Results 5,841-5,860 of 34,872 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The reports from other consultants.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will discuss it when the HSE is here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is the Department's position. I read it out but I am not asking people to agree or disagree. I wanted to put it on the record.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: As Chairman, I was trying to be impartial and to show that there was a counter point of view. I have put it on the record and people can judge it accordingly. I am not drawing conclusions. The next item is No. 2155, from the Comptroller and Auditor General, Seamus McCarthy, dated 9 May, providing an update to the committee regarding the submission by public bodies of draft financial...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Supreme Court imposed a stay on progressing one of the appeals. Is the Deputy's point that the case was before the courts and is a matter of public knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is item No. 10. Which is the other one?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: No. 8 refers to corporation tax and involves an estimated figure of more than €100 million. It states that the High Court has imposed a stay on progressing this appeal pending the outcome of judicial review proceedings which have yet to be heard in the High Court. No. 10 relates to an environment levy and the estimated quantum of the case is between €30 million and €50...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: It is separate from the Revenue Commissioners.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: Who produces the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is fine. We will deal with them in due course.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: That is very good. The Revenue is-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: -----one of the first organisations to have its accounts audited. If it can do so with a throughput of €77.3 billion, some of the smaller organisations should be able to do likewise. The final account received is for the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board, which received a clear audit opinion. We note that. The next item on the agenda is the work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We could also ascertain who is likely to be behind it when a contract is signed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The extension.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: The other committee wishes to carry out certain examinations. There will be no duplication. Two committees will not do the same job. We have done a large volume of work. The Deputy's point is that we need to complete our work, which will be beneficial to other committees as they will not have to go back over ground already dealt with by this committee. We will discuss it further at our...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will be meeting in two weeks. The report should be presented to the committee within ten days or at our next meeting we will set a date for representatives of Cork IT to appear before the committee and explain why the report has not been completed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will write to the chief executive and the chairman of the board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We must have the answer before we meet in two weeks' time. If not, we will set a date to bring them here.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 May 2019)
Seán Fleming: We had a good meeting with the EPA some weeks ago. Two weeks is more than long enough for a Secretary General to provide a response. We will follow up the matter directly.