Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have a company (details supplied) subjected to the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45521/17]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I have no function in relation to the remit of the Public Accounts Committee. The company referred to by the Deputy is a commercial State body and is not funded by the Exchequer and therefore not subject to the PAC. The PAC has previously contacted me in relation to concerns raised by a Local Authority regarding expenditure by EirGrid and I responded outlining EirGrid's position as a commercial State body which is regulated in its activities by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities.