Results 1-20 of 27 for waste management speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Jim Walsh: ...cut or public spending increased. It is extraordinary but I suppose symptomatic of the failure within the media that at no stage have I heard anyone being questioned about tackling unnecessary or wasteful public expenditure. I have argued it here before, and an ideal opportunity has been missed by this Government in the current economic crisis, but there is a need to have a fairly good...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: ...more in the local appointments committee than in the Public Appointments Service because I am more familiar with it, but the old boys' network certainly worked very well in it. There was no doubt that county managers and others in senior positions were able to pull the strings long before they sat down to select who got the jobs. That is strong criticism, but it is justified. I could go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Conference on Financing for Development Briefing: Dóchas (10 Jun 2015)

Jim Walsh: ...instance, there is nothing to redistribute. A taxation system should be fair but often there is not sufficient emphasis on how the money is spent. We have seen it in this country. There is not a Department that is not wasting tens of millions of euro which could be avoided with better management and if we had proper effective monitoring and controls and accountability in our public...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Jim Walsh: .... The criticism that the Garda Síochána is receiving is no different from the criticism in the report on the Department of Justice and Equality, the HSE or any Department. It relates to a total lack of management in the structures of our public service. Locally, a good superintendent in charge means that people notice a significant improvement in the quality of Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Jim Walsh: Yes. The targeting of waste in the pubic sector was an essential priority but it has gone off the radar in the past two years since the Government came to power. I reckon that the ¤2 billion sum is a conservative figure and that, realistically, some ¤4 billion could be saved. It is outrageous the amount of money that is being wasted. Yesterday, there was a Supplementary Estimate for...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Jim Walsh: I am not complaining about the DPP, and you well know it, a Chathaoirligh. I am complaining about the people who are using the system to promote their own minority ideological views and wasting public services that are charged with much more serious responsibilities than these issues. I ask that we would have a debate in the House about the management of Garda time and the management of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Jim Walsh: ...also go before the Committee of Public Accounts. Will the Leader arrange a debate on that important document? I have always felt that while the comptroller will identify places where money was wasted in the order of perhaps tentative millions, based on my business experience there is no doubt that no matter how tightly one runs a company, waste will accumulate. The bigger the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Jim Walsh: ...the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, who today told the World Economic Forum his Government is applying a ratio of 3:1. In 2002 I advised the then Minister for Finance to introduce a war on waste campaign. Waste is endemic in most big organisations, particularly within the public service. Value for money is not being achieved in the public service and greater discipline and...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...to the agreement and that it is waiting on guidance from the Department. Therein lies a significant problem. I hope it succeeds but I am far from optimistic. If we do not get to a situation where managers at lower levels are empowered, we will get nowhere. This is being controlled from the top. From my experience in management, I know that when I wanted to make savings in a company in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, has come in for criticism in the House and this morning on the amendments to the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill. Waste management is very much on the agenda this morning. I fully support the Minister's approach in that regard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...risks that are involved with the emission of dioxins. I accept people contest that belief but serious questions arise in that regard. A significant issue arises in terms of incineration taking waste in a way that totally negates all the other higher priorities in the waste management structure of re-use, recycling and minimisation. In order to justify the significant capital expenditure...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (28 Apr 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...on the employees and chief executive of the company. There is a lacuna in much of our legislation in this area. There is a need to place a statutory obligation on the CEO of and other senior managers in the IFI or similar companies to adhere to good corporate governance practice, especially in financial and general management matters to ensure value for money is achieved for the...

Seanad: Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: Second Stage. (20 Apr 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...than being elected, so there is a fundamental change in that regard. I concur fully with the sentiments expressed by Senator O'Reilly about the need to reduce the number of quangos, eradicate waste and be much more cost effective in the manner in which we administer the State apparatus. There is great scope for savings in every Department, and perhaps this aspect is not being embraced as...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...own way - many made the ultimate sacrifice - during the foundation of the State and in the creation of the democracy, freedom and independence which we enjoy. Senator Donohoe and others referred to waste. I listened with interest to what was said with regard to Iarnród Éireann at the joint committee yesterday, and we have also had discussions in regard to FÁS in the not too distant...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...challenged many governments across the globe. He has been cautious and prudent in the manner in which he has dealt with this matter. His approach in respect of establishing the new national asset management agency is the correct one to take because it will free up the banks and allow them to service industry and business, which is essential. The budget was harsh. We were told this would...

Seanad: Forthcoming Budget: Statements (26 Mar 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...are asking the other side to be fair and balanced, we should also be fair and balanced on this side. We do not have to agree with everything the Government does. One of my criticisms was a weak managerial approach to cost control. It happened in the private sector, but it certainly happened in the public sector. We have seen significant wage inflation to a level that is now...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Feb 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...we have seen in the currency markets in recent times, it begs the question as to the policy that will be pursued by Bord Gáis Éireann with regard to hedging. How will that currency risk be managed? It is an important issue because obviously any revaluation of the currency in which it borrows would have an adverse impact on the €3 billion — it could limit it. Obviously if the...

Seanad: Economic Situation: Statements (27 Jan 2009)

Jim Walsh: ...an important public service role in this country that even though the United States' economy is in deeper trouble than ours, the feelings of doom and gloom are much more pervasive here. We need to manage those feelings because the sooner we restore consumer confidence, the better. Unless we increase spending in the economy, unemployment will continue to grow. Unfortunately, unemployment...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jim Walsh: A task force that is well focused on wasteful expenditure could ensure that happens through management. Where management fails, it must be held accountable for its failure in this regard.

Seanad: Economic Outlook: Motion (14 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: ...would follow in a similar fashion. Public finances are a major issue. There will be an increasing reduction in receipts and, therefore, we must trim expenditure. We set up the National Treasury Management Agency to control the Government debt and get the best value we could, and it has been very effective and successful. There is no reason we would not have similar bodies, including one...