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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: As we have a quorum, the committee is now in public session. We are joined today by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to the committee. He is accompanied by Mr. Malachy Quinn, senior auditor. We have received no apologies at this stage. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of last week's meetings on 6 April. Are the minutes of last...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: That only arrived late last night so it has not been circulated to members. I saw it just a minute ago. I do not think other members have the document yet because it arrived late yesterday evening. It will be circulated today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: On that issue, I propose that when members receive this by the middle of next week, any member who wants to add anything to it should contact the clerk and, if not, we will send it on next week. We will give people a day or two to look at it but we will send it on next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: This issue was mentioned at the last meeting. The Comptroller and Auditor General is familiar with the issue. I think there is agreement on the committee. A remark was made by Waterford IT on the return on investment for the State. What will have to be established by somebody is what was the investment by the State. It is a meaningless comment to make to us. It is gratuitous to tell us...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: He will need more staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: In what?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: There is none. There is just this list.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Clearly, it is not. Otherwise we would not be having this discussion. Does Mr. McCarthy wish at the next meeting to give the committee his view on the audit and whether it is appropriate or whether we should go through the HEA to find out the information?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will come to that issue in one minute.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Does Mr. McCarthy mean that he does a report on the financial statements or that he does a special report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: To clarify, in order that people will understand the subtlety, if Mr. McCarthy is dealing with the annual audit of the appropriation accounts of a line Department, for example, the Department of Education and Skills which we are currently discussing and an issue comes to light, he can include a specific chapter on it in his annual report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: When it comes to the financial statements of other organisations which he audits, other than the appropriation accounts, he does not have a mechanism to include a special chapter in his report. That is something at which we need to look. Mr. McCarthy is only in a position to highlight issues to us about line Departments. Where he believes there is a need to provide additional information,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: It might be helpful-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Mr. McCarthy might send us an information note on the matter. If we believe there is a gap in the system of public accountability that is not covered by the legislation, we will come back to the issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes. I read it just a minute ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Among the other things for which we are waiting from each of the colleges, including NUIG, is information on procurement and gender balance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will surely receive it shortly then.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will come to it specifically under the heading of correspondence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)
Seán Fleming: Is the Deputy talking about library costs?