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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: At what time will that happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Are the Department officials in agreement?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Secondment (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 7 May 2015, if all secondees were consulted or informed prior to the advertisement of leadership roles within the support services that an alleviation of the five-year secondment limit would apply to seconded teachers taking on such leadership roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I understand that the Minister misled the Dáil in relation to the operation of the Department of Finance and I acknowledge that he corrected the record of the House yesterday. The Secretary General of his Department misled the Committee of Public Accounts three weeks ago. If this commission of investigation is established by the Dáil today, I do not know whether he will be allowed...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Fine. We have arranged a time. The Committee of Public Accounts will deal with this at 12.30 p.m. tomorrow. It now seems that after a commission of investigation has been approved by this House, committees of the House can continue to discuss matters of relevance to what is being investigated by the commission. The Minister will have to square that circle. How can committees have debates...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Here we go. The subject matter of the issue is in the terms of reference. This issue will be discussed at the Committee of Public Accounts tomorrow. Can people come in and talk about the subject matter of the terms of reference in committee after the Oireachtas has established this commission of investigation? The relationship framework is also excluded from these terms of reference....

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: On both sides.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: The Chair might as well let her continue with her "except".

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: It was started by a Minister before I spoke.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I was interrupted by the Minister.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate. Fianna Fáil called for a commission of investigation three or four weeks ago, but every Member on the Government side voted that down. Such a major and dramatic U-turn by the Government is welcome, but there is a big "however" in that this is only a small step. The Government is facing the right direction, but it is not willing...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. Our party leader spoke to the Minister and told him that we wanted the Department's brief included. The Minister has included a narrow amendment on specific transactions and only the judge can determine which will be examined fully. The Minister has excluded from full examination his Department's remit, his own remit as shareholder and the remit of his senior officials in...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will take no lectures from any person on my legal rights.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will say anything I like.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Given the people who were identified in that corruption, the Government will have its cronies trying to serve legal notices to prevent me from speaking. The Ministers and their people who were involved in the corruption the last time and are involved in this investigation have not just tried to silence every journalist and media outlet in the country that he does not own, but they have tried...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I am moving on.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: What I am saying is that corruption was reported by the Moriarty tribunal.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Corruption was reported by the Moriarty tribunal and what was the Government's response?

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: The Government has a duty to this House-----

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: -----to follow up on the corruption involved in that issue.