Results 15,141-15,160 of 35,160 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is not a duplication of their work.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: That is agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: The letter is gone. I cleared the matter some time ago. There is one last item of correspondence. I wish to explain to the people who are watching that we have a double batch of correspondence to deal with this week due to not having a meeting last week. Nos. 1136, 1137, 1142 and 1143 from Deputies Catherine Murphy, Cullinane, Aylward and MacSharry, respectively, request the committee...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is unusual to have four separate items of correspondence from four members of the committee on the one particular issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes. I call Deputy Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Which we will not go into.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: It is a unit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I urge the Deputy to focus on this committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Perhaps.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Kelly has indicated.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I take the point made by the Deputy. Others members have indicated their wish to speak and I first call Deputy Jonathan O'Brien.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy David Cullinane.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am sorry.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Could the Deputy say that again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: As I understand it from the past, the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland has a clear view that it does not have a remit in relation to political advertising. This is Government, taxpayer-funded advertising, not political. What is it saying?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: Yes, they have.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I understand where people are coming from but as Chairman I am pointing out that the Comptroller and Auditor General has an independent constitution and I will not bring him into this debate at this time. I do not want him involved in this question which is semi-political. I will not ask him to participate. When we come to the meeting and we have Accounting Officers before us, he will...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: No, well-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Mar 2018)
Seán Fleming: I am happy for people to disagree with me but I am saying that we should start with the Accounting Officers who are under the remit of this committee. That is my suggestion but I want to hear what members have to say on that. The points have been well covered about the value for money, savings, the business case and recruitment, which is 100% under the remit of this committee to ask the...