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- Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: -----that cast aspersions-----
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: On a point of order-----
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: A remark was made that cast aspersions on the competence of the Judiciary to carry out an inquiry.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: If Members of this House have no confidence in the Judiciary, they should say so and we can debate the matter.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: The matter should be debated in the House.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: All of the Opposition Members who are contesting-----
- Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: -----or casting aspersions-----
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration he has given to the proposal for a school for deaf children (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (20 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: 155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has sought EU funding for repairs to infrastructure following recent storm damage; the prospects for such funding; the threshold requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: I call on the Minister to give a final reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister and ask that he provide an electronic copy of his opening statement which will be posted on the committee's website. I thank him and his officials for coming before the committee and engaging in what has been a very useful and open discussion. The committee looks forward to reviewing progress as the plan is implemented in the next three years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: It is a little like local constituency organisation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: A final question, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: Following the Minister I will call Deputy Kieran O'Donnell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: I will allow the Minister to respond and will then bring the Deputy back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: If we have 15 minutes of questions there will be no time for an answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: While I allow great flexibility at meetings, I do not believe this is germane to proceedings.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: The Minister should let the Deputy ask the questions and he can give the answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: While I will revert to the business management systems to which the Minister referred in his response, I wish to delve briefly into another area. The report appears to give a lot of space or scope to the possibility of using non-governmental organisations, NGOs, or philanthropic entities to carry out services on behalf of the State. I will put to one side the issue with NGOs, regulation and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (19 Feb 2014)
Ciarán Lynch: To come back to the Minister's earlier reference to business management models and so forth, a criticism that may have been made of the public sector is that the type of management model in place there is hierarchical and that in the past, it has not adopted team management approaches and so on. The report contains strong words on the area of appraisal. However, if one actually is...