Results 31,041-31,060 of 34,956 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: I am sharing time with Deputy Haughey.
- Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget that was announced here last week. People throughout the country are beginning to ask questions. They fully understand the budget was framed on the basis of a no-deal Brexit and that it was correct to take a prudent line in the event that it might happen. However, in the event that we do have a deal this week, next week or whenever in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (16 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT rate charged on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42482/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be examined in respect of the possible suppression of a teaching post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42357/19]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee, and Ms Sinead Keane, senior auditor. Are the minutes of 10 October agreed? Agreed. There are three categories of correspondence. In category A, No. 2451, dated 10 October, and No. 2466 from Caranua are briefing documents and opening statements for today's meeting. Is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: I understand. We will hold it over. I have comments on the specifics, which we will come to next week. I have a general point on this post-project review process. I am sure the members will agree with what I have to say. This had to be published on budget day and it has come to us now. I will not discuss the recommendations because they relate to the specifics of the report but the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We note and welcome its publication and we will hold it over for a detailed discussion next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: I do not think it is done.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is vague. It is something we must take on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: It probably ties in with my earlier comment about broader lessons needing to be learned rather than trying to narrow the focus in that regard to one section in one Department. People like to keep things in silos as if they have nothing to do with the rest of us. This has everything to do with every Department that spends taxpayers' money. This is a broad matter and we will come back to it....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will try to do something on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will do it. The only issue is our definition of consultancy. To take information technology, IT, which is one of the biggest levels, we can have a consultant and sometimes that consultant's work continues in terms of developing the system. That is really IT development. Where does the consultancy stop and the carrying out of a project commence? It is about getting our definition of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is the only caveat.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General might help us with a note on how he defines it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Exactly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Is that in the Appropriation Accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Mr. McCarthy spoke about governance. Where is that shown?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: Would we start with the 41 Department Votes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will start with all the Votes-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will start with all Departments. We can talk about State bodies after that.