Results 5,061-5,080 of 34,616 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will recirculate that information because it is a while since this issue was up for discussion. If anyone wants further detail on it, we will provide it. The next issue in our periodic report is the President's Establishment in respect of which the committee made a recommendation on the audit committee that did not meet. The Minister for Finance has stated that the recommendation is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The committee's recommendation was that consideration be given to including the €317,000 Presidential allowance under Vote 1. The response was that would require a change to the law and that it is open to any Member to draft a Bill to make that change.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Committee of Public Accounts is not going to draft legislation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Catherine Connolly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: That has been changed thanks to this committee highlighting the issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is the audit committee for the President's Establishment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: No, the President has established an independent committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is at the goodwill of the President.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is at the goodwill of the President.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The answer is that we now have a greater level of transparency as a result of our debate on the issue last year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2019)
Seán Fleming: The information is available on the Áras an Uactharáin website. I have seen it. I suspect journalists will seek a copy of it every year. The current information is published on the website. I have seen it.
- 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.