Results 5,041-5,060 of 34,585 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: We all know that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: They are stating the obvious.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: In 1938.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: It was established under statutory instrument.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: Ministers for Finance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: It was done by way of statutory instrument, which is published. The Dáil is always free to debate a statutory instrument.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: I am sorry but it is a function of the Taoiseach. It was increased by different taoisigh down through the years. It used to be under the Department of Finance and has now moved to the Department of the Taoiseach.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: A statutory instrument is published, and Members of the Dáil are free to have a discussion on it but that rarely happens.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: I want to put one thing in context-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: When was that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: Let me make one observation here, to make it clear to the people watching. This fund is paid from the Central Fund, which does not go through a Vote in the Oireachtas. In addition to the President's allowance, the Central Fund also includes payments for the Judiciary and the Comptroller and Auditor General. I am a layman, but the President's Establishment, the Judiciary, and the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will move on. The next item relates to Teagasc. The committee recommended that Teagasc ensures procurement processes are complied with, and that has been accepted in full. We spotted an issue, and that has been accepted. The next recommendation states:The committee recommends that a more sustainable method for establishing funds for both (a) infrastructural maintenance and (b) longer...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The next chapter in the report relates to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We had a discussion on the new single public service pension scheme. We were critical of the fact that the Department had not carried out its work before the legislation was passed, and it has accepted that completely. The Department says that, due to other pressures, it did not have the resources...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: He said the Department looked at it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: It states: "will consider whether it is possible to introduce legislation that would allow, in the future, trading losses carried forward to be separately identified". Of course, it can do that. Anyone who sees the corporation tax forms or and income tax forms will know there are 864 different questions on breaking down expenses on some of the forms that are sent out. It is easy to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will not crack that one. It takes years of experience. We accept that. He sees the validity and notes what we are saying, and he is saying he will consider it. He is not saying "Yes" or "No", and he has not rejected it. It is up to any Oireachtas Member if they want deal with that issue. That is how I see it. It is legislation, full stop. It is the finance Bill. One would then...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: I totally empathise. I was nervous of this recommendation lest it be seen that we were trying to get at vulnerable young people. We tried to make our recommendation as sensitive as possible because we all understand the point the Deputy is making. We hope the Department is listening to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The next item also deals with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. We were concerned about delays in dealing with any payments that required a medical assessment, such as disability or invalidity benefit, in that there is a lack of doctors and there is always a delay on the medical side. We made the recommendation to examine the possibility of contracting nurses to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: We have all seen it.