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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 877. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists available in a location (details supplied) in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017; his plans to reinstate the level of services available in the location to its normal staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1068. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a needs assessment by a multidisciplinary team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (2 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1297. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding a new application to mine coal (details supplied); when this matter will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (2 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1458. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to parliamentary question number 634 of 28 March 2017, if he will consider reintroducing a mechanism whereby the issuing of a 1916 medal can be reexamined and make the necessary statutory amendments to facilitate the reexamination of these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (2 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1461. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if arrangements are in place whereby a family can have old IRA medals that have been lost over the years replaced; the provisions in place to deal with requests from families on these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19481/17]

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.