Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Public Accounts Committee

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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As Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, I fully accept the decision and have no issue with anything stated. I have said several times that it is not a "chilling effect", that it could give us an opportunity to be proactive and improve how we operate.

I see nothing negative with the overall issue. Some people might present it in that way; that is their affair. Does the Secretary General fully accept the Supreme Court decision from point of view of the Houses of the Oireachtas Service?