Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 July 2011, if he will answer the first part of the question and explain the purpose of the Secret Service. [21699/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Given the nature of this Vote, it is not the practice to provide detailed information as to how the annual allocation will be spent.

The Appropriation Account of the Vote for the Secret Service is audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General in accordance with section 3 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993. The C & AG is furnished with certificates from the responsible Ministers which support the expenditure shown in the account. On the basis of these certificates, the C & AG expresses an opinion in the annual published Appropriation Accounts that the account properly presents the expenditure of the Vote for the particular year concerned. This arrangement has been accepted by the Committee of Public Accounts of the Dáil.

Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21497/11]

John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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I have recently approved the transfer of the Excellence through People scheme from FÁS to the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). The transfer arrangements provide that the FÁS Excellence through People assessors will provide operational assistance services to NSAI during a transitional period. The assessors will remain the staff of FÁS. The redeployment of the staff after the transitional period is in the first instance a matter for FÁS as the employer of the staff.