Results 20,881-20,900 of 34,729 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: It is. Under the rent supplement scheme, the situation was that the Department of Social Protection was not allowed to pay rent supplement in respect of a property which was not coming in at the threshold or ceiling it had set. Is that now gone?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: It was not available-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: In essence, the Deputy is correct that the HAP scheme as opposed to the rent supplement scheme has specific provision for the person who in many cases is on a fixed social welfare payment to find additional money over and above the differential rent and what is being paid by the local authority. Mr. McCarthy calls it flexibility or the exercise of choice, but the possibility of the person...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: I put it this way to copperfasten what the Deputy asked. The old scheme did not allow these top-up payments by the tenant. The new HAP scheme allows them. The Deputy asked whether Mr. McCarthy thought the new scheme was facilitating these top-up payments and he was neutral on it. He is now saying it is specifically provided for in the scheme.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: It facilitates it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: We are getting there. The other scheme did not allow or facilitate it. This scheme allows and facilitates it. It may not be actively be promoted but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: -----to be clear to the Deputy and those watching it is important to know that the new scheme facilitates and supports that. That is the essential point I want to make on that. Deputy Burke is next, Deputy Madigan having left the meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Before we go into the second round, I wish to put a few points to Mr. McCarthy. This is a legacy issue and may not be an issue for the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. Some people have still not paid non-principal private residence tax. The answer to a recent parliamentary question indicated that €30 million was collected last year. With fines...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: It is collected by Revenue. I am told the local authority-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: I am talking about the second home tax.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Where is that collected?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: I understand that. Who collects it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Where does the money go?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Ms O'Donoghue seems to be indicating my figures are in the correct region. That was an extra €30 million coming into local authorities, which is good, but it is bonus money for them if they get it. Does the Department take into account how much each local authority collects on this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Does the Department have a breakdown by local authority?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Mr. McCarthy will get us a list by local authorities.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Is it kind of bonus income for the local authorities? If it comes, it comes. It is a windfall gain if they get it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: It is still being collected at that rate. Given that €35 million is coming in per annum, has anyone in the Department calculated what is out there. It is probably a contingent asset. This phrase has come up about contingent asset - the Social Insurance Fund - but it is now clear to me that there is a stream of income of €30 million to €35 million per annum. That...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: What is it doing to try to collect what is obviously out there?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017) Seán Fleming: Is it correct to say there is no mechanism to actively collect any moneys?