Results 261-280 of 843 for garda speaker:Seán Fleming

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Feb 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...at last week's meeting that when the Comptroller and Auditor General highlights €500,000 or €1 million of services. It follows on from the Deputy's question about the way the renewal of the Garda Síochána contract was rolled over without competitive tendering, as mentioned the last day. We asked the Comptroller and Auditor General as we had not seen that as...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...18 January agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising? One issue arises regarding the periodic report we published this week, namely, our recommendation that the implications of the review to reopen Garda stations be considered in the context of the 2018 Estimates process. I propose that we write to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality forwarding a copy of the report and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...of Public Accounts report on the examination of financial statements in the third level education sector and on the report on the examination of matters relating to financial procedures at the Garda Training College. The essence of what happened here is that we issued two reports in July last, one on the third level education sector in which there were approximately 40 recommendations and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...that was not communicated to the Comptroller and Auditor General as part of one of the audits and we felt it was significant. There was another issue where some people may or may not have felt the Garda Commissioner should have informed the Minister about a particular matter regarding Templemore. The last paragraph states that a communication protocol between the Department of Justice...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: No. 1044 is correspondence from an individual copying the committee in relation to Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, and the High Court order. There are a number of other items from the individual with the clerk. This is before the courts and it is not a matter for this committee. I propose that we note the item and I seek agreement of the committee not to circulate the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: We have written to the Garda Commissioner and the internal audit section for that since the Deputy raised it last.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: The Garda will be before the committee in the normal course of events.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...minute from the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform in response to the Committee of Public Accounts report on the examination of matters relating to financial procedures at the Garda Training College, Templemore. Module one is the detailed briefing note, which we have there. Like the other briefing note relating to the Minister's response to our special report, we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...out about me. Next is Limerick and Clare ETB, in respect of which there was a clear audit opinion. Attention is drawn to suspected fraud estimated at €148,000. I presume that is with the Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (16 Jan 2018)

Seán Fleming: 610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional specialist staff and equipment will be provided to the Garda computer crime unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1994/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pensions Levy (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the public service pension reduction is payable by members of An Garda Síochána who have worked their full years service and continue to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an index linking to current pay rates for retired members of An Garda Síochána on pensions to recent national pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding pensions paid to retired members of An Garda Síochána and the impact of recent pay agreements on those below pensions of €32,500 and above €32,500, respectively; if his attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties of persons on the lower fixed pensions; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (5 Dec 2017)

Seán Fleming: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if superannuation deductions are payable in respect of serving members of An Garda Síochána who have completed the maximum years of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51776/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: ...record. We will make sure it is sent to the persons concerned with the transcript from the last day. We will send out a copy of that letter. While we are on that topic, we recently spoke to An Garda Síochána regarding the unit it had set up to deal with the Charleton tribunal. As a matter of proper procedure we will send a copy of any correspondence we had on that matter and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: ...General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. Today he is accompanied by Ms Mary Henry, deputy director of audit. The first session today deals with the reopening of Garda stations. The next item will be Chapter 12 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, which is on the management of ancillary services at the Garda training college. We are dealing...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: We sought it before the summer, and there has been correspondence between the Garda and this committee since August 2017, after the issue arose in July. We are thorough in following through on previous commitments. At this stage we will allow a few minutes for this topic. There is general agreement not to stray into the work of the Charleton tribunal or matters that are not within the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Ó Cualáin is happy with that and the Garda Síochána spoke to the Department of Justice and Equality. Is the Secretary General happy that happened and with the manner in which that happened?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Accounting Officer is here today, who is the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, as well as the Acting Garda Commissioner. No other Accounting Officers are involved. It is the role of the Accounting Officer to give an answer to the particular question that has been asked. The two Accounting Officers have answered. The only Accounting Officer who has not...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Nov 2017)

Seán Fleming: I will not instruct the acting Garda Commissioner to be quiet. He is the Accounting Officer here today and as Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts I decide-----