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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on long-term workplace accommodation and restricted or modified duties for a period of over six months and under three years; the number of persons in this situation over three years that are assigned to the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46891/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff assigned to An Garda Síochána that on medical grounds have a long-term exclusion in the case of public order disturbance training and-or participation are excluded based on medical grounds from control and restraint training and-or participation on a long-term basis; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff on long-term work place accommodation and restricted or modified duties for a period of over six months and under three years; the number of persons in this situation over three years that are assigned to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46892/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1155. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding moneys spent in County Carlow under the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the support that can be provided to persons who are blind and registered with the National Council for the Blind but are in employment and consequently would have their travel pass withdrawn having taken up employment but would be totally reliant for the rest of their lives on public transport; the provisions that can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the support that can be provided to persons who are blind and registered with the National Council for the Blind but are in employment and consequently would have their travel pass withdrawn having taken up employment but would be totally reliant for the rest of their lives on public transport; the provisions which can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances in which a discretionary travel pass can be granted to persons who were in receipt of disability allowance due to the fact they were blind and registered with the National Council for the Blind but have taken up employment and consequently lose their disability allowance and also lose their travel pass...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: The committee is joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to this committee, and he is accompanied today by Ms Ruth Foley, the deputy director of audit. No apologies have been received. I welcome Deputy Pat Deering to the Committee of Public Accounts. Dáil Éireann has approved his appointment to this committee. We welcome him...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is a busy committee. I know that Deputy Deering is the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: The first items on the agenda are the minutes of the meetings of 12 and 19 October. They are the last two meetings of the committee. Are they agreed? Agreed. The next item is matters arising that are not on the agenda.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: I understand and completely appreciate what the Deputy has said. I received a similar copy of that correspondence yesterday but it has not been circulated to the committee as it arrived too late. However, we have written to the IDA directly on this topic, following on from the earlier correspondence from ConnectIreland. We want a detailed response on that, and we will forward this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: As it is in the work programme, we definitely will come to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will move on to correspondence. Correspondence No. 830A is a briefing document from the HSE from today’s meeting. We will note and publish that. The next item is No. 842A, an opening statement and supporting document from the HSE. We will note and publish that. Correspondence No. 845A of 25 October 2017 from Ray Mitchell of the HSE has information regarding internal audit...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Everyone has received it except the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Obviously. I know my place. I will read this out because it relates to today's issue in respect of Grace. It is from Ray Mitchell of the HSE and states "Just to advise that given the range of issues re Deloitte, the [director general] will give a short opening statement this morning". We are allocating a maximum of one hour to Grace, because we are dealing with the rest of our business in...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: Maybe it is not.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is clearly what it says. That would be the normal process. They are quoting what I would consider standard procedure. They would not normally issue draft reports, especially to third parties. We are saying that this is not normal, the Oireachtas has taken a serious view and the Oireachtas has set up a committee of investigation. No doubt it will have to be produced, one way or...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: We understand the standard response but we will say this is not a standard request. We can raise that briefly with Mr. Tony O'Brien when he comes in shortly. Is that okay?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: The HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Seán Fleming: I had a quick look at the terms of reference. It is normal, due to client confidentiality, when they are commissioned by the HSE to produce a report that it cannot be used by anybody other than those who commissioned it or those specifically for whom it was intended. When this report was being commissioned, it was not intended that it would be given to the Committee of Public Accounts and...