Results 14,241-14,260 of 34,627 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Not only did it not consolidate them into the figures, it did not even put the information in by way of a note.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Even if it does not legally consolidate it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will write back to say that we understand that they were not consolidated but we will ask why the information from the foundation was not included by way of an information note with the financial statements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will ask it to do it for the current year and we will request a copy of the foundation's accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will crack it yet. You watch.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: The next item is Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board, ETB. Again, we will write to Galway and Roscommon ETB for a detailed explanation on the non-compliance with national procurement rules for €894,000. The next item is the National Haemophilia Council and a clear audit opinion. Finally, we have a special account established under section 4 of the Hepatitis C...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We need to write immediately to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform asking for a more streamlined and speedy approach to be looked at and that the certified accounts of all public bodies are published promptly instead of being subject to a three-month delay. I know they probably have to be cleared by the Department and the Minister and possibly noted by the Government. However,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will write for an information note on the circular and we will come back to it. We will probably have to reiterate or reconsider the three-month timescale. We will get information from the Department in the meantime. On accounts and statements, I wish to update the committee on our efforts to ensure the timely presentation of accounts by public bodies. As decided by the committee,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: No. There has been a significant improvement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: What we will be looking for in the first week of May-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It will just be a list of those who have not submitted. It has nothing to do with certifying or laying the accounts. It is just those organisations which have not submitted their accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General's office. In the first week of May, we will take immediate action. We cannot be writing to State bodies in December telling them to submit their accounts and when...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: In December, the committee agreed, as a result of all the work getting them up to date, to write to the chairman and chief executive of every public body on their statutory obligations on the timely presentations of their accounts. We welcomed the progress made by many organisations in reducing delays, but we are still concerned that some organisations had not yet done so. We thanked those...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: They just acknowledged receipt of the letter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Up to 75% of the 260 organisations sent back an acknowledgement. We asked for the contact details of the people to contact and 25% of them did not acknowledge the letter. That does not mean that the 75% in question will meet their timelines. We will be coming back to that in a month's time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, it is shocking that they did not acknowledge a letter from the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts. I do not propose we follow that up in the next week or two in terms of using staff time. However, we will follow up in the first week of May. Then, apart from writing a letter to any outstanding ones immediately, we will probably decide to invite the chairmen and chief...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Let the chairman and the chief executive of a body state that here on national television. They will make every effort to make sure they will comply in future. We are not here to issue sanction, but we can achieve results without issuing sanctions. We will come back to that in a month's time. That list is up there. Those are not the people who submitted their accounts. That is the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: We have no response from RTE yet. The invitation has been sent suggesting that date but we have not received a response yet, so it is not confirmed. We will follow up on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: The ETBs are not under the HEA. They are under the Department of Education and Skills.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: When it is cleared it goes to the Minister to be published. It might not be before the summer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is in the system.