Results 17,601-17,620 of 34,663 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: I am just referring to this case. This has not come from the deputy commissioner or the former Commissioner. It has come from the chief administrative officer's office, which is not what we are looking for at all. We did not want to hear from the chief administrative officer on this issue. The deputy commissioner gave a black and white commitment and we want to hear from the acting...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will write to the acting commissioner today asking for a copy of the report prepared by An Garda Síochána - it is what is in An Garda Síochána, not what is in the Department of Justice and Equality or is going to Cabinet - by tomorrow evening, which is Friday, and we are requesting him to attend next Thursday morning. We will set aside a half an hour, with the time to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is at a time to be agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: We are setting time aside next week. He is to appear in both cases.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: We were told one thing in public session at the previous meeting before the summer break and we are being told something completely different in this correspondence from An Garda Síochána in the meantime. The Committee of Public Accounts is not going to tolerate that kind of activity from any public body.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Let me just take the next item of correspondence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Nos. 738B(i) to (vii) are items of correspondence received from An Garda Síochána on 17 August enclosing information as requested by the committee on 13 July. The committee requested information on payments to AA Ireland for technical services, arrangements regarding tax clearance of suppliers, payments to public relations companies, the tender for Garda uniforms, sponsorship...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: The secretariat might help me on this. I am reading from the thread of the emails, which is very short, from the secretariat to Joe Nugent. On 17 July, Joe Nugent was in contact with John O'Callaghan of the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the release of the O'Driscoll report. That is the name on the report. He said he would be in contact with the committee as soon as the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes. This was on 17 July. The deputy commissioner had been here four days earlier saying he would give us the report. We find that immediately after the public commitment the Garda administration are in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality concerning the release of it. On 22 July, ten days later, our secretariat contacted the office wondering if there was any update. On 4...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Our issue as the Committee of Public Accounts is that we had a commitment from An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: What is clear here is that immediately after our meeting in which we got the commitment that we would be given the report, An Garda Síochána, through Joe Nugent's office, contacted John O'Callaghan of the Department of Justice and Equality regarding-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, after we had received the public commitment. We want to know what happened to the public commitment we were given.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: No, not at this stage.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: We want to see the criteria in the report of An Garda Síochána.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is very clear that immediately after the meeting where the public commitment was given there were moves made to row back on that commitment.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: To summarise, we are writing to the acting commissioner asking for the report and the criteria involved in that report to be presented to us by tomorrow evening. He either has the report or he has not. In addition, we are requesting that the acting commissioner appear here next Thursday. If we have the report it will be a very brief meeting. If we do not have the report it will not be so...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: The work programme will be in public session.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will finalise the work programme for next Thursday when we come to it in a few moments. We will note and publish that thread of emails that I have just read out. No. 739B is dated 17 August from the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality, following requests from the committee on 13 July for further information regarding discussions between the Department and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Sep 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes.