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Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Secretary General, I am saying to you-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Explain to me why it is relevant to PPPs.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: As Chairman, I am saying that is not related to PPPs.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: In the opening remarks at the beginning of the meeting, I asked people not to identify any person, persons or entity-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: -----by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. We are into the position of identifying a person who is not in the room and I am saying Mr. Ó Foghlú is not to answer that question-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: -----about a retirement party for an individual. It is identifying a person who is not in the room and that is not fair practice. You are not to answer that question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Fine. I understand that but I am ruling on it and Mr. Ó Foghlú is not to answer the question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are dealing with-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: The purpose of today's meeting is to deal with Chapter 4 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, which is the overview of public-private partnerships-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Ó Foghlú, if that question identifies an individual in your opinion, you are not to answer that question. There are other fora to deal with that. We are dealing with public-private partnerships here today. I personally cannot link that question to the chapter in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report myself and I am saying Mr. Ó Foghlú is not to answer it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Was Mr. Ó Foghlú's Department directly involved in the employment?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is all you can say on the matter today.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Okay. The next speaker was Deputy Jonathan O'Brien but he is not here at the moment. I am trying to find out what is happening in the Dáil Chamber. We were expecting a vote five minutes ago.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will for a short while after the break but it will not be for long. If anyone has any commitments on your side of the House, we will have no problem meeting them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: One can drive to Portlaoise for free as well.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: That answers it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Seán Fleming: I propose that we adjourn for the voting and that we reconvene 30 minutes after the conclusion of the votes. Rather than setting a specific time, at the conclusion of the voting, members have 30 minutes to get a bite to eat.