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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his reply. What surprises me with regard to the Minister's handling of this issue is that if he thought it was such a good deal, why did he contribute so much, more than anyone else, to its rejection? In the week before the deal was agreed, the Minister started by putting out black propaganda against health workers and how much they were paid on Sundays....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Subsequently, the Minister went on to threaten an across-the-board pay cut of 7%, which is the precise opposite of what he had indicated in the aforementioned interview. Thereafter his colleague, another Labour Party Minister, appeared on television during the final hours of the voting period to state that such an across-the-board pay cut would not apply to low-paid workers, which is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: I ask the clerk to circulate to members a copy of the relevant Schedule. What other bodies are excluded?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Could we have a note on which bodies are excluded? This is news to me.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Was the expenditure we are talking about incurred by the OPW, by and large?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: The OPW specified the job, tendered the job, checked the tenders, looked at value for money, oversaw the job, authorised payment and approved payment. That was all done in the OPW.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: The bill was then sent to the Department.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Was the Department-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: It was not recouped from the line Department at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: So this is an OPW issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: We have often seen the OPW not being paid by various Departments after doing work in those Departments. Is Mr. McCarthy saying that the amount would not even have been charged to the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Would that be done by the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Staff, Ministers and other people.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: I want to be helpful and make sure we understand. By and large, all of this work was done in the OPW. I am bringing us up to date so we understand. If a project like this was being done in any Government office or building today or next year, I assume the OPW would keep a file on it from the beginning to the end. The file would record where all the procedures went up and details of any...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: When the committee is wording its letter, it should seek the full file from the OPW specifically and also from the Department itself, which may have had a role in outlining its requirements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: On the work programme, the HSE is listed to appear before the committee next week and the exact same issue arises that was discussed some minutes ago, namely, the fact that we will be discussing the 2011 financial statements. Has the Comptroller and Auditor General commenced the audit of the 2012 financial statements?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: Here we go again. I have just raised this issue as it pertains to today's meeting and it also pertains to next week's meeting, where the HSE will be discussing its accounts for a period that is between 16 and 28 months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: I know that, but lots of organisations have come before this committee voluntarily, including NAMA and the NTMA, and given us an opening statement on the current, up-do-date position on their accounts. As a result, discussions about those accounts tend to be a bit more current and relevant. Some organisations choose to be helpful while others just stick to the accounts that are listed,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: That is good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Apr 2013)
Seán Fleming: This is the fourth time it has happened in the past few months. The week before the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland comes in to meet us, at the end of April 2013, we receive the 2011 accounts. The 2012 financial year has long since passed and the accounts have been prepared. The accounts may not have been signed off by the auditor and the audit may not have been commenced or completed....