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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: ...it had been sent to us. We were in the dark. We discussed this earlier. We note the correspondence. No. 680C is correspondence, dated 7 July 2017, from Shaun Purcell, chief executive of Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board, to advise that draft accounts for 2015 will be submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General in the week beginning 10 July. The Comptroller...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: -----the final financial statements for Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB have never been published since the board was established?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: In order that people will understand why we are critical of the third-level institutes, let me repeat that Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB has never published any set of audited accounts. Even though the information has been submitted now in respect of 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General has indicated that the information he received for the accounts up to the end of 2014-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: I propose that we write to the chairman and chief executive of Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB stating that we expect the 2016 accounts to be submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit. The board has just submitted its accounts for 2015. It is six months behind in submitting its accounts for 2016. They are almost one year old at this stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will write to Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB stating that if the 2016 accounts have not been submitted for audit, we will invite the chairman and chief executive to appear before the Committee of Public Account to explain the reason for the delay in public. Is that agreed? Agreed.