Results 29,681-29,700 of 34,778 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: When the Minister said it was laid before the House, I thought we could see everything.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: No.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 23:In page 5, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(11) The Minister shall set out by way of regulation those items that are current expenditure and those that are capital expenditure under the Ministerial expenditure ceilings on or before 15 September 2013.”.”.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 24:In page 5, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(11) Any Government stimulus package or infrastructure programme that involves current or capital expenditure shall be set out by way of regulations by the Minister.”.”.We had a brief discussion on this topic on Committee Stage. This amendment states that "Any Government stimulus package...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: It was new money but less money is being spent on capital expenditure purposes compared to the previous year. In the way these things come out, however, one often thinks otherwise. The Minister may make a big cut in capital expenditure of €600 million or €700 million and then he announces an extra €100 million in March and another €100 million in July. People...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: The Minister might be able to help me as this is the third time I have asked this question. If he does not have the answer, perhaps he can send it on. We are talking about current versus capital expenditure concerning the amendment. The recent stimulus package was very current when we discussed it on Committee Stage because the Minister had just announced it. Does the Minister or the...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 19:In page 4, line 34, after "concerned." to insert the following:"The Ministerial expenditure ceiling shall be set out by way of regulation on or before 15 September 2013.".The main section in the legislation relates to Government and ministerial expenditure ceilings, a matter that we discussed on Committee Stage. I wish to firm up the significance of ministerial...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: Depending on the winters. I have seen crossovers between capital and current expenditure, which is not meant to happen. Even where there is no crossover within a Department, what it considers capital might be considered current by another Department. This issue must be examined. From an overall public expenditure and policy point of view, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: Are they not fixed for three years?
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: The Minister stated the various items I have mentioned in amendments Nos. 1 to 13 are matters which the Oireachtas has decided by law are to be paid. If the Oireachtas can decide by law that they should be paid, the Oireachtas can equally decide by law to remove them from the arrangement they are in and make them voted expenditure. We will return to this issue. Thank God for Europe and...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: One reason we had to bring it forward was for the shared services programme because the budget figure last year was not big enough and we could not spend too much this year. The system is up and running and I hope it is working well. Thank God for Europe, and perhaps Europe might tell us to do this by way of voted expenditure at a future date.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 3:In page 3, line 23, after "approval" to insert the following:"and includes payments to PSE Kinsale Energy Limited".
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, line 23, after "approval" to insert "and includes service of the national debt".I welcome the opportunity to move amendment No. 1. We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 13, inclusive, as part of this overall topic. We discussed it at length on Committee Stage. It is the same amendment, by and large. Some of my other amendments might be slightly...
- Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I am sure the same treaty obligation put on an obligation on EU institutions, yet consider the discussion we had in recent months about agreeing its budget. The European Parliament gets to discuss the EU budget - what it takes in and receives from us - but we do not have an equivalent and reciprocal debate, yet we are governed by the same treaty. If the same debate can be held at European...
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: Very well.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: It was done without this legislation.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: There are new amendments.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 4:In page 16, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:“(2) A chairperson of any committee established under this Act shall be a member of the opposition.”.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: Where was Deputy Donnelly last night?
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)
Seán Fleming: Thank you.