Results 21,201-21,220 of 34,956 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay. We have not suggested a date so perhaps the Deputy can talk to the secretariat between now and next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: As regards the third-level institutions, can I ask the secretariat to go ahead and finalise that suggested list? That is agreed, and they will work ahead of that. We are meeting at 2.30 p.m. in private session on the Project Eagle report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: Was there something about that this morning on "Morning Ireland"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: I did not hear it. I do not even-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: I would hope that this afternoon we will have completed our entire first reading of the working document presented to us and by next Tuesday, the secretariat will be back with all the amendments, variations, additions and deletions that have been agreed. We will have to have a meeting for a couple of hours during which we will read a hard copy. Somebody has forced us into that by leaking...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: I will tell the Deputy what is happening today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: No. In terms of what is happening today-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: We have not completed our first reading of parts of the document. We will not be going back on amendments; they will be here for Tuesday. Including the three meetings we have had so far and this afternoon's meeting, the revised document from the secretariat will be with us next Tuesday, not this afternoon. We will have the chronology of events this afternoon and some general discussion and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: I did not hear it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: I did not hear it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Feb 2017)
Seán Fleming: That copper-fastens our view that we cannot release any further e-mail documents between now and then. It makes it a bit more difficult for us. We will have to spend a little more time here rather than reviewing the documents at our desks. So be it; there is nothing we can do. That is the position on the meeting at 2.30 p.m. afternoon. I hope it will not be too long because we are nearly...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: We are here to examine Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport. From the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport we are joined by Graham Doyle, Secretary General, Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, Dominic Mullaney, Ethna Brogan, Maev Nic Lochlainn, Mark Behan and Kathleen Morrissey, and Philip Maher from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I remind members, witnesses and...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: At this stage, I call on Mr. Graham Doyle to make his opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Doyle for his opening statement. The first speaker today will be Deputy David Cullinane, followed by Deputy Catherine Murphy. The first speaker has 20 minutes and the second speaker has 15 minutes. Thereafter, we will have Deputy Catherine Connolly and Deputy Josepha Madigan, who have indicated in that order, followed by Deputy Kelly.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: He got the well paying job and Deputy Cullinane did not.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: Mr. Doyle could send the committee a specific note on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: While the Deputy has made a good point that issue is more relevant to the transport committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: Following on from this meeting the committee will correspond directly with the Department of Social Protection in relation to a breakdown of spend on the free travel scheme.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (23 Feb 2017) Seán Fleming: Perhaps Mr. Doyle would send a detailed information note on that topic to the committee.