Results 19,361-19,380 of 34,729 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, it was. Prior to the last election, letters were issued by the then Committee of Public Accounts-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, the last committee got into it in more detail than we feel we should. There have been arbitrators' reports all over the place on this. We are not here to re-arbitrate on arbitrators' reports. That is not our function. As the Deputy has said, lots of correspondents have given us copies of arbitrators' reports over the years but that is not our function. We will get the correspondence...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: No, we are noting it and we are certainly not publishing it. It is confidential medical information on the individual.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes. I think at this stage-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We got the information for a good reason. She sent it to us, at considerable difficulty to herself. We must respect, appreciate and empathise-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Correct, and we will make sure that she sends it on to Dr. Richard Thorn. Is that agreed? We are not publishing that particular item of correspondence. Items Nos. 504C (i) and (ii) and No. 513 (i) to (iii) are duplicate items of correspondence from an individual attaching correspondence and communications with different members of An Garda Síochána on bonus provision. We will...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: I will ask the secretariat-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: If they remain unpaid-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: I will ask the secretariat to draft that letter, which is not as straightforward as it might seem. We will get that point communicated to the Minister so that he will know our position in advance of the conclusion of the liquidation process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes, but the response will not be immediate.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: In case anybody misinterprets and thinks we are indicating that there might be an early payment, we cannot put a date on that. We do not want to build up unfair expectations about what people will receive. The Government may choose not to accept our-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: It will be a matter for the Minister to bring a proposal to the Government about in due course. We will put that to him. That is why he said the letter needs to be carefully crafted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Mr. Tony O'Brien.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We are back on to section 38 and 39 agreements. The State has outsourced €4 billion worth of delivery of health services under section 38 and 39 agreements, to hospitals that were formerly owned by religious institutions and different bodies. Under section 39 agreements, there is Saint John of God Hospital and the Central Remedial Clinic, and it means that if something goes wrong,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will bring the charity regulator in when its accounts come up for audit.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will move on but will refer to that shortly. The next piece of correspondence is No. 514c, dated 26 May, from an individual about the review being conducted in the University of Limerick. The individual raised matters with the committee in earlier correspondence, but has notified that he will now be engaging with the independent investigator, under Dr. Richard Thorn, mentioned earlier....
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to that, because we will be talking about the third level colleges in a few minutes. The next item is No. 523c from Deputy Alan Kelly on the committee's examination of finance of the Garda. We note that and will discuss it in private session in a few minutes. The next item is statements and accounts received since the last meeting. On the screen are three accounts...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: There is a qualified audit opinion on UCC's 2015 account. There is recognition by the university of expected future Exchequer funding of €15.9 million in respect of pension added year commitments, which the Department of Education and Skills has refused to fund. The next item on the audit opinion refers to the non-consolidation of the UCC trust fund, worth €12 million at the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: This is getting better. Tell us, please.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)
Seán Fleming: Who controls the trust? The college?