Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure the publication of the second value for money report by a company (details supplied) on the verification of compliance with the EU expenditure supports programme 2004-2009 in view of the public interest in relation to nursing home charges. [13163/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I assume that the Deputy is referring to the human resources operational programme 1994-1999 on the vocational training infrastructure, measure — improvement of the quality of training provision of the European Regional Development Fund. The company referred to by the Deputy performed a system-based audit from 1999 to close of programme under Article 3.1(a) of Regulation 2056/97 and 5% verification under Article 3.1(b) of Regulation 2064/97. Article 13 of Regulation 2067/97 states:

Information collected in the course of the controls shall be protected by professional secrecy, in accordance with the relevant provisions of national and community law. It may not be communicated to any persons other than those who, by reason of their duties in the Member States or in the institutions of the Community, are required to have knowledge thereof for the purpose of performing their duties.

Consequently it is not proposed to publish the above report.