Results 13,201-13,220 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Apart from the three applications, how many decisions are with the appeals officer?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: He does not tell Caranua.
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Are there many outstanding responses?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: The figure is somewhere between zero and ten. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: We would be interested in having that. I have a question on the financial side. I notice the figure for membership and subscriptions amounts to €4,600. What are they?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Even anecdotally, are the Caranua representatives aware of memberships that are paid by the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Yes, I would appreciate if Mr. Fitzpatrick could do so. I was a member of IBEC in the past in business. What role does IBEC play? What did IBEC ever do for Caranua?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Is there no state agency or Department to which Caranua could defer for such advice?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Caranua joined IBEC for that. The cost is approximately €4,600 per year. It is a lot of cash in the scheme of €100 million. Is it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: It simply jumped out at me. I do not imagine there are too many agencies like Caranua that are members of IBEC. Legal fees increased by €90,000 during the year. What was the reason for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: Under travel and subsistence, there is expenditure under international travel in 2019 of €5,670. Can Ms Downes fill us in on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)
Marc MacSharry: I will send Ms Downes the details of the two cases in which I am interested. I ask the representatives of the Department to update the committee on what will be the situation post Caranua. They may not be in a position to tell us anything at this stage as the matter may be under consideration. What will the situation be post Caranua for any victims or others who have dealt successfully...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I understood I was to have four minutes. Is that the case?
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Are you cutting me out then?
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: What is the story? Do I speak?
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: No clock came up when Deputy O'Dowd rose.
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: He knew he had four minutes and I knew he had four minutes. We had discussed it with our respective Whips. Is it within the bounds of possibility that we could consider a very mild amendment to allow the extra few minutes so we can get in line? We can get the list to the Ceann Comhairle now.
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: Can we start with four minutes now and we will all be on route?
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: For the sake of eight or ten minutes can we start with four minutes now?
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity. The Taoiseach uttered a very important line earlier with which I very much agree, although as a nation we are exceptionally poor at it. He stated it is the duty of the Republic to hold itself to account. We never do that, to be honest, until we are dragged, kicking and screaming. Normally we deny, delay and defend, circle the wagons, and...