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Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: My next point is that Fianna Fáil also believes the current Government agreed to a conversion of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes into long-term bonds, the non-payment of which would result in a sovereign default, that is, were there to be any default in those payments. This is the first time, legally, that this debt was copper-fastened on the backs of the Irish...

Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: We know the burden fell on the backs of the Irish taxpayers because the majority of the bonds were held by German and French banks who would not countenance it. In the case of Cyprus, the bondholders had to pitch in because many of them were Russian and the Germans and the French did not care about them. The big and the powerful always win. Our amendment deals with reform of the banking...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for half-rate carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a forum on long-term residential care bringing all of the relevant stake holders involved in the provision of such care for older persons together, in view of the fact that the voluntary and private sector deliver almost 80% of the elderly residential care beds, as it is important in the interest of our elderly citizens and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider asking the National Procurement Office to take responsibility for purchases of drugs and medicine on the State's behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49580/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 213. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51097/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: What progress has been made in getting representatives from Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club to come before us in order that we might address the issues involved? We agreed that they would be invited to come before us, but there is no mention of the matter in our work schedule.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will they be published shortly?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Therefore, we can arrange a date to meet their representatives when that process has been completed.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I welcome Mr. O'Brien and his colleagues to the meeting and thank them for having submitted - in the last few moments - this schedule summarising the level of compliance to members. Essentially, the HSE's documentation states that out of the 43 agencies that have replied, only seven are fully compliant. As far as the HSE is concerned, 36 of the 43 are not yet compliant . Given the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: What is the next step?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Okay. In looking at the report, the seven about which I have concerns are the seven agencies that indicated compliance but for which the HSE's internal audit report states the case is otherwise. They are Cheeverstown House, St. James's Hospital, St. John of God's, Stewarts Hospital, the Carmen Centre in Leopardstown Park Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital and the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I appreciate that. Moving on to what I would call the specifics of income from top-ups or private sources, would Mr. O'Brien be satisfied that these 44 organisations are tax compliant and have tax clearance certificates?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Reading a little into what Mr. O'Brien stated, he is saying they produce a tax clearance certificate but he has some niggling doubts as to whether they are tax compliant. Is that the gist of it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: On the individuals highlighted in the report, has the HSE gone the next step to see some of these P60s? This is the question I want answered. Did what is now being described as private top-up income appear on the main P60? Do the staff concerned have separate employers for these top-up payments? Would there be differing practices as to whether some of the funds came from the foundation or...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Dr. Smith did a reasonableness check, which, for the non-accountants, is where the overall picture of what she got seemed to make sense with where she felt it should be, rather than a specific check. Is she satisfied that the reasonableness check, even though it was not exactly specific, is accurate enough?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: In other words, the top-up payments from a sweet shop or car park were on their mainline P60s.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: That is an important point. Did the FEMPI Act pay cut apply to the basic salary or did it apply to the additional private income as well?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Was that specific question requested? I accept it is easy for me to ask the question now. Did they specifically look at whether the FEMPI Act changes affect basic salary only or whether they included the extra income from the private sources by way of allowances?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: We are impressed with the work of Dr. Smith we received and we are happy with the report. One issue I would ask her to revisit is the question of whether the FEMPI Act cuts implemented in the case of these additional payments that would have been implemented across the board. I accept she asked for the figures at a point in time but that might place a question mark over the agencies'...