Results 19,661-19,680 of 34,779 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General is saying Nóirín O’Sullivan signed the document on 31 March, the one presented to us, on which we rely, but that a paragraph was added to it five months later.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, at the request of the Comptroller and Auditor General. However, the onus is on the Accounting Officer of every Department who has responsibility for the statement of accounting policies and principles. The Comptroller and Auditor General signs his audit report, while the Accounting Officer signs his or her report. The clarification is that a document was signed on 31 March 2016. We...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: What he has made very clear is this. The Accounting Officer, Nóirín O’Sullivan, signed the statement of accounting policies and practices for the previous year on 31 March 2016. Five months after she had signed it, she added a new paragraph in September 2016. The document we have signed by her at the end of March 2016 could not have been signed at the end of March 2016...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: I am finishing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: The speakers are in the following sequence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is not for him to tell us if we were misled. When I see a statement signed by an Accounting Officer, dated 31 March 2016, I am entitled to believe, as the Deputy is, that the document and its contents were signed on 31 March 2016. It is in black and white.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: The document, as printed and presented to us with those paragraphs, could not possibly have been agreed to before signing it on 31 March 2016. The document we have is something that was agreed to five months later.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We should ask Nóirín O’Sullivan for an explanation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Speakers have indicated in the following sequence: Deputies Connolly, Kelly, MacSharry, Madigan, Cullinane and Murphy. The clerk noted the sequence in which the hands went up.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Fine. We will invite in the Garda Commissioner at an early date to respond.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We do, as early as possible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Could that be clarified? It was stated in the Dáil by the Taoiseach.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Against the Accounting Officer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to the issue. I will finish with the members.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Fine. Okay. We are going to conclude this aspect shortly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Madigan will be followed by Deputy Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: I think it is clear for next week. Thirteen documents that were requested from the Garda Commissioner are listed in the minutes of today's meeting. We will confirm with the Garda today that we want those documents by the end of next week. A full fortnight will have passed by then. If Deputies are seeking any other documentation that is not included on that list, they should contact the...