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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Fine. It is a transport matter but RSA issues have come before the committee. This is another element of much previous correspondence. We will just note it and we are not taking any further action on it. No. 2573C is from an individual, dated 6 November 2019, requesting the committee to enquire about the international numbering system and procurement relating to the public services...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: The particular correspondence asks if the machine is used by Deputies to print election posters. The answer is a categorical "No". The letter asks what is going on and states this is another scandal, etc. The machine does not print any election material and that is specifically prohibited under legislation and Oireachtas rules, and by the Standards in Public Office Commission. I assure...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: I am assured we will have responses by 10 December, which is next Tuesday. We will have the opportunity to consider them before next Thursday's meeting. As soon as we come in on Thursday, we can decide if the replies are adequate or if we want to meet the persons concerned that afternoon. We all recognise the comments and correspondence from the public on the matter. We want to achieve...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Global valuation. That is in the legislation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: We have issued correspondence to the Valuation Office. We might also have to write to the relevant Department about the Deputy's point concerning the legislation and when its provisions are coming into effect. The Valuation Office might not cover those points in response to what we asked last week. We will ask the relevant Department to provide that information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Some of the major cities seem to have seen a reduction-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: -----and some of the rural counties have benefited.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Catherine Murphy wishes to comment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will await the information from Irish Water. This matter will be before us again, if not at next week's meeting, then in January. We will ask the Department to clarify the matters that the Valuation Office will not be able to. I have not seen this useful table that Deputy Cullinane has forwarded to us before. It seems to have come from a report entitled, "AFM Report 29 Compensation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: With the Deputy's consent, can we publish this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is a useful piece of public information and we should publish it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: There are eight significant losers. Based on this chart, they mainly appear to be Dublin and some of the other cities. A number of rural counties seem to have benefited. That is a fact. That is why we will publish the table and let people see it if they have not already. We will note and publish Deputy Cullinane's correspondence. The next correspondence is No. 2587 from Mr. Ray...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: This correspondence is in response to a specific case in respect of paediatric home care packages. We will note it and forward it to the correspondent who raised the matter with us. We cannot publish it, given that it is a specific case. Does anyone wish to comment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Please do.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will ask the secretariat. I will give an indication of the headings in the schedule: paediatric home care packages; procurement framework for paediatric home care services; service-level agreement for paediatric home care services; service-level arrangements; CHO oversight; management of complaints; national oversight; and quality improvements. We have all encountered cases like this...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Exactly. We will agree to publish a redacted version of this letter with no details making an individual identifiable. It is good information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will get that checked.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will look at where we left the issue. The "Grace" case was the first case but 47 other people were also involved. "Grace" was the first name everybody mentioned. We will get an update on that and if we need to follow it up at the next meeting we will do so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Dec 2019)
Seán Fleming: Sections 38 and 39 arrangements are on the agenda for our meeting with the HSE this afternoon. Deputies can ask about that and we can seek that information. It has been specifically noted as an item we will raise. We will ask the secretariat to publish No. 2587 with any personal information redacted because it is useful to put that out there. The next item of correspondence, No. 2593,...