Results 761-780 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: I appreciate that, and I have no doubt that Revenue did a conscientious and outstanding job, but in retrospect one can see that in terms of his case and the amount of work that was carried out by him, which initiated so many other inquiries, and his status in his own Department, it is unfortunate that there was not a round-table discussion on it that would have enabled it to be brought to a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: I thank Ms Feehily and wish her very well in her new appointment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: Could that be one of the reasons for the officer's concern? He may have a concern that the 700 entities may not have been subject to the full rigour of the investigation given the complexity and nature of the cases. To a degree, the authorised officer with the work of the Revenue, I noticed there was no concern here with the authorised officer being unhappy with the Director of Corporate...
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: The fact the file was referred to the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Garda and the Director of Public Prosecutions is very important.
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: What do you mean by a relationship?
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: What of the Director of Public Prosecutions?
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: It was a decision of Government to appoint Mr. Ryan as the special investigator on this file. He was appointed by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to check out the Ansbacher files. In light of the fact that he was a very senior official to get that appointment, that there was due regard, concern and respect demonstrated by him in the conscientious manner in which he...
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: Apart from the issue of assurances, given the fact that he was appointed by a Minister to the role of special investigator on the Ansbacher accounts, working with the vested interests of the State, and having regard to his responsibility and duty of care and the fact that he, as a conscientious public servant, felt the need to put this matter on the record, for his own satisfaction, he having...
- Public Accounts Committee: Investigations by Revenue into Authorised Officers Report (4 Dec 2014)
John Perry: I welcome Ms Feehily and her officials. I am delighted to be back on this very important committee. The fact is that the authorised officer was stood down in 2004 by the then Minister. Given that the report goes up to 2011, one would imagine that given the understanding, concern, respect and commitment of a top civil servant and that only six of the 283 cases are outstanding, in order to...
- Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Nov 2014)
John Perry: I am honoured to be a part of this formal acknowledgement by the Oireachtas of a former Member, colleague and friend, the late Ted Nealon. I welcome members of his family to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Ted's wife Jo is unable to be with us today but she is here in spirit. We are joined today by Ted's son, Fergal, and his wife, Sinead, his daughter, Louise, live from Sydney via the...
- Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (18 Nov 2014)
John Perry: I thank the Minister regarding the management plan. It is very important that we allay the fear that the council may be abolished. The council is willing to come up with a plan that will be acceptable to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, and work with him to find solutions to its financial problems. The Minister has met the county manager and...
- Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (18 Nov 2014)
John Perry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Paudie Coffey, and wish him well on his appointment. I hope he will convey our concerns about Sligo County Council to the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly. The council is facing a challenging period, with a substantial capital debt and a growing current spend arising from the gap between...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
John Perry: He supports everyone - he is very supportive.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (10 Jul 2014)
John Perry: Roll-out will be attempted by the end of this year. We met the State licensing authority bodies. The project is on the eTenders site and, subject to the successful awarding of the service contract to an appointed provider, the integrated licensing application system will be delivered in the autumn. By the start of 2015, this will be up and running. With regard to the question about the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (10 Jul 2014)
John Perry: We brought together the licensing bodies and I thank them for their co-operation. I compliment them on their willingness to participate in the integrated licensing system, which is one of the first in Europe. It will be the first of its kind and we are happy with the co-operation, the statutory instruments, and the fact that it has done to tender. The Office of the Chief State Solicitor...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (10 Jul 2014)
John Perry: The Forfás report, The Review and Audit of Licences, carries the findings of an audit of 159 licences in the State across key sectors of the economy and recommends the introduction of an integrated licensing system. The Government considers this project to be of significant importance and has positioned it as one of the disruptive reforms in An Action Plan for Jobs. Such an integrated...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Jul 2014)
John Perry: That is going to EU tender at the moment. A review has been done of the 159 licences within the State and we expect that in the final quarter of this year the EU tender process, involving up to 40 different licences and 15 State authorities, will be complete. There will be a single portal for the issuing of licences. Within our Department there is a high-level group on business regulation...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (10 Jul 2014)
John Perry: I was delighted to see the Deputy on Monday in Navan. Anybody who met the county chief executive, Ms Jackie Maguire, and Mr. Hugh Reilly, the LEO chief operating officer, would know they do not need much training. I was very impressed with the efficiency with which the launch was made and the team working in the LEO office. It is a fantastic facility in Navan, including an incubation unit...