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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is an important point. If it is helpful to the Deputy, we will revert to him with a proper response on Report Stage. His question is a very good one.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: It states “may”.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: The legislation states “may”; it does not state "he will".

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will give an example from local government, although the context is entirely different.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: When a local authority meets, it meets as a corporate body and each member is present as a corporate member. Subsequent to a meeting, there may be tasks that the chairman may be delegated to carry out on behalf of the statutory body. I am talking about a local authority, not about the body in question. There could be a role that a chairperson would have to carry out after the meeting that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:"(3) The amendment of a statutory instrument by subsection (2)does not prevent or restrict the subsequent amendment or revocation of the instrument by another statutory instrument.".This is a technical amendment proposed by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. A statutory instrument may amend another...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: Nílim ag glacadh leis an leasú seo. Tá sé soiléir ón liosta fada atá ann, mar a luaigh an Teachta, go bhfuil neart cáilíochtaí faoi leith luaite, uimhir (e) ina measc, a luann economics or economic development. Measann muid go mbeadh eolas ag eacnamaí ar an social economy agus ar rudaí a bhaineann leis an timpeallacht. Mar sin,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Business of Select Sub-Committee (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Ceann Comhairle has instructed that I must attend.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Business of Select Sub-Committee (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: My private secretary will give me five minutes' notice.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: There are a number of provisions for ministerial directions in the Bill, including those at sections 19, 27, 34, 35, 41, 42 and 47 and those at paragraphs 17 and 18 of Schedule 4. Section 19 provides that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, give directions to the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, acting as NewERA, in the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: The position is as stated in my initial reply, namely, that we believe the orders are published. We believe that is adequate. I repeat what I said earlier. We do not see that it should be a statutory requirement, in other words, a legal requirement that such directions be published. There is nothing secret about them. There will be records, subject to freedom of information legislation,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I do not fear anything. The Deputy is questioning me now. That is democracy. I am sure if the Deputy or the committee wish to bring the Minister responsible before this committee to deal with any issues in regard to that, they will have that transparency and accountability here. That should be the case. I am sure the Minister, whoever he or she may be, will be very happy to respond in...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have given my reply, and it stands up. I do not accept what the Deputy is saying. I repeat that we are not afraid to be accountable here. We want to be accountable here, and the Deputy has the power to ensure we are so accountable. I do not see any issue with that. The statutory instruments published and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are rarely debated. I cannot remember...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: The NTMA is acting under delegated powers from the Minister. The Minister retains the right to direct the NTMA what to do. That is his or her executive function. That is the summary of the case.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the Salmon Conservation Limit (CL) in any river is the number of spawning salmon required to maintain a sustainable population and is used to indicate the number of salmon in a river system above which a harvestable surplus can be considered. Salmon conservation limits are set similarly for all of Ireland’s salmon rivers. The main...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the Salmon Conservation Fund commenced in 2007 in which IFI were requested to prepare and undertake suitable qualifying projects for the rehabilitation of wild Atlantic Salmon stocks. This process was opened up to contributors to the fund in 2010 (anglers and commercial fishermen). The current protocol for all suitable qualifying projects...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. I refer the Deputy to the reply provided to Question No. 92 of 11 June 2014. The position remains as set out in that reply. IFI has a remit, interalia, to promote inland fisheries. IFI, in common with a range of State Agencies and other organisations, participates in social media in order to engage individuals and organisations in its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I can advise the Deputy that further to Question No. 94 of 11 June 2014 that the scientific paper has been submitted to the journal, "Fisheries Research" and is going through the peer review process. Once published will be made available on the IFI website. IFI endeavours to publish as much of its scientific research as possible and in that regard the ultimate form of publication is in a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I propose to take Questions 283 and 284 together. I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No 96 of 11 June 2014. The position remains as set out in that reply and the issue of correcting the record does not arise. The Deputy originally requested the full title of all pieces of research initiated or on behalf of IFI, either separately or collaboratively with other bodies, for each of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (1 Jul 2014)

Fergus O'Dowd: I refer the Deputy to the reply to question No. 95 of 11 June 2014. The position remains unchanged.