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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (14 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: I welcome this opportunity to raise an important issue for County Laois, which is the need for IDA Ireland supported jobs and investment in the county. Before I prepared for this debate, I decided to take a strong proactive and positive approach towards working with IDA Ireland to secure jobs and investment in County Laois. All too often when dealing with this matter at local level, too...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (14 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State for his response on the overall approach of IDA Ireland but I want to concentrate specifically on Laois. In recent times, mainly through Enterprise Ireland, Irish businesses have made announcements about Portlaoise. These include Glanbia's cheese plant, SkOUT, as the Minister of State mentioned, and the announcement by Mr. McDonagh. People might not be aware...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We are joined today by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Ms Mahin Fitzpatrick, senior auditor. We will meet the Revenue Commissioners today and a number of chapters in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General relate to Revenue. We will also have a private meeting in the afternoon. I suggest,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We can hold over discussion on it until next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will publish it and hold over the discussion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is fine. We will discuss it next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: No. 1700B is from Mr. Maurice Buckley, chairman of the Office of Public Works, OPW, providing a breakdown requested by the committee of the costs incurred by the OPW in respect of the recent visit by Pope Francis. We will note and publish this.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We will publish it and hold over discussion until the next meeting. We will place it in the public arena, rather than sitting on it, in order that people can see the significant costs involved. No. 1703B is from Mr. Paul Dunne, CEO of the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, dated 2 November 2018 in respect of a request from the committee for a copy of a report arising from a value...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is also a building on Conyngham Road.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: The LGMA said it has written to PricewaterhouseCcoopers and Irish Public Bodies and that, if they consent, it might obviate the need to go to court.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: The Information Commissioner has ruled on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: I suspect there is commercial sensitivity, though I do not know for sure, rather than non-disclosure. The non-disclosure agreement is probably there because of commercial sensitivity.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: There is a statutory obligation. I will say something on behalf of the public. We all talk about joined-up Government and this is an example of the issues. Local government is seen as the local arm of the Government and if local governments go to the High Court to prevent the release of information they are preventing the release of information to other public bodies. People can make...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: We might ask the ETBs to demonstrate to us what actions have been taken to ensure they are getting value for money.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Members of local authorities would be in Irish Public Bodies, however.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Who is the chairperson of Irish Public Bodies? Perhaps we should write to that person.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: As of now the LGMA says it has written to PwC and IPB to get their consent. We will make a note to come back to this in December. We will keep an eye on it and we will note and publish the reply. It is a bigger issue than people appreciate. No. 1704B from Mr. Maurice Buckley, chairman of the OPW, is dated 7 November and provides follow-up information requested by the committee at the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: All our printers worked overtime to produce them. There is a large amount of documentation on the agreement by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to proceed on the basis of value for money. There is a valuation report from Jones Lang LaSalle, dated 31 March, which looked at the Central Bank complex on Dame Street, which we also inquired about. There is also an appendix on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 Nov 2018)
Seán Fleming: The contingent liability for CervicalCheck.