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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Separately, we will have to draft a schedule in terms of how we propose to approach the day.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Murphy also made that point. I will be a bit broad, since we deal with central government funding. A part of the formula that determines how much goes to local government from central government probably includes a calculation of what the latter estimates has been raised locally via rates bills. That formula has to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Maybe it does not. I do not know. We will have to ask the secretariat to devise a schedule for how to approach the day. There is more than one day's work in this, but we will start with one.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Rates.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Of course.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: We need to plan this thoroughly-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: -----and close off all these-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: More importantly, everyone must be in attendance for the full session even if it lasts for the full day, as was the case when we discussed education. Members cannot just arrive for their part and then be out the door. Everyone must remain available.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will have a draft next week. Does anyone have any suggestions for what could go into the draft? We have not done anything yet but we need to plan these meetings to get value for money.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: There is a mechanism to be worked out.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: It is, as it is to the public, and we are a vehicle for the public.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: If members have observations, they should get them into the secretariat so that we can work them into the draft. The clerk will write to members asking them for their views. This is an area of very wide interest.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: Even if there are different segments, all members must be here for all of them and not just for what pertains to their own little pigeonhole. When we dealt with the education sector, we had the Department, the education and training boards, ETBs, and the HEA in the room at the one time. The next item is the overview of public private partnerships, which will be after St. Patrick's Day, on...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: We had the Department in on that issue before Christmas.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: We have a draft report which we are going to discuss and that is in it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: The RTÉ issue was mentioned at the time and we are dealing with that. Some of those items are in the report but we will have to see how we marry the two issues. The following items are all to be confirmed. On 10 May, it is the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and there are several gaps in the schedule after that. Towards the end of June we will have the National Treasury...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the scheduling of a driving test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (14 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions he will put in place before approval of grants for CCTV in towns and villages; the person or body that will carry out the role of data controller; his views on whether this matter should be carried out by the local authorities, An Garda Síochána or Garda-vetted persons in the local community; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (14 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: 187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include qualified chiropractors within the regulatory framework under the proposed European Union (Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Dangers arising from Medical Exposure to Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2018 in view of the fact that registered chiropractors are included in similar regulations in other EU countries; and if he will...