Results 14,761-14,780 of 34,777 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is unusual to have four separate items of correspondence from four members of the committee on the one particular issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes. I call Deputy Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Which we will not go into.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is a unit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I urge the Deputy to focus on this committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Perhaps.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Kelly has indicated.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I take the point made by the Deputy. Others members have indicated their wish to speak and I first call Deputy Jonathan O'Brien.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy David Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am sorry.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Could the Deputy say that again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: As I understand it from the past, the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland has a clear view that it does not have a remit in relation to political advertising. This is Government, taxpayer-funded advertising, not political. What is it saying?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, they have.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I understand where people are coming from but as Chairman I am pointing out that the Comptroller and Auditor General has an independent constitution and I will not bring him into this debate at this time. I do not want him involved in this question which is semi-political. I will not ask him to participate. When we come to the meeting and we have Accounting Officers before us, he will...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: No, well-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am happy for people to disagree with me but I am saying that we should start with the Accounting Officers who are under the remit of this committee. That is my suggestion but I want to hear what members have to say on that. The points have been well covered about the value for money, savings, the business case and recruitment, which is 100% under the remit of this committee to ask the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I have every confidence in him doing a thorough job.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: If members are happy, we can write to the Taoiseach arising from this and put him on notice that we may decide to ask him in. We will keep our options open and not rule it out or tie ourselves down. Having engaged in our earlier meetings, we may do so. Can we get a general agreement that we will proceed with the Accounting Officers and the head of the unit? The secretariat and I will clear...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I will help the Deputy on that. The Committee of Public Accounts currently has before it the Department of the Taoiseach's 2016 accounts. The 2017 accounts have not yet been audited and will not come before the committee until September. The 2018 accounts are also not before us yet. Our correspondence will be in the context of the 2016 accounts and an update on developments in the...