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- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Galway is a good example.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: So, the Deputy is concurring.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I do not believe it. If I was asked as part of a survey, I would respond responsibly by saying "Yes". We will go back to this morning's question about a service level agreement with RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: The only thing I want to concentrate on now is the oversight agreement the Secretary General has just mentioned. Why is that being done, why is it necessary and why has it not been in place up to now?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: What is the gist of the oversight agreement, from Mr. Griffin's point of view? Is it oversight by the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: What does it broadly entail?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: In RTÉ.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Where is the oversight by the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Who checks that RTÉ is meeting its obligations in that regard?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Who checks that on behalf of the Department? Before the €190 million funding is handed out this year or next year, who checks that all requirements are being met?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: That system is not yet in place.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: And there will be a formal obligation on the Department to have oversight.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Will the oversight agreement stipulate what sanctions will be available if the Department is not satisfied?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Will that be covered in the agreement?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: Pardon?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: How will Mr. Griffin, as Accounting Officer, exercise his oversight? He has told us about the responsibilities of RTÉ in respect of the legislation. He has to be sure it is compliant, as it is telling him it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: I tabled a parliamentary question on 26 July 2017 for written answer to the Minister for Communication, Climate Action and Environment seeking the details of each body and organisation scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from the Department's vote of expenditure and whether a signed service level agreement is in place in respect of the services to be delivered by the bodies or...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: It said that the Department intends to give RTÉ €190.724 million according to this year's Estimates and that the agreement in place is that the relevant provisions of the Broadcasting Act 2009 apply. The same answer was given in respect of TG4 and the BAI broadcasting fund. An Post, Sustainable Energy Ireland, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Loughs Agency and so on all had service...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017) Seán Fleming: My principal criticism is that the Department has no way of knowing whether it is in compliance with the Act. I want there to be an onus on Mr. Griffin, as the person writing the cheque, to come before us and be able to say that the Department has ensured RTÉ is complying with the Broadcasting Act 2009 and is happy to give it its €190 million funding. I am not asking Mr. Griffin...