick O'Shea, president of University College Cork, dated 23 April 2018. The correspondence is in response to a query...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, the letter addresses the university's partnership with Cork Opera House. Has Deputy Kelly had an opportunity to read it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: I agree. University College Cork must demonstrate to the committee the accounting procedure that shows the non-Exchequer income is separate from Exchequer income. In other words, it needs to provide proof that the annual €60,000 investment is sourced from the university's own sources of income.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: I know.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Apr 2018)
Seán Fleming: It must not make a statement unless it can back it up.